List of U.S. state dances Information
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This is a list of official U.S. state, federal district, and territory dances: [1]
Contents
Table
| State federal district or territory |
State dance district dance or territory dance |
Year & citation |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Square dance | 1981 [2] |
| Arkansas | Square dance | 1991 [3] |
| California | West Coast Swing | [4] |
| Square dance (Official folk dance) | ||
| Colorado | Square dance | 1992 [5] |
| Connecticut | Square dance | 1995 [6] |
| Delaware | None ( Maypole 2016–2017) | [7] [8] |
| District of Columbia | Hand dancing | 2003 [9] |
| Georgia | Square dance | 1996 [10] |
| Hawaii | Hula | 1999 [11] |
| Idaho | Square dance | 1989 [12] |
| Illinois | Square dance | 1990 [13] |
| Kentucky | Clogging | 2006 [14] |
| Louisiana | Square dance | 1999 [15] |
| Maryland | Square dance | 1994 [16] |
| Massachusetts | Square dance | 1990 [17] [18] |
| Minnesota | None (Square dance was proposed in 1992 and 1994) | [19] |
| Mississippi | Square dance | 1995 [20] |
| Missouri | Square dance | 1995 [21] |
| Nebraska | Square dance | 1997 [22] |
| New Jersey | Square dance (Official folk dance) |
1983 [23] |
| North Carolina |
Clogging (Official folk dance) |
2005 [24] |
|
Carolina shag (Official popular dance) | ||
| North Dakota | Square dance | 1995 [25] |
| Oklahoma | Square dance | 1988 [26] |
| Oregon | Square dance | 1977 [27] |
| Pennsylvania | Polka | |
| South Carolina | The Shag | 1984 [28][ dead link] |
| Square dance (State American Folk Dance) |
1994 [29] | |
| Richardson
waltz (State waltz) |
2000 [30] | |
| Tennessee | Square dance | 1980 [31] |
| Texas | Square dance | 1994 [32] |
| Utah | Square dance | 1994 [33] |
| Virginia | Square dance | 2011 [34] |
| Washington | Square dance | 1979 [35] |
| Wisconsin | Polka | 1993 [36] |
See also
References
- ^ Official State Dances, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
- ^ "Official American Folk Dance of Alabama". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2001-07-12. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "Arkansas American Folk Dance".
- ^ "History and Culture - State Symbols". The California State Library. State of California. 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "State Folk Dance".
- ^ "Connecticut State Folk Dance Square Dance".
- ^ "Chapter3. State Seal, Song, and Symbols", Title 29. State Government: General Provisions, retrieved 2019-05-28
- ^ Goss, Scott (May 8, 2018), "Delaware looks to get in on maypole dancing craze (a few centuries late)", DelawareOnline, retrieved 2019-05-28
- ^ "CER15-0016 - HAND DANCE, THE OFFICIAL DANCE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RECOGNITION RESOLUTION OF 2003". lims.dccouncil.us. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ "Georgia State Folk Dance Square Dance".
- ^ http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0005/HRS_0005-0021.htm
- ^ "Idaho State American Folk Dance, Square Dance, from NETSTATE.COM".
- ^ "Illinois official Dance". State Symbols. Illinois State museum.
- ^ "Kentucky State Symbols". Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives. 2007-03-30. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ^ "Louisiana State Folk Dance Square Dance".
- ^ "Square Dance, Maryland State Folk Dance".
- ^ Folk dance of the Commonwealth, General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 2, Section 32.
- ^ "State Symbols". Citizen Information Service. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "Unofficial, Proposed, or Facetious State Symbols - Minnesota".
- ^ "Official State Dances".
- ^ "Missouri State Folk Dance American Folk Dance Square Dance".
- ^ "Nebraska State Folk Dance Square Dance".
- ^ "New Jersey's State Dance". The Official Web Site for The State of New Jersey. The State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ "Official State Symbols of North Carolina". North Carolina State Library. State of North Carolina. Archived from the original on 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
- ^ "North Dakota State Dance American Folk Dance of North Dakota Square Dance".
- ^ "Oklahoma State Folk Dance".
- ^ "Square Dance".
- ^ "SC Statehouse Student's web page, The State Dance - The Shag". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "SC Statehouse Student's web page, The State Folk Dance - The Square Dance". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "SC Statehouse Student's web page, The State Waltz - The Richardson Waltz". South Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Tennessee State Folk Dance".
- ^ "Texas Legislature Online - 72(R) History for HCR 153". Texas State Legislature. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ Utah State Folk Dance - Square Dance from pioneer.utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-09-08
- ^ "Virginia Emblems And Designations". Virginia State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
- ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Archived from the original on 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ^ "Wis. Stat. § 1.10(2)". State of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
External links
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- "The State Folk Dance Conspiracy: Fabricating a National Folk Dance", originally published in Old-Time Herald, v.4(7) pp. 9–12, Spring 1995. https://juliannemangin.com/the-state-folk-dance-conspiracy/ Accessed 8 Dec 2017
