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"Blue" Old Zip Coon More To Come
"#BFDBF9">---Of the "Old Zip Coon Quadrilles", they would commence with the first couple down the outside and back up the centre (2nd couple down the centre and back up the outside at same time), 1st couple down the centre and back up the outside (2nd couple down the outside and back up the centre at same time), 1st and 2nd couples down, the centre together, back, 1st couple cast off, right and left four.
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Zip Coon n/a n/a Dan Emmett
Jim Brown Dan Rice
Settin' on a Rail Juba (William Henry Lane)
Jim Crow
Clare de Kitchen
Sich A Gettin Upstairs
Cambo Chaff
Long Time Ago
Sambo's Address
Long Tail Blue
Coal Black Rose
Back Side Albany
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Arkansas Taraveller Highland Fling Old Paul Jones
Buck and Wing Hornpipe Square Dance
Can-Can Husking Dance Virginia Essence
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Basic step:
Zip Coon as a Quadrille dance:
First couple down the outside and back up the centre (second couple down the centre and back up the outside at the same time)--first couple down the centre and back up the outside (second couple down the outside and back up the centre at the same time) first and second couples down the centre together, back (first couple cast off) right and left four.

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