Tenpenny Rapper Sword Dancers

of Knoxville, Tennessee

Tenpenny Rapper was founded in 1983 by folk dance instructor and enthusiast Bill Gooch, after attending a workshop at Christmas Dance School in Berea, Kentucky. Over the years we have refined and modified a style based on Newbiggin figures with help from Bill Ramsay of Berea and Jim Morrison of Charlottesville, VA.

Here are some pictures of us (in color).

We are close associates/affiliates with:

For more information contact


Toby Koosman
1415 Laurel Ave. #35
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
tkoosman@utk.edu