Download or read book The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dance written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-08-08 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there are books about folk dances from individual countries or regions, there isn’t a single comprehensive book on folk dances across the globe. This illustrated compendium offers the student, teacher, choreographer, historian, media critic, ethnographer, and general reader an overview of the evolution and social and religious significance of folk dance. The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dancefocuses on the uniqueness of kinetic performance and its contribution to the study and appreciation of rhythmic expression around the globe. Following a chronology of momentous events dating from prehistoryto the present day, the entries in this volume include material on technical terms, character roles, and specific dances. The entries also summarize the historical and ethnic milieu of each style and execution, highlighting, among other elements, such features as: origins purpose rituals and traditions props dress holidays themes
Download or read book Folk Dances from Around the World written by Debbie Cavalier and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teachers' resource which provides step-by-step instructions with graphics for eight popular folk dances from around the world. Includes sound disc containing musical accompaniment.
Download or read book Folk dances around the world written by Janet J. Pholeric and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Folk Dances Around the World written by Janet J. Pholeric and published by A S Barnes & Company. This book was released on 1980 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dance Cultures Around the World written by Lynn Frederiksen and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2023-07-14 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Textbook for undergrad general education and dance courses on the topic of dance around the world. It serves as a gateway into studying world cultures through dance"--
Download or read book All the World A dancing written by Mari Ruef Hofer and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Folk Dances Round the World written by Janet J. Pholeric and published by . This book was released on with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Folk Dancing U S A written by Betty Casey and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. 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.
Download or read book Folk Dances and How to Do Them written by Fannie R. Buchanan and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.
Download or read book Experiencing Dance 2nd Edition written by Scheff, Helene and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiencing Dance: From Student to Dance Artist, Second Edition, presents a complete dance education curriculum for high school students who have more than an introductory experience in dance. The text, with more than 45 lessons, will help students create, perform, respond to, analyze, connect, and understand dance in various styles and settings.
Download or read book Country and Folk Dance written by Andrew Solway and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dance is a visually exciting series that takes a look at the many different styles of dance. Each book covers the history and development of a style, from its early origins to its modern form today. With the aid of stunning photographs, the titles also look at choreography, performance and presentation, costumes, music, and the specific characteristics of each style. Country and Folk provides a detailed look at the huge variety of country and folk dancing from all over the world, from line and square dancing, to sword and stick dancing and storytelling within dance. The book looks at the many different styles and steps specific to a variety of country and folk dances. It also explores the part played by costumes, make-up and props: Feature boxes provide detailed information on famous ballets and performances, techniques, amazing facts and biographies of key people, Stunning design and beautiful photography offer a cultural perspective on dance. Book jacket.
Download or read book Dance Around the World written by Stanley Babin and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book English Dancing Master 1651 written by John Playford and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Line Dances Around the World written by Marylou Morano Kjelle and published by Mitchell Lane. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contemporary title explores line dances around the world in today s health-oriented world. The young reader is exposed to the health and fitness perspective of line dancing, and is encouraged to draw conclusions as to the appropriateness of the activity in his or her life. A variety of line dances, including the Electric Slide, the Cupid Shuffle, the Macarena, and the Wobble are presented, along with the History and origin of line dancing. Safety issues are presented where appropriate. Line Dances Around the World has been developed to encourage young readers to analyze the information and satisfies many of the Common Core specific goals, higher level skills, and progressive strategies for middle grade and junior high level students.
Download or read book Revolutionary Bodies written by Emily Wilcox and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Revolutionary Bodies is the first English-language primary source–based history of concert dance in the People’s Republic of China. Combining over a decade of ethnographic and archival research, Emily Wilcox analyzes major dance works by Chinese choreographers staged over an eighty-year period from 1935 to 2015. Using previously unexamined film footage, photographic documentation, performance programs, and other historical and contemporary sources, Wilcox challenges the commonly accepted view that Soviet-inspired revolutionary ballets are the primary legacy of the socialist era in China’s dance field. The digital edition of this title includes nineteen embedded videos of selected dance works discussed by the author.
Download or read book Folk Dances and Games written by Caroline Crawford and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dancing round the World written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
