September 19, 2021 – Talk Like A Pirate Day | National Square Dance Month

Welcome to September 19th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate scurvy sea dogs and cutting a rug.

Ahoy, me hearties! Batten down the hatches for one of the best days of the year. It’s Talk Like A Pirate Day, when you can unleash your inner buccaneer and pretend you’re a wiley old sea dog. Why say, “okay” when you can say “Aye Aye” instead? And why let Johnny Depp have all the fun? Some places offer discounts when you dress like a pirate and order like one too. But steer clear of any landlubbers who can’t take a joke, because clearly you’ve been waiting all year for this day.

Square dancing evolved from traditional European social dances, with most of the terms it uses coming from French. Why French? Because after the Revolutionary War, Americans embraced anything that wasn’t British. Social dances in Europe followed memorized steps, but American dances were less formal. Because no one wanted to learn a whole dance routine, one of square dancing’s most distinguishing features was born. A caller leads everyone through the dance steps so that dancers only need to be good listeners in order to have a good time. During National Square Dance Month it’s a great time to Do-Si Do and Promenade into a whole new hobby.

I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day.
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Welcome to September 19th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate scurvy sea dogs and cutting a rug.

Ahoy, me hearties! Batten down the hatches for one of the best days of the year. It’s Talk Like A Pirate Day, when you can unleash your inner buccaneer and pretend you’re a wiley old sea dog. Why say, “okay” when you can say “Aye Aye” instead? And why let Johnny Depp have all the fun? Some places offer discounts when you dress like a pirate and order like one too. But steer clear of any landlubbers who can’t take a joke, because clearly you’ve been waiting all year for this day.

Square dancing evolved from traditional European social dances, with most of the terms it uses coming from French. Why French? Because after the Revolutionary War, Americans embraced anything that wasn’t British. Social dances in Europe followed memorized steps, but American dances were less formal. Because no one wanted to learn a whole dance routine, one of square dancing’s most distinguishing features was born. A caller leads everyone through the dance steps so that dancers only need to be good listeners in order to have a good time. During National Square Dance Month it’s a great time to Do-Si Do and Promenade into a whole new hobby.

I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day.

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