Wiley and the Hairy Man

Candace has been researching dances from the deep south, particularly those from the Alabama/Mississippi Creole region. She found a fantastic -- and fascinating -- site (www. streetswing.com/histmain.com) that has a section dedicated to Dance History Archives. As a starting point, the two-step is the dance most often used with Zydeco music. But other related dances include the cake walk, ring shout, juba, bamboula, and chica. You can look these dances up on the site to find in-depth information about how the dances originated. Videos of these historic dances are not readily available, but here is a demonstration of the Pat 'n Juba.