What is Virginia's winch?

On the days in front of television, the Internet and even the radio, the way people enjoyed the community dance. This event combined the cities with each other and was usually a great social event. Most people knew the most popular dances, such as Waltz, and especially in the southeastern United States, Virginia Virginia was one of the most popular group dances. In England it was popularized by Sir Roger de Coverly. Some variations were presented and soon a well -known winch in Virginia was in the southeast. In the Virginia of the winch, they form about six pairs of a line, men in one line, ladies in the other, about six feet apart. Virginia winch often has a caller, like a square dance. When Caller Indicates, The Cuples Step Forward About Three Steps, and Bow to Their Partners. The partners then make the swings of the elbows, return to their original places, do-te-do and a few heads (a few nearest bands) connect with hand and Sashays (chase) down the line and back.

The head pair then "winds" by joining the elbows and performing full rotation with each person on their line (men with ladies and vice versa) and then the head connects the hands and Sashays back to his original position. A few heads then lead their appropriate lines in "throwing off" when he takes the line and raises his connected hands to create an arc. The second pair then leads their lines back under the arch forward and become a pair of head.

Virginia winch is a live dance and should be accompanied by live music. Margaret Mitchell, the author of "Gone with the Wind", was dirty that "Dixie" was the best of all the reels melodies, and that gives a good idea of ​​how a witty dance is. In the Gone with the Wind , the shortened version of the Virginia winch includes scenes on Bazaar. It is worth watching a little how the dance was done.

Country Dancing Associations still perform a winch in Virginia and usually for live music. They welcome newcomers and are always willing to share the traditions of dance the country.