Author: Pauline TishPublisher:
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Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
An Historical Survey of Folk Dance Festivals, Groups and Societies
Author: Pauline TishAn historical survey of selected dance repertories and festivals in the United States since 1920
Author: Claudia MoorePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dance festivals
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Dance Collection
Author: New York Public Library. Dance CollectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Compilation of Dance Research, 1901-1964
Author: American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. National Section on DancePublisher: Washington : American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
ISBN:
Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Choreographing Identities
Author: Anthony ShayPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078645153X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Throughout its history, the United States has become a new home for thousands of immigrants, all of whom have brought their own traditions and expressions of ethnicity. Not least among these customs are folk dances, which over time have become visual representations of cultural identity. Naturally, however, these dances have not existed in a vacuum. They have changed--in part as a response to ever-changing social identities, and in part as a reaction to deliberate manipulations by those within as well as outside of a particular culture. Compiled in great part from the author's own personal dance experience, this volume looks at how various cultures use dance as a visual representation of their identity, and how "traditional" dances change over time. It discusses several "parallel layers" of dance: dances performed at intra-cultural social occasions, dances used for representation or presentation, and folk dance performances. Individual chapters center on various immigrant cultures. Chiefly the work focuses on cultural representation and how it is sometimes manipulated. Key folk dance festivals in the United States and Canada are reviewed. Interviews with dancers, teachers, and others offer a first-hand perspective. An extensive bibliography encompasses concert programs and reviews as well as broader scholarly sources.
Dance Research
Author: American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. National Section on DancePublisher:
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Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Folk Dancing
Author: Erica M. NielsenPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313376891
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
This overview of folk dancing in the United States showcases an important historical movement and explains how folk dance communities evolved to fulfill the needs of specific groups of people over time. While the general term "folk dance" encompasses a surprising variety of specific dances, there are three major recreational communities or forms: international folk dance, modern western square dance, and contra dance. Throughout the last century, millions of people have enjoyed folk dancing as an educational and recreational activity, regardless of the particular style. Folk Dancing explains the reasons for the folk dance movement that exploded in Europe and North America in the late 19th century. It describes the clubs, camps, festivals, and communities that sprang up, and examines the culture of the movement—the music, key individuals and events, types of clothing, and influences of technologies and popular culture. The book contains authoritative, original information gleaned from the author's own research conducted with hundreds of folk dance enthusiasts across America.
A selected bibliography of dance
Author: Shirley WimmerDance Research and Theses
Author: American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Dance DivisionPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
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