[This is an excerpt from the Métis chapter of my book, Dancing Through History: In Search of the Stories that Define Canada.] Back then, the Red River Jig was more of an elimination dance, where challengers would try to outdo…
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As I wrote yesterday about the jigging workshops, I am at the John Arcand Fiddle Festival to learn about the traditional Métis Red River Jig. After learning quite a few steps, I found myself agreeing to sign up for the…
My heart was racing and we still had 10 more steps to do. The constant hopping in this Métis jigging festival was more of a workout than I had anticipated. The fiddler starts playing the traditional Red River Jig here…
