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Polish folk dances and songs : a step-by-step guide

Title
Polish folk dances and songs : a step-by-step guide / Ada Dziewanowska with Basia Dziewanowska [and others].
Author
Dziewanowska, Ada.
Publication
New York : Hippocrene Books, 1997.

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Description
672 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
Summary
  • The most comprehensive and definitive book on Polish Dance in the English language, this work contains in-depth descriptions of over 80 of Poland's most characteristic and interesting dances, including such national dances as the Polonez, the Mazur, the Kujawiak, the Oberek, the Krakowiak, and over 70 selected dances from Mazowsze, Malopolska, Silesia, Wielkopolska, and Pomorze.
  • For each dance, the author provides step-by-step instructions on the dancers' positions, basic steps, and patterns. There are over 400 illustrations depicting steps and movements, and over 90 appropriate musical selections providing the musical score, lyrics in Polish, and the English translations and pronunciation.
Subject
  • Folk dancing, Polish
  • Folk dance music > Poland
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 657-662) and index.
Contents
Polish Folk Dances: Their Origins and Development -- Selected Regional Dances. Lowicz Region. Opoczno Region. Green Kurpie Region. Lublin Region. Rzeszow Region. Sacz Lachy Region. Podhale Region. Sample Dances from Sub-regions of Podhale. Upper Silesia (Gorny Slask) Region. Group I. Cieszyn Dances. Group II. Beskid Mountain Dances. Group III. Dances Popular all over Upper Silesia. Group IV. Dances from Other Subregions. Macro Region of Wielkopolska. Kaszuby Region -- The National Dances. Polonez. Mazur. Kujawiak. Oberek. Krakowiak. Profile: Ada Dziewanowska.
ISBN
0781804205
LCCN
97026137
OCLC
  • 37180983
  • ocm37180983
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries