Members of the Prairie Dogs dance band, John Thompson on accordian, foreground left, and Doug Nickel, guitar, right, perform the Brazilian tune "Tico, Tico" during a recent Saturday night of ballroom dancing at Camelot Ballroom II, 1117 Mass. St.

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Dancers move across the floor to the rhythms of the Prairie Dogs at a night of ballroom dancing at Camelot Ballroom II, 1117 Mass. St.

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A view throught the front windows of Camelot Ballroom II, 1117 Mass. St. shows dancers swinging to the sounds of the Prairie Dogs late on a Saturday night.

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Against a mirror backdrop of other dancers a couple spins together arm in arm across the dance floor at Camelot Ballroom II, 1117 Mass. St. A local band, the Prairie Dogs, provided the music for the dancers.

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John Thompson plays his accordian with members of the Prairie Dogs during a night of ballroom dancing at Camelot Ballroom II, 1117 Mass. St.

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Members of the Prairie Dogs perform the tune Tico Tico for dancers at Camelot Ballroom II, 1117 Mass. St. Members from left are Michael Paul, bass, John Thompson, accordian, Bruce Roberts, drummer, Doug Nickel, guitar, Dave Ludwick, mandolin and Greg Allen, fiddle.

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Mark Snyder, KU graduate student, Lynchburg, VA., and Theresa Bird, KU sr., Albuquerque, NM,. match steps while ballroom dancing to a live band at Camelot Ballroom II, 1117 Mass. St.

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Fiddler Greg Allen drives a Latin beat on a tune as a couple of dancers move across the floor at the Camelot Ballroom II, 1117 Mass. St. Allen was performing with Prairie Dog dance band made up of Lawrence musicians.

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Members of the Prairie Dogs band provide the swinging rhythm for dancers during an evening of ballroom dance at Camelot Ballroom II, 1117 Mass. St. Musicians from left are John Thompson, accordion, Michael Paul, bass, Doug Nickel, guitar, Bruce Roberts, drummer, Dave Ludwick, mandolin and Greg Allen, fiddle.

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Mel Gile, KU graduate from Visalia, CA., is spun by Joseph Lomakina, KU graduate, Boston, Mass. while dancing to music from the Prairie Dogs band during a Saturday night of ballroom dancing at Camelot Ballroom II, 1117 Mass. St.

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Theresa Bird, KU sr., Albuquerque, NM,. and Joseph Lomakin, KU graduate, Boston, Mass., dance in front of a wall of mirrors while ballroom dancing to a live band at Camelot Ballroom II, 1117 Mass. St. St.

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