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GEST Songs of Newfoundland and Labrador:
gestsongs.com/33/raffle.htm
In this 1980 cassette published by Memorial University Extension Service, four couples are shown in a traditional Newfoundland dance. While most non-aboriginal dances in Newfoundland and Labrador can be traced to Britain, "Running The Goat" is a group dance in eight figures indigenous to Harbour Deep, which stopped existing in 2002 as a result of the 1992 closure of the in-shore cod fishery. The eight figures or movements of the dance are notated in the video as: Off She Goes, Swing Your Partner, Cross Over, Through The Bushes, Figure Eight, On The Labrador, Dance Around, and One Swing Off.
This video is featured with lyrics and more at mobile-friendly
GEST Songs of Newfoundland and Labrador:
gestsongs.com/33/raffle.htm
In this 1980 cassette published by Memorial University Extension Service, four couples are shown in a traditional Newfoundland dance. While most non-aboriginal dances in Newfoundland and Labrador can be traced to Britain, "Running The Goat" is a group dance in eight figures indigenous to Harbour Deep, which stopped existing in 2002 as a result of the 1992 closure of the in-shore cod fishery. The eight figures or movements of the dance are notated in the video as: Off She Goes, Swing Your Partner, Cross Over, Through The Bushes, Figure Eight, On The Labrador, Dance Around, and One Swing Off.
