Outside Dancing stages

[Gregory]

Hi,

Here's another area that can be researched

I have read that years ago people used to have dances outside. The person holding such dances would normally collect a small fee maybe a nickel or dime.

I read an article on this once, It was called "A Dime A Dance" All the town folk would pay a dime and dance the night away.

Surely some of them dimes were dropped
If anyone has read this "Dime a Dance" article please send it to me, I can't remember where I read it.

Go ahead and research your town or area and see if you can locate one, sure would be fun detecting there

[PAPPY]

VERY INTERESTING AND TRUE GREG. I REMEMBER GOING TO SOME OF THOSE DANCES. YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT TO RESEARCH WITH THE OLDER FOLKS WHERE THEIR "FAMILY REUNIONS" AND "GET TOGETHERS" WERE HELD. THESE HOLD A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES...PAPPY

[morestuff!]

Greg,
I think it is part of a chapter in Coin Hunting... In Depth by Dick Stout. I'll take a look and let you know when I find the section.

[Gregory]

Your right Ed!!! Thats where I read it.

Thanks Pappy, I'm sure many a square dances were danced outside and on dirt floored barns down your way and all through the south.

[hoser]

A good friend of mine has informed me that a long time ago, there used to be a dance hall next to where they live. I have looked this area over from the road, and it is nothing but woods now. I will seek permission later this spring to see if I can check it out. The old lumber jacks used to get pretty rowdy on Sat night, so maybe I'll get lucky here. Wish me luck.