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English Folk Dance and Song Society
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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1996
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English Folk Dance and Song Society. Amalgamation in 1932 of Folk Song Society (founded 1898) and Eng. Folk Dance Soc. (1911), with general aim of preserving songs and dances of Brit. people. H.Q. in Cecil Sharp House, London, where library and archives are housed.
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Polish Folk Dance Association Holds Festival
Newspaper article from: Polish-American Journal; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Spectacular were: Wisla Polish Folk Dancers of Central...Lajkonik Song and Dance Ensemble of the Polish...Rozanie Polish Folk Dance Ensemble (Sacramento...who taught Sieradz dances; Wieslawa Hazuka, Eastern...strong love for Polish Folk Dancing. At the general...contributions to ...
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NATIONAL FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL 'LOKTARANG' TO BE HELD IN NEW DELHI FROM JANUARY 24
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 1/19/2007; 571 words
; ...and sustain various folk dance forms in the...assistance to folk dance forms and their artistes...rich tradition of folk dances to outside world...day National Folk Dance Festival will commence...Kalam.She said folk dance groups will put up...said forty ...
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Ever-Spinning Steps; Israeli Folk Dances Evolve and Proliferate In Double-Quick Time
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/25/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...at all, they make a dance out of it." "They...create a unique folk dance to accompany it. The dances quickly reach the United...the know about Israeli folk dancing--such as...can be a bit much for folks like Solomon, a Chevy...while the rest of the folks jam to a Hebrew ...
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Staging "Sweden": a typology for folk dance in performance.
Magazine article from: Scandinavian Studies; 3/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...should be noted that folk dance performances simultaneously...TYPOLOGY FOR SWEDISH FOLK DANCE ON STAGE (1) Folk dance productions that primarily...spectacle (emphasizing dances' visual impact and showcasing...aesthetic]. Such dances may self-consciously quote ...
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Local woman creates Israeli folk-dance craze
Magazine article from: Washington Jewish Week; 2/26/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...s professional folk dance academy, Ulpan for Israeli Folk Dance Teachers, has been...choreographed nearly a dozen dances himself. For him...com/israeli_folk_dances/iMovieTheater32...Most Israeli folk dance choreographers have...
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Kalam to inaugurate folk dance festival 'Lok Tarang'
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 1/24/2007; 492 words
; ...a six-day national folk dance festival - Lok Tarang...Indoor Stadium here. Folk dance groups will put up performance...represented through folk dances of the country. The...year, approximately 800 folk artistes from all over...festival will witness folk dances ...
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Folk Dance Groups Flourish Across North America
Magazine article from: Filipinas; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...without Filipino folk dances. Whether...manilea, our folk dances are colorful windows...there are Filipino dance groups ready to...New York-based folk dance ensemble founded...The group's dances and music dramas...These vibrant dances are interspersed...Likha ...
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Israeli Folk-Dance Workshops Showcase Nation's Heritage
Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA; 2/15/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...older, more traditional folk dances. The dances tend to...Romanian and Polish dance. Recently, the dances...the origins of Israeli folk dance are strongly tied to...citizens. "Israeli folk dance was developed with great...When you look at the dances, you ...
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Ha Noi moves to preserve folk dances.
News Wire article from: Vietnamese News Agency; 2/6/2008; 691 words
; ...effort to preserve folk dances. The Thang Long-Ha Noi Dance Festival -- the second...the audience to folk dances which are under the...Thang Long-Ha Noi Dance Festival took place...performances of Hanoians, folk dances have brought him a...
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U.S. AMBASSADOR TO HUNGARY FOLEY HONORS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY FOLK DANCE ENSEMBLE DURING PERFORMANCE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...exceptional partner for the Hungarian folk dancers and helps connect American...movement." The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, having just returned...performance with the BYU "American" Folk Dance Ensemble in the historic...repertoire of American folk dances to the near-capacity ...
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folk dance
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
folk dance primitive, tribal, or ethnic form of the dance , sometimes the survival...characteristic national dances, country dances, and...founder of the English Folk Dance Society, made...old American country dances, and a similar interest...H. Tamburini, Folk ...
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Dance, Folk
Book article from: Mathematics
Dance, Folk Both mathematics and...recognition. Many forms of dance, such as classical ballet...Yet other forms of dance use everyday movements...For example, folk dances have evolved from common...is a popular form of folk dance in the United States...traced to English ...
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English Folk Dance and Song Society
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
English Folk Dance and Song Society . Amalgamation in 1932 of Folk Song Society (founded 1898) and Eng. Folk Dance Soc. (1911), with general aim of preserving songs and dances of Brit. people. H.Q. in Cecil Sharp House, London, where library and archives are housed.
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folk-song
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...Shetland. The boundaries between folk-song and art music are often...corners. Interest in collecting folk-songs stems largely from Bishop...The real revival of English folk-song, however, came at the...000 tunes and over 200 folk-dances, often publishing them in regional...in 1932 into the ...
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folk music
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
folk music. Term covering folk-songs and folk dances. Folk-songs are songs of unknown authorship...composers may become (indeed already have become) the folk-songs of a new age. Folk dance is a type of dance which has developed by itself...
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