1977, hardcover edition, St Martins, NY. 271 pages, b&w drawings, photos, music charts, diagrams throughout. The author is an engraver and part-time piano player for dances in New England. He acknowledges the fact that country dance is a living folk art. He suggests you get out on the floor and try it. He presents a history of country dancing and stories of dancers from coast to coast. He offers instructions on just about every kind of country dance you can imagine, from contra-dancing, mountain dancing, and Western square dancing.