A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

Materials Related to Dance

There are 10 titles in this list.

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Eight-Hand Sets and Holy Steps: Early Dance Tunes and Songs of Praise from North Carolina's Black Tradition, curriculum guide.
by Glenn Hinson and Patricia M. Gantt

Subjects: Music; African American Culture; Dance; Ritual and Ceremony;
Locations: North Carolina;

http://www.ncarts.org/

Field recordings with historical and biographical notes edited by Glenn Hinson; originally issued in 1979; reissued as a project of the Folklife Section of the North Carolina Arts Council and the North Carolina Museum of History. Curriculum guide by Patricia M. Gantt (24 pp. : ill.) inserted in container. Distributed to all public schools in the state, this guide was designed specifically for eighth grade students. Provides glossary, activities, bibliography, resources.

Published by:
Folklife Section of North Carolina Arts Council
Raleigh, NC 27601-2807
919/733-7897

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From Flower to Goddess: Preserving the Cambodian Royal Dance
by Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources

Subjects: Dance; Immigration and Migration; Asian American Culture;
Locations: Virginia; Cambodia;

http://www.arlingtonarts.org

This is the story of the Cambodian Royal Dance, traditionally performed only in the royal palace, and then repressed in Cambodia during the Pol Pot regime. Master dancers and a costumer are featured, along with children who are learning this ancient art in the United States.

Published by:
Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources
3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Arlington, VA 22206-2304
703/228-1844

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La-Li-Luo Dance-Songs of the Chuxiong Yi, Yunnan Province, China
by Alan Thrasher
$14.95 (book); $20.95 (book and cassette)
Subjects: Music; Asian Culture; Dance;
Locations: China;

http://worldmusicpress.com/laliuo.htm

Dance, dance-songs, musical instruments are discussed. Dance diagrams and music transcriptions are included.

Published by:
World Music Press
PO Box 2565
Danbury, CT 06813-2565
203/748-1131

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Moving Within the Circle: Contemporary Native American Music and Dance
by Bryan Burton
$29.95 (book and CD); $63.00 (book, CD and slides)
Subjects: Dance; Native American Culture; Music;
Locations: United States;

http://worldmusicpress.com/movingcircle.htm

Contains Native American dance instructions and diagrams, information on powwows, and instructions on how to make instruments, as well as music and lyrics for the dances, and an extensive discography.

Published by:
World Music Press
PO Box 2565
Danbury, CT 06813-2565
203/748-1131

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My Harvest Home: A Celebration of Polish Songs, Dances, Games and Customs
by Andrea Schafer
$20.95
Subjects: Polish American Culture; Foodways; Dance; Music; Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: Poland;

http://worldmusicpress.com/harvesthome.htm

This book will help teachers and students get started in learning Polish traditional arts. Sheet music is supplied for songs, instructions are given for dances. Additionally, a few recipes and craft instructions are offered.

Published by:
World Music Press
PO Box 2565
Danbury, CT 06813-2565
203/748-1131

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Our Arts, Our Land: A Young Reader's Guide to Selected Folk Arts of Hawai'i
by Michael Schuster, Carl Hefner, J.W. Junker
free
Subjects: Dance; Music; History; Geography; Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: Hawaii;

http://www2.hawaii.edu/%7Ehefner/pages/index.htm

Also included is audio material which contains the music and/or interviews of Hawaii'ian traditional master artists, originally aired on Hawai'i Public Radio as part of the "Pacific Visions" radio series. Students will learn about Hawai'ian chant, Okinawan dance, Lauhala weaving, Taiko drumming Hawai'ian steel guitar and slack key guitar as well as other Hawai'ian traditional arts.

Published by:
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
250 South Hotel Street, 2nd floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
808/586-0300

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Saman! : Dance of A Thousand Hands
by I. Kertayuda, Gusti Ngurah, Robert Young Walser
$34.95
Subjects: Music; History; Geography; Dance; Asian Culture;
Locations: Indonesia;

http://worldmusicpress.com/saman.htm

Photographs and text explain a dance which involves singing and clapping, dating back to the sixteenth century from Aceh Province on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.

Published by:
World Music Press
PO Box 2565
Danbury, CT 06813-2565
203/748-1131

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Texas Folklife Resources
by $unknown
Subjects: Music; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Dance;
Locations: Texas;

http://www.texasfolklife.org/

Curriculum guides, available either online or on order from Texas Folklife Resources. Includes an introduction to Texas folk art and more specific guides on the American Indian Heritage Festival, Texas-style and Western swing fiddling, Cowboy and folk songs of Texas, quilting, and woodcarving.

Published by:
Texas Folklife Resources
1317 S Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78704
512/441 9255

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Welcome in the Spring: Morris and Sword Dances for Children, with Optional Orff Instrument Settings
by Paul Kerlee
$24.95 (1 CD), $29.95 (2 CDs)
Subjects: Music; Dance; European Culture; Ritual and Ceremony;
Locations:

http://worldmusicpress.com/welcomein.htm

Settings for fifteen stick, sword and hanky dances, copy-OK transcriptions and optional Orff instrument settings. CD contains lively, full-length performances suitable for appreciation, practice, or performance.

Published by:
World Music Press
PO Box 2565
Danbury, CT 06813-2565
203/748-1131

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Wisconsin Powwow -- Naamikaaged: Dancer for the People
by Thomas Vennum, Jr.
$34.95
Subjects: Dance; Native American Culture; Music; History; Geography;
Locations: Wisconsin;

http://www.folklife.si.edu/explore/Resources/Tools/tools_powwow.html

This two-video set, published by the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, demonstrate how powwows incorporate historical traditions and modern innovations. The first video is a general treatment of a powwow held by Ojibwe people in northern Wisconsin. The second video follows a young Ojibwe as he dresses and paints himself for a powwow, honors his ancestors, and sings at powwows in northern Wisconsin. Suitable for grades 6-12. To order, go to: www.folkways.si.edu

Published by:
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Mail Order Dept. 0607
Washington, DC 20073-0607
800/410-9815