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I've seen a few comments about this in other threads and I wanna find this out for myself also..what is old skool fancy...properly that is. now I'm kinda a young buck still in my late 20's but what I remember from seeing ol skool mens fancy was that they didnt do all the flippin n stuff they do now. They were all about foot work and it was all about keeping time with the beat as well. I also remember that the men didnt twirl like dudes do now..all the time...they still did it..yes, but, they added moves to it..adding foot work with there every move.
I also remember that the bustles were flat, guys wore harnesses and used a fan and a stick. I know men down south still use the fan, but up north you dont see it to often anymore. I also remember the shaggs were HUUUUUUUUGE and fat..nowadays there alot smaller.
Now for the women..I tend to see this catagory more then the men. I mean I dont know it all, and not trying to, but I'd honestly say that 80% dont do it right at all. Some women I see wear there shawl like a trad dancer over there arm, some I see in buckskin outfits, and the shawl thing, and others I see dancing jingle dress steps...what the heck?
what I remember from the early 80's ...prolly not considered old skool..but non-the-less, women were more gracefull and had waaaaaay more footwork then nowadays and the speggetti stringed, plain shawls and fat hair ties and otter or weasel skin ties. or mink. they feet were lower to the ground, they didnt kick there feet up or high step it like women do now, and like the men, didnt twirl around as much..it was all about the foot work.
Old skool ladies to me that still dance that style would be Gracie Her Many horses, Irene Oakes..just to name a few..
please correct me if I'm wrong..would love to hear feedback cause a skin wants to know......
I also remember that the bustles were flat, guys wore harnesses and used a fan and a stick. I know men down south still use the fan, but up north you dont see it to often anymore. I also remember the shaggs were HUUUUUUUUGE and fat..nowadays there alot smaller.
Now for the women..I tend to see this catagory more then the men. I mean I dont know it all, and not trying to, but I'd honestly say that 80% dont do it right at all. Some women I see wear there shawl like a trad dancer over there arm, some I see in buckskin outfits, and the shawl thing, and others I see dancing jingle dress steps...what the heck?
what I remember from the early 80's ...prolly not considered old skool..but non-the-less, women were more gracefull and had waaaaaay more footwork then nowadays and the speggetti stringed, plain shawls and fat hair ties and otter or weasel skin ties. or mink. they feet were lower to the ground, they didnt kick there feet up or high step it like women do now, and like the men, didnt twirl around as much..it was all about the foot work.
Old skool ladies to me that still dance that style would be Gracie Her Many horses, Irene Oakes..just to name a few..
please correct me if I'm wrong..would love to hear feedback cause a skin wants to know......
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