Folkdans

The gaucho - 'a beggar on horseback' whose dance music was the strumming of a guitar and the jingling of his spurs - was the civiliser of the pampa. His presence, more than anything else, led to the creation of the essentially Argentine folk ...

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Mexico's heritage of folk dance is rich in music and costume. Centuries ago the people were encouraged by the friars to dramatise religious teaching by dancing to the beat of drums and the rattle of gourds. Today their folk music has dev...

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When poet and biographer Grevel Lindop takes up salsa dancing in rainy Manchester, all he has are size 12 feet and excruciating adolescent memories of ballroom dancing lessons. But salsa has a way of getting into your blood. Intense and intimate, ...

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Mental Toughness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Anger Management: 3 books in 1! Mental Toughness: If all you want to do is read a summary and get the point, the phrase is “Mental Toughness.” Focusing on figures such as Jocko Willink, D...

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Great changes have swept the world of the Tewa Indian peoples of New Mexico since 1985, when this volume first appeared, including changes in relationships between Indian communities and the anthropologists who wish to study them. Returning to her...

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Since the dawn of recorded history, Khmer royalty nurtured a sacred dance style unique to their Asian kingdom, yet instantly recognizable throughout the world. In 1913, George Groslier published the first Western study of this ancient art. For nea...

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George Groslier's artistic vision of Cambodia's ancient dance tradition with the complete contents of his rare 1913 publication. With a Preface by Her Royal Highness Princess Buppha Devi of Cambodia, this deluxe modern edition features more than 2...

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Jim Gold has been an indispensable voice in the international folk dance community as a folk dance teacher,choreographer, and musician. He is also the president of Jim Gold International and organizes folk tours to such exotic countries as Bulgari...

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• Learn how to become a professional burlesque dancer, with clear detailed steps illustrated by real-life examples of famous performers from the 20th century and current stars, and beneficiate from a former performer’s insight • Di...

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Tanja Walters parece estar perdidamente enamorada de su duradero compañero de square dance, Micky Hasloff. En realidad, Micky esconde sus sentimientos detrás de sus amistosos enfrentamientos verbales. A continuación, los baila...

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Madeline Lagrange, die Enkelin des Vorsitzenden des „Tanzclubs Lietzensee“, sieht Gesellschaftstanz lediglich als Kulturtechnik, die sie ohne große Leidenschaft lernt. Dann trifft sie auf die Square Dance-Gruppe des Vereins. Und ...

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Tanja Walters seems hopelessly in love with her longtime square dance partner Micky Hasloff. The truth is Micky hides his feelings behind banter and war of words. Then the square dancers are hired for a Western. The Spanish actor Manolo Rioja play...

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Madeline Lagrange, die Enkelin des Vorsitzenden des „Tanzclubs Lietzensee“, sieht Gesellschaftstanz lediglich als Kulturtechnik, die sie ohne große Leidenschaft lernt. Dann trifft sie auf die Square Dance-Gruppe des Vereins. Und ...

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Tanja Walters ist scheinbar hoffnungslos in ihren langjährigen Square Dance-Partner Micky Hasloff verliebt. In Wahrheit versteckt Micky seine Gefühle hinter Wortgefechten. Dann werden die Square Dancer für einen Western engagiert, i...

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This book is about the folk: the folk in folk dance, the folk in folklore, the folk in folk wisdom. When we see folk dance on the stage or in a tourist setting, which is the way in which many of us experience folk dance, the question arises are th...

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One of the biggest debates in Australian Indigenous education today revolves around the many contested and competing ways of knowledge about Indigenous cultures and the means by which Indigenous intellectual traditions and knowledges make the jour...

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Bei Heiligenfesten in Bolivien spielen Folkloretanzgruppen eine zentrale Rolle. Diese widmen sich zum einen der Verehrung lokaler Heiligenstatuen, zum anderen nehmen sie rege am kommunalen Leben teil.Tobias Reu nimmt die Eigenheiten der bolivianis...

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Die traditionellen Tanzstile Sri Lankas entwickelten sich in Relation zu ihrer rituellen Funktion als Kommunikation mit Gottern und Damonen. Die vorliegende Studie unterscheidet zwischen einem alteren Typus der kollektiven Riten und einem jungeren...

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The African dancer requires complete technical mastery and must respect the precise rules handed down by the society of the Masques de Sagesse. Alphonse Tirou is from the Ouenon people of the Ivory Coast. His major study is the first written recor...

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This book also traces the evolution of the Spanish Dance technique, marked as it is by a turbulent history. Antonio Triana was a dancer of mature artistry, dignity and power. His physical and technical achievements went beyond what is generally kn...

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This book also traces the evolution of the Spanish Dance technique, marked as it is by a turbulent history. Antonio Triana was a dancer of mature artistry, dignity and power. His physical and technical achievements went beyond what is generally kn...

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Beschreibungen der Tnze zu "33 bulgarische Tanzlieder", eine Sammlung bulgarischer Volkslieder von Jutta Weber-Karn und Herwig Milde.

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African dance has been absent in school systems worldwide for many years. The presence of cultural dances has rarely made a mark in educational institutions. The most common forms of dance studied at the university level for credit are ballet, mod...

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This book presents the first in-depth critical and historical examination of the internationally renowned National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) in the context of postcolonial theatre. Combining a postcolonial theoretical framework with ...

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