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).
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