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Square Dances – Review by Regan Hutchins
After the dance is over! My friend Regan Hutchins came to visit from Dublin. Here’s the piece he made on Square Dances for RTE Ireland’s Culture File programme. It was broadcast on Friday 28th October 2011. RTE Ireland’s Culture File Programme on Rosemary Lee’s Square Dances. Cover Image Illustration by Sally Mackey
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