Download or read book The Dance in Ancient Greece written by Lillian Beatrice Lawler and published by Wesleyan. This book was released on 1965 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents an academic yet non-technical introduction and overview of ancient Greek dance. Dance was very important to the ancient Greeks, associated with music, verse, and the theatre. Processions, games, and performances involving dance were popular and widespread in Greek culture. Lawler lists seven types of sources for her work: literary, metrical, musical, archaeological, epigraphical, linguistic, and anthropological, and explores the forms, occasions, and participants involved with ancient Greek dances. Literary sources are numerous and rich and Lawler suggests reading them will give more insights into ancient Greek dance. Metrical sources include actual treatises on metrics as well as actual lines of verse used for dance. Much of the metrical material is fragmentary, while musical sources include discussions of music by writers as well as mostly fragmentary musical remains.
Download or read book Folk Dances of the Greeks written by Theodore Petrides and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World of Greek Dance written by Alkis Raftis and published by Adamantia Christof. This book was released on 1987 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dancing Goddesses Folklore Archaeology and the Origins of European Dance written by Elizabeth Wayland Barber and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-02-11 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance. From Southern Greece to northern Russia, people living in agrarian communities have long believed in “dancing goddesses,” mystical female spirits who spend their nights and days dancing in the fields and forests. In The Dancing Goddesses, archaeologist, linguist, and lifelong folkdancer Elizabeth Wayland Barber follows the trail of these spirit maidens—long associated with fertility, marriage customs, and domestic pursuits—from their early appearance in traditional folktales and harvest rituals to their more recent incarnations in fairytales and present-day dance. Illustrated with photographs, maps, and line drawings, the result is a brilliantly original work that stands at the intersection of archaeology and folk traditions—at once a rich portrait of our rich agrarian ancestry and an enchanting reminder of the human need to dance.
Download or read book Greek Folk Dancing written by Vicki Corona and published by . This book was released on 1989-06-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dances of Greece written by Domini Crosfield and published by Noverre Press. This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Greece, folk dancing can boast a longer and less interrupted descent than in any other country. If we look at the ancient vase-paintings and bas-reliefs, we find that the poise, the steps and motions are very similar to those in use today. The long years of Turkish rule could not quench the flames of Greek national pride, and this flame still burns bright. The Klephs, the guerilla warriors of the mountains, who were a thorn in the flesh of the Turkish overlords, had their own dances, and Greek dancing is still of a predominantly warlike character. For those who would essay these dances themselves, detailed step notations are provided, together with music; and four charming colour plates show the correct costumes to go with the dances.
Download or read book Traditional Dance in Greek Culture written by Yvonne M. Hunt and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Six Greek Dances for Piano Oboe Opus 45 written by Evangelos C. Sembos and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-09-26 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original compositions in this book were inspired by the ancient Greek dances. Dance has played an important role in the society and life of Greeks throughout their history. In the ancient Greek societies, dance was held in high regard. Philosophers Plato (427-347 BC) and Aristotle (384-322 BC) wrote detailed descriptions of the dances. Dance, along with writing, music and physical exercise was basic to the education system and many authors praised its virtues for both body and soul. There are over 4000 traditional dances from all regions of Greece. There are also Pan Hellenic dances which have been adopted and performed throughout the Greek world and by international folk dance groups.
Download or read book Dance and the Body Politic in Northern Greece written by Jane K. Cowan and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1990-09-21 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valued for their sensual and social intensity, Greek dance-events are often also problematical for participants, giving rise to struggles over position, prestige, and reputation. Here Jane Cowan explores how the politics of gender is articulated through the body at these culturally central, yet until now ethnographically neglected, celebrations in a class-divided northern Greek town. Portraying the dance-event as both a highly structured and dynamic social arena, she approaches the human body not only as a sign to be deciphered but as a site of experience and an agent of practice. In describing the multiple ideologies of person, gender, and community that townspeople embody and explore as they dance, Cowan presents three different settings: the traditional wedding procession, the "Europeanized" formal evening dance of local civic associations, and the private party. She examines the practices of eating, drinking, talking, gifting, and dancing, and the verbal discourse through which celebrants make sense of each other's actions. Paying particular attention to points of tension and moments of misunderstanding, she analyzes in what ways these social situations pose different problems for men and women.
Download or read book Teaching Folk Dancing written by Audrey Bambra and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Greek Dances for Americans written by Rozanna Mouzaki and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Greek Folk Dance Handbook written by Nikos Metallinos and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Greek Folk Dance and Song written by Greek Folk Dance and Song (Dance group) and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Greek Folk Dances written by Rickey Holden and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Music for exercises in Greek dancing written by Louis Harvey Chalif and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of Irish Dance written by Helen Brennan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From early accounts of dance customs in medieval Ireland to the present, Helen Brennan offers an authoritative look at the evolution of Irish dance. Every type of dance from social to traditional to clergy is included. Brennan takes care to explain the different styles and traditions that evolved from different parts of Ireland; which results in some lively discussions as people reminisce over old favorites. She also discusses how dance evolved to become such an important part of Ireland's culture and history. An appendix is offered to help explain the various steps involved in each style of dance including the Munster or Southern style, Single Shuffle, Double Shuffle, Treble Shuffle, the Heel Plant, the Cut, the Rock or Puzzle, the Drum, the Sean Nos Dance Style of Connemara, and the Northern Style.
Download or read book A Greek Folk Dance Handbook written by 3Dmt Research and Information Center and published by Montréal : 3Dmt Research and Information Center. This book was released on 1998 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
