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Q +A Presenter- It is very popular in CATALONIA to come to dances as families. Q-Origin of "Stick Dance"- A-LLuis CALDUCH Ramos: Sticks are a way of mimicking swords Q A Probably Some roots of BALKAN COUNtRies in CATALAN Dance. Speaker is Maria de les Neus PASCUAL JANE [[left margin]] *title shoes bells DANCE #5: CASCAVELLS , an old traditional dance, with bells around the right ankle. Once this dance was only for men; now both genders dance. traditional dance shoes: ESPARDENYA CloSED-ToE SANDALS tied around ankle with string. Dance is a march, two concentric circls; both march in same direction 12X; then reverse direction. Then form a bridge with partner; step and out 12X in sets of three; then swing partner by right hand 6x; then by left hand 6x. [[left margin]] *title [[/left margin]] DANCe #5: PUNTXONET Partners face off holding both forefingers up, backs of hands facing Presenter says this is a dance to pray for rain for the rice. One partner takes 3 steps toward other, bows; takes 3 steps back, dances in a crossing skip step, right-left-right. [[left margin]] title* [[/left margin]] Dance #6 LA PATUM DE BERGA 2 lines face each other; clap 1-2, 1-2-3 (4x); Partners skip between the lines, take place at other end. All crouch, then rise