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Civil War dance party

Posted: July 23, 2012

The Winchester Star

Dancers — some dressed in period clothing, like Gwen Pfoust of Stephens City and Kent Schod of Ranson, W.Va. (center) — take part in the opening number at the Shenandoah Moonlight Ball at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday night. The event, sponsored by Winchester Parks and Recreation, featured Civil War-era music and dances. (Photo by Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star)
Alexei Burns, 5, of Gettysburg, Pa., looks for the next hand to grab as he dances during the Shenandoah Moonlight Ball.

WINCHESTER — Theo Newlan, a soon-to-be eighth-grader, said he knows a lot about the Civil War, but his knowledge was lacking in one area: dancing.

He took a crash course Saturday night at the...



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