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barn dance

Evening of dancing, traditionally to celebrate the end of the harvest in farming areas of the USA. The main entertainment is ‘square dancing’, which remains popular on both sides of the Atlantic.

The dancing is accompanied by any available instruments – often a violin or accordion – and involves a set sequence of movements directed by a ‘caller’ who shouts instructions.



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He just wants to have a good time at the barn dances the critters stage after the farmer's gone to bed.
LITTLE ONES WILL HAVE FUN TILL THE COWS COME HOME by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Those searching for the 'Old West', with its cowboys, Indians, red-jacketed Mounties and buffalo, will still find it reflected in country community gatherings: rodeos, barn dances, and colourful Aboriginal pow-wows.
Tomorrow country by Harvey, Chris / For A Change
Together they shared the tragic death of a daughter in 1934 (they had one other girl and a son), a passion for the Nonpartisan League and the Farmers Union, and a shared community life (including barn dances and a Ladies Aid for the church that was not just for ladies but for the whole family).
Gender and the family labor system: defining work in the rural Midwest by Neth, Mary / Journal of Social History
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