Traditional English Barn Dance

[@Mx.Phoenix]

I had the random thought "what's traditional English dancing like?" so I looked it up, found this and now I'm having flashbacks to P.E. class in Year 5-6 in primary school... 😵

[@richardsalisbury496]

And seven months later I did exactly the same thing after the same thought

[@julieobrien8252]

Me too wonderful memories

[@SandManEXP]

This and maypole dancing

[@susandrydenhenderson6234]

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[@johnstevenson1709]

No this is some people who don't understand english dancing trying it gets better from here if you look

[@snded9773]

I am an Arab from Yemen I love the English people 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️🇾🇪

[@vinniec1402]

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[@ShadowRealmzYT-sm9ew]

WTF ARE YOU A CHILD PREDATOR?!?!?!?!?!? ARE YOU ALSO A TERRORIST?????

[@jillyb710]

I remember having lessons at school to learn these barn dances in 1960s.. On family outings everyone joined in. Loved it as a kid. I'm from Lancashire / Pennines.

[@JMarieCAlove]

It's so wonderful when people get together and dance hand in hand and hear fun music. 💖

[@johnmacaroni105]

Just, just, absolutely beautiful..

[@jenniferbloomfield3656]

This is the barn dance that I remember learning. Round to the left, round to the right, into the middle, and back out, grab your partner, and spin them round etc.

[@loreman7267]

It seems pretty standard for all the British Isles. They do the same in Ireland & Scotland, too.

[@louisehogg8472]

@@loreman7267 that'll be the influence of Celtic and pre-Celtic sun-worship type dances. You see it in German, French, Polish dances as well as Scandinavia, Belgium etc. Plus the human instinct to either dance in pairs (mating) or in a circle (community/tribe/extended family).

[@margaritacontreras2735]

What a happy moment! I reminds me of the joy of dancing Scotch reels as a child here in Chile...

[@eternalfearless4532]

Sweet. This is humanity.

[@8889-i9y]

a wonderful and funny time together !!!! I love this culture !!!

[@ivorwilliams5054]

Great fun for all the family. It helps if you can dance but it doesn't matter if you can't. Love stripping the willow. Recognise it can be fast and you have to listen to the caller. I like it that the caller say it's a Northumberland Dance or Lancashire or Devon or French. You can imagine Mem and Women in sparking clogs and shawls doing these wonderful dances.

[@bgg4865]

So English. Professional? nope, it's English. Involved 7 to 70 year old people. All of them English, just like me. I love every one of them.

[@chinglish-cat-6189]

Made me feel happy just watching it. 😊

[@philliplohnes7076]

Includes the American folk tune Turkey in the Straw. This dance form travels constantly back and forth across the pond.

[@philliplohnes7076]

@msmissy6888 I'm not sure what you mean the other way round. Barn and contra dances originated in the UK (and visited France where the name changed from country to contra), they were brought to New England, and have spread across the US. Much US influence in contra has now been felt in the UK (though the dance with a different partner US norm is not at all followed there). Turkey in the Straw, however, is American en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_in_the_Straw

[@philliplohnes7076]

@msmissy6888 Of course you weren't: It is a round dance after all;-)

[@korky_maki_roll4401]

Ngl a barn dance sounds kinda lit

[@marzed1980s]

Nice.. greetings from Germany

[@KurdeQonya]

Wie sieht es bei den Deutschen mit solch einem Volkstanz aus? Genauer gesagt gibt es einen deutschen traditionellen Volkstanz Hand in Hand sich in einem Kreis bewegend? Wäre interessant die Info.

[@cmns8725]

Very nice and great job!🤗😁👍🏻

[@NRSTUDIOPROJECT]

semua negara punya tradisi musiknya masing masing dan sangat keren bisa memperkenalkan ke seluruh dunia. From Indonesia

[@spaceintel]

Amazing dance

[@kevinreed709]

It looks like thier having fun!

[@louisehogg8472]

I think this was the second 'proper' dance we learned at school, after The Grand Old Duke Of York. At age 7. Then at age 9 we started learning the easiest Ceilidh dances. At age 10 we had a teacher who taught us proper Scottish Country dancing. The Ceilidh dancing was practiced each Christmas from age 9 to age 17, at school. But I only learned Scottish Country dancing further by joining a class at University and then in my home town. I'd love to be well enough to get back to it. And I always loved watching Highland dancing, but I wouldn't want to compete, and was never fit enough or flexible enough for it. Step dancing I think looks a bit boring as it lacks figures.

[@SirTinPotGrey]

THE GIRL IN THE 3RD MINUTE XDDDD

[@rsmith6366]

Doooo the Hockey-Cockey!

[@tanyamccann1747]

Not a mobile phone in sight!

[@maryemdin6022]

My sister got so yousto to the dance it is very nice

[@maryemdin6022]

tutti doodoo futti

[@SbardellaSquares]

What is the name of this dance?

[@Haliyev.07]

Barn Dance

[@louisehogg8472]

We did this at primary school although it isn't usually included in Scottish ceilidhs. But then neither is the Grand Old Duke Of York, which I think is also, technically, an English Folk Dance. We used both as an introduction to circle and set dances, before Scottish travelling step was introduced for reels in square or long sets, and round-the-room couple dances were taught for older children and teenagers.

[@vitoriasantana9588]

🇧🇷💙

[@9996631]

whats the name this song?

[@CeilidhDanceBerlinDe]

+Vladimír Korl It's "Sounds like a Square Dance!" from Fiddlers 3.

[@tonybethparkes2864]

The tunes are Soldier's Joy, Turkey in the Straw, Little Liza Jane, and Arkansas Traveler -- all have been used for square dancing in the USA for many years. Soldier's Joy is known in England, Scotland, Ireland, and some Scandinavian countries.

[@hyperjesus6236]

Vladimír Korl Darude Sandstorm

[@gaylordferreira4050]

Moc

[@rosestanley9606]

what barn dance is this

[@theeyeofthebeholder9583]

English but the music is American?

[@caveworld7849]

No. American music comes from Britain and Ireland. This was copied BY America.

[@SirTinPotGrey]

XDDDDDD🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@ahmadkazemi8728]

that's no barn , where's the barn , that's why it's called The Barn dance , is performed in a barn ,