Salty Dog Rag

The Salty Dog Rag is an American schottische dance[1] described by the lyrics of the 1952 hit tune Salty Dog Rag[A] by Red Foley.

It is usually a traveling dance, often performed synchronously by multiple couples, who circumnavigate the room in a counter-clockwise direction.

[2] The song recorded by Foley was composed in 1951 by John Gordy and Edward Crowe.

Shortly after the 1952 release, a matching choreography was arranged and attributed to Nita and Manning Smith of College Station, Texas, who subsequently credited Leland and Frankie Lee Lawson as originating the dance.

[3][4] The adjacent figure depicts the whole dance sequence, except for the details of the a, b, and c parts, each of which represents only 8 beats of music.

People dance the Salty Dog Rag at the John C. Campbell Folk School .
Overall choreography of the dance Salty Dog Rag , as it is described by the popular recording of the same name, by Red Foley , 1952.