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| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Maureen Needham |
| ISBN: | 0252026934 9780252026935 0252069994 9780252069994 |
| OCLC Number: | 46918095 |
| Description: | 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Dances of the Native Americans: Manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians (1836) / George Catlin -- Ghost dance (1890) / James A. Mooney -- Indian bureau regulations (1902) / W.A. Jones, commissioner -- Keeping the rituals alive (1985) / Jill D. Sweet -- Contemporary Native American pow-wow dancing (2000) / Tara Browner -- Navajo night chant for the dance of the thunderbirds / translated by Washington Matthews -- Other dance traditions in America: Playford's "English dancing master" (1651) and country dancing in America / Kate Van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer -- War of the quadrilles: Creoles vs. Americans (1804) / Maureen Needham -- Sunday afternoon dances in Congo Square (1819) / Benjamin Henry Latrobe -- Japanese bon dance survivals in Hawai'i (1982) / Judy Van Zile -- All lined up at the Wildhorse Saloon (1997) / Maureen Needham -- Swingin' out: southern California's lindy revival (2000) / Juliet McMains and Danielle Robinson -- Anti-dance brigade: Arrow against profane and promiscuous dancing drawn out of the quiver of the scriptures (1685) / Increase Mather -- From the ballroom to hell (1894) / Thomas A. Faulkner -- Dance-hall reform (1909) / Belle Lindner Israels -- Twist: brave new whirl (1962) / Marshall Fishwick -- Dance of the century (1988) / New York Times, Dec. 12, 1988. Pioneers of theatrical dance in America: John Durang (1768-1822), first American theatrical dancer / John Durang -- American career of Jean Baptiste Francisqui (1793-1808) / Maureen Needham -- Critics react to Fanny Elssler's American debut (1840-41) / New York Mirror, May 30, 1840, Ralph Waldo Emerson's Journal, Oct., 1841 -- Black crook burlesque (1867) / G.W. Griffin with Mr. Christy for Christy's Minstrels -- Critics react to The black crook (1866) / New York Times, Sept. 13, 1866, New York Daily Tribune, Sept. 17, 1866 -- Creators: visions of America: American Heroine (1786) / Jean-Francois Arnould-Mussot -- America, a grand historical spectacle (1893) / Imre Kiralfy -- Isadora Duncan's vision of America dancing (1927) / Isadora Duncan -- Dancing for men (1926) / Ted Shawn -- Platform for the American dance / Martha Graham -- Declaration / Doris Humphrey -- American document (1938) / Martha Graham -- Southland (1951) / Katherine Dunham -- Critic reacts to Balanchine's Stars and stripes / Lillian Moore -- Flag dance (1970) / Yvonne Rainer -- Naked in America (1999) / Sonje Mayo with text by Jean Dell -- Last supper at Uncle Tom's cabin/the promised land (1990) / Bill T. Jones with Peggy Gillespie -- Chronology of selected dance styles and genres. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Maureen Needham. |
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