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On Tuesday night we had the Barn Dance. We met in our classrooms and had a potluck. We had chili, cornbread, salad, cider, and lots of brownies and cookies. Then we went to the Big Gym. Dudley and Jaqueline Laufman, who are from New Hampshire, and Greg Boardman played fiddles, guitars, and an accordion. Dudley Laufman is really good and he was the caller. He is a National Heritage Fellow and was awarded it in 2009. He is a national treasure! Our parents were invited to come and everyone dressed to look like pioneers from the westward trails. Some of the dances were the Virginia Reel, The Grand March, Paul Jones, and The Ribbon Dance. At the end the Laufmans sang a special song to wish us happy holidays.

"I think it was really a good experience. You didn't have to participate but no one sat out, except some of the parents." Jack

"It was fun and I would like to do it again." Charlie D.

"This was so much fun. I hope 4-5 does it again." Keegan

"I like it. It was fun to dress up in costumes." Jane

    






by Ivy, Charlie L., Rose, Iris, Jaden, Seth, Sasha, and Tobias.







☆Potluck is a celebration that we celebrate before the barn dance. We had food that people brought in and we ate for 25 minutes then we went to the P.E. gym (physical education) and we started a dance. When we got there we started to dance and it was in the big gym which is probably 45 feet.


WHAT VIVIAN THOUGHT ABOUT THE BARN DANCE

Dudley the caller was there and he was playing his accordian. The first dance was a circle dance. How it worked was you are with a partner, and you spin walk forward and back and then we doce do then spin and again go forward to the other couple.

WHAT PHOEBE THOUGHT ABOUT THE BARN DANCE

We danced with our parents and when I (Phoebe) danced with my dad I felt like I was flying because I am shorter than my dad, so I was flying like there was no tomorrow! The barn dance was one of my favorite 4-5 experiences! I think that all the other people that will do this in the future will LOVE it!!!!!!!!!! My favorite dance was the Virginia Reel, I think that was my parents favorite to!! I also liked the ribbon dance it was a lot like the Virginia Reel, just with ribbons, so how we do the Virginia Reel is first you line up, than you will walk forward, walk back, doce doe

☆WHAT OLIVIA THOUGHT ABOUT THE BARN DANCE

We mostly danced with our parents and sometimes they didn't know how to do the dance even though they watched us like 5 times! I think they were nervous! But it was fun and I think it wouldnt no no no wait… couldn't get any better, AT ALL!!! I think my favorite dance was the ribbon dance and I’m hoping that we can do this next year! But we are probably not. Unless… Something happens...


WHAT CECE THOUGHT ABOUT THE BARN DANCE

First we had the potluck. We had chili and salad and cornbread. Then we had cupcakes for dessert. We greeted everyone and got together in the big gym, and we started dancing.* There was a caller and he played the music for us and he called out the dance moves in the dances. The first dance we did was a circle dance. the next dance was the square dance. Then we started the virginia reel. The next dance was the ribbon dance!

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