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|f_composer=Francis Johnson
|f_country=United States
|f_genre=Contra
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C:Francis Johnson (1792-1844)
N:Composed in 1822
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T: Fireman's Dance
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N:The dance is done in double contra or Sicilian circle formation. In the last part, 
N:the dancers shout "Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!" before passing through to meet the new 
N:couples with whom they will dance the next time through.
B:Mr. and Mr. Henry Ford, "Good Morning: Music, Calls, and Directions for 
B:Old-time Dancing," fourth edition, 1943, pp. 86-87
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