Early Clog & Jig Dancing

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There are only five known copies of this small manual. One is held by the University of Harvard Library in Boston, another is in the Library of Congress in Washington, another is in the British Library in London, a few copies are owned by individuals. It has also been republished by Chris Brady in 1979. Workshops on interpreting the steps have been held at the Clog and Step Dance Festival in Reading, England by Ray & Dawn Dawson and Alex Boydell.

See: Henry Tucker

Scans of text
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Front Cover

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Intro

Contents

General Advice

Explanation of Terms

Dance & Break

Example No.1. Tune