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Author : Phyllis S. Weikart
Release : 1997
Genre : Folk dancing
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 086/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Teaching Folk Dance by : Phyllis S. Weikart
Download or read book Teaching Folk Dance written by Phyllis S. Weikart. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains complete descriptions of over 215 beginning and intermediate folk dances organized by level of difficulty.
Author : B. Paret
Release : 1987-03
Genre : Music
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Book Rating : 239/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis First Harp Book by : B. Paret
Download or read book First Harp Book written by B. Paret. This book was released on 1987-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harp
Author : Erica M. Nielsen
Release : 2011-07-22
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 891/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Folk Dancing by : Erica M. Nielsen
Download or read book Folk Dancing written by Erica M. Nielsen. This book was released on 2011-07-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Betty Casey
Release : 2000
Genre : Performing Arts
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 188/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis International Folk Dancing U.S.A. by : Betty Casey
Download or read book International Folk Dancing U.S.A. written by Betty Casey. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an extensive work on international folk dancing as practiced in the United States. It tells how to do the hopak, czardas and the bamboo pole dance; plan an international folk dance program; do the little finger hold and the hambo swing. International Folk Dancing U.S.A. presents historical vignettes on pioneer folk dance leaders; instructions for 180 dances from 30 countries; contributions from 60 folk dance authorities; easy-to-follow dance step descriptions; a Glossary of folk dance terms; many helpful illustrations.
Author : Mary N. Taylor
Release : 2021-08-31
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 825/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Movement of the People by : Mary N. Taylor
Download or read book Movement of the People written by Mary N. Taylor. This book was released on 2021-08-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1990, thousands of Hungarians have vacationed at summer camps devoted to Hungarian folk dance in the Transylvanian villages of neighboring Romania. This folk tourism and connected everyday practices of folk dance revival take place against the backdrop of an increasingly nationalist political environment in Hungary. In Movement of the People, Mary N. Taylor takes readers inside the folk revival movement known as dancehouse (táncház) that sustains myriad events where folk dance is central and championed by international enthusiasts and UNESCO. Contextualizing táncház in a deeper history of populism and nationalism, Taylor examines the movement's emergence in 1970s socialist institutions, its transformation through the postsocialist period, and its recent recognition by UNESCO as a best practice of heritage preservation. Approaching the populist and popular practices of folk revival as a form of national cultivation, Movement of the People interrogates the everyday practices, relationships, institutional contexts, and ideologies that contribute to the making of Hungary's future, as well as its past.
