The encyclopedia of world folk dance / Mary Ellen Snodgrass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snodgrass, Mary Ellen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk dancing--Encyclopedias.

Folk dancing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dance 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. "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 Dance focuses 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 prehistory to 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, [and] themes."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chronology; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z; Appendix. National and State Dances; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Acrobatic Dance

Allemande

Andrean Dance

Animal Dancesss

Arab Dance

Art, Folk Dance in

Attire

Balkan Dance

Bamboula

Barn Dance

Belly Dance

Body Art

Bolero

Branle

Cachucha

Cajun Dance

Cakewalk

Calenda

Carmagnole

Ceilidh

Censorship

Chain Dance

Circle Dance

Clogging

Comic Dance

Coming of Age

Commedia Dell'Arte

Community Dance

Concheros Dance

Contradance

Corroboree

Cotillion

Cotton-Eye Joe

Creole Dance

Czardas

Dance Drama

Diaspora

Disguise

Dragon Dance

Drumming

Eskimo Dance House

Exorcism

Fado - Fancy Dance

Fan Dance

Fandango

Farandole

Film, Folk Dance in

Finales

Flamenco

Flowers

Furlana

Galliard

Galop

Gavotte

Gendered Dance

Ghost Dance

Ghurei Dance

Greek Dance

Halling

Handkerchief Dance

Harvest Dance

Headdress

Healing Dance

Highland Fling

Holiday Dance

Hoop Dance

Hopak

Hora

Hornpipe

Huayno

Hula

Hunting Dance

Indonesian Dance

Jarabe Tapatio

Jewelry

Jewish Dance

Jig

Joropo

Jota

Juba

Juvenile Dancers

Kathak

Kurdish Dance

Labyrinthine Dance

Lamentation Dance

Landler

Line Dance

Lion Dance

Literature, Folk Dance in

Malay Dance

Manipuri Dance

Martial Dance

Masked Dance

Matachines

Mating Dance

Mayim Mayim

Maypole Dance

Mazurka

Merengue

Mime

Morris Dance

Music, Folk Dance

North African Dance

Nudity

Nuptial Dance

Oberek

Odori

Parasol Dance

Partnering

Pasodoble

Pavane

Persian Dance

Pipe Dance

Planting Dance

Polka

Polonaise

Polska

Polynesian Dance

Processionals

Propitiation

Pyrrhic Dance

Quadrille

Reel

Rigaudon

Roma Dance

Roman Dance

Sacrificial Dance

Saltarello

Sarabande

Scalp Dance

Scarf Dance

Schottische

Schuhplattler

Scripture, Folk Dance in

Shaker Dance

Shamanic Dance

Shawl Dance

Siberian Dance

Square Dance

Step Dance

Stomp Dance

Story Dance

Sub-Saharan Dance

Sufi Dance

Sun Dance

Sword Dance

Tango

Tanko Bushi

Tarantella

Technique

Terminology

Thai Dance

Tinikling

Tirabol

Totemic Dance

Totentanz

Varsouvienne

Veiled Dance

Volta

Walpurgis Dance

Waltz

Warrior Dance

Wiccan Dance

Worship Dance

Zapateado

Zydeco.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4422-5749-0

OCLC:

949554304