This is an extensive work on international folk dancing as practiced in the United States. It is a must for folk dance enthusiastsnovice to expert. Never before has such a wide variety of entries on this popular, multi-faceted social phenomenon been brought together. It tells how to do the hopak, czardas and the bamboo pole dance; plan an international folk dance program; do the little finger hold and the hambo swing. "International Folk Dancing ""U.S.A." presents historical vignettes on pioneer folk dance leaders; instructions for 180 dances from 30 countries; contributions from 60 folk...
This is an extensive work on international folk dancing as practiced in the United States. It is a must for folk dance enthusiastsnovice to expert. Ne...
Square dancing is friendship set to music, says author Betty Casey. Just take four couples, old or young, put em on a good floor, turn on the music, and you re all set. Whether you ve done it before or you re just starting out, this book tells you everything you need to know85 basic movements used all over the world, the spirited calls unique to square dancing, the costumes and equipment that are best, and music (from Red River Valley to Mack the Knife ) that will set your feet in motion. Down-to-earth details and anecdotes give a taste of the good times in store for you. Find out how...
Square dancing is friendship set to music, says author Betty Casey. Just take four couples, old or young, put em on a good floor, turn on the music, a...
Generations of Texans have believed that "to dance is to live." At rustic "play parties" and elegant cotillions, in tiny family dance halls and expansive urban honky-tonks, from historic beginnings to next Saturday night, Texans have waltzed, polkaed, schottisched, and shuffled their way across the state.
In Dance across Texas, internationally known dance instructor and writer Betty Casey takes an informal look at the history of Texas dancing and, in clear diagrams, photos, and detailed instructions, tells "how to" do more than twenty Texas dances.
Previously, little had...
Generations of Texans have believed that "to dance is to live." At rustic "play parties" and elegant cotillions, in tiny family dance halls and exp...
