Record #:

8863

Author(s):

Blackburn, Charles, Jr.

Abstract:

North Carolina's longest running dance, the Carolina Dance Society's annual Spring German, has been taking place at Raynor's Warehouse in Rocky Mount since 1870. Blackburn recounts the history of the dance. The german was a two-step dance with a leader who goes at the head of its intricate figures. The dance was the social event of the region and attracted hundreds to the warehouse where it was held, some from as far away as Atlanta and Houston.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 12, May 2007, p136-138, 140, 142-143, il

Subject(s):

Dance--Social aspects; German (Dance)--Rocky Mount