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WhoMe · 07-11-2003, 06:47 PM

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There is a contest catagory called Men's Southern Straight Dance.

The tribes that ceremonially do this dance have their own names for it.

Why do they call it straight if dancers dance in a zig-zag pattern "around" the drum and some straight dancers dance in a leaning position?

It is also called the gentlemens dance? (I won't discuss any of their 'afterhour' behavior).

So WHY do we call it the Southern Straight Dance instead of the "Men's Southern Traditional Dancing?"

Wouldn't that make more sense?

Any "straight dancers" out there????????

07-11-2003, 06:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
WhoMe PauWau Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Land of 370 Broken Treaties Posts: 5,597	Why is it called "Straight" dancing ___ There is a contest catagory called Men's Southern Straight Dance. The tribes that ceremonially do this dance have their own names for it. Why do they call it straight if dancers dance in a zig-zag pattern "around" the drum and some straight dancers dance in a leaning position? It is also called the gentlemens dance? (I won't discuss any of their 'afterhour' behavior). So WHY do we call it the Southern Straight Dance instead of the "Men's Southern Traditional Dancing?" Wouldn't that make more sense? Any "straight dancers" out there????????