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Linedanceing - How Did We Begin? by: A Walker A number of authors have tried to trace the historic roots of line dancing and, though they seldom agree, most seem to be of the opinion that, 'line dancing in one form or another has been around since recorded time.' Some accounts attribute the birth of line dancing to the old prison chain gangs where convicts were hobbled together in two's - allegedly the source of the two count 'Merengue' dance, whilst others, like Californian Rick Bowen, believe that it 'evolved from the old 'Contra' dances that were very popular in the New England States from the early 1800's.' He added 'Contra style dances are still popular but in a slightly different form. In the 1800's two lines would form, men on one side, women on the other. The partners would join between the two lines and generally do their own routine down the middle. When they reached the end of the lines, they parted and moved back into their respective lines and the next couple would begin.' Rick argues that dances like the JR Hustle, dating back to '1980
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