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   Where did gandy dancers come from?

   • Jack Delano captured these gandy dancers taking a break between Clovis and Vaughn, New Mexico along the Santa Fe's main line in March, 1943. Note they are about to align the track. As such, the classic gandy dancer could still be found out along road beds, albeit in far less numbers, well into the 1930s and 1940s.

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   What is a gandy dancer?

   • There was also the title of "Gandy Dancer" as sung by The Ventures in 1962 Today, the term is widely used throughout pop culture although much of the public is not aware of its meaning or history. There are restaurants, theaters, rail/trails, bars, and even video game characters named for the gandy dancer.

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   What happened to the gandy dancers?

   • Gandy Dancers. The work calls, sung by the black section crews who maintained the railroad tracks, disappeared when the men were replaced by mechanical track-lining equipment. However, the songs and special lore of the railroad lives on in The memories of these retired gandy dancers.

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   Why are track workers called gandy dancers?

   • There are a variety of theories about why track workers came to be known as gandy dancers. The “dance” part is actually rather easy, as most track crews sang songs while they worked to keep rhythm. Singing also helped to dispel fatigue, and on a well-coordinated crew, the singing and carefully timed movements could be reminiscent of dancing.

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   3 days ago · June 1, 2024. They say the crews of men who built the railroad tracks running through northwestern Wisconsin would dance. As the legend goes, their hand tools were manufactured down in Chicago by the Gandy Tool Company, and these guys would use some kind of song or a call to synchronize their drudgery. So the tools and the fancy footwork earned ...

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   1 day ago · A dandy is a man who places particular importance on physical appearance and personal grooming, refined language, and leisurely hobbies. A dandy can be a self-made man who emulates the aristocratic style of life – regardless of his origins, class status, or background. The Victorian novelist, George Meredith defined the dandy as a person who ...

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   5 days ago · Africa’s most celebrated dancer and choreographer, Germaine Acogny, turns 80 on 28 May. I have had the privilege of meeting the Senegalese artist, learning from her, and interviewing her as part of my ongoing research into African contemporary dance.

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   4 days ago · All across Ann Arbor, the Gandy Dancer restaurant is known for its creative preparations of seafood, steaks and pasta dishes. Situated in the beautifully restored 1886 Michigan Central Depot, it is both an architectural landmark as well as an elegant restaurant.

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   5 days ago · Every dance represents the people that it comes from and those people have a language, a structure, a way of life and clear/set values that define their way of surviving. Understanding music and dance begins on the spiritual level, this is why learning dance involves the aspect of initiation or ed

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   5 days ago · Although Vik was born on December 15, 1998, as Slavik Pustovoytov in the city of Poltava, located right on the Vorskla River in Ukraine, he has spent the majority of his life in the United States.

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   1 day ago · the name gandy is a young man by the name of irish origin. a dandy, the yield strength of the family name with the tap shoes, top hat and cane. there are several theories about its origin, including as a nickname, the word 'ganty,' for a person who normally wore gloves, or 'games' for someone playing well. gandy dancer is a slang term of the early railroad worker, the job and maintain the ...