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DANCES OF THE NETHERLANDS IBD

DAVID LEONARD
05 / 2021
9781914311222
Inglés

Sinopsis

Clogs and baggy trousers, wide checked skirtsand white caps - is not this our picture whenwe think of Dutch folk dances? But thiscostume belongs only to one dance and onepart of the country, even there the womenare coming to prefer ?a pleated black skirtwhich gives a slim and even elegant outline?.And who would suspect the sober Dutch ofsuch a dance as the Cramignon, a chain dancethat winds ?in and out of the houses and innsof the village? behind a brass band?Dr. Elise van der Ven-ten Bensel devotedher life to the study and preservation ofDutch folk dances. Together with herhusband, another noted folklorist, she filmedthe traditional customs of the country andorganised folk-dance schools. In this book,after a lively and amusing essay on Dutch folklife, the author describes four typical dances,with their step-notation and music, and fourcharming colour plates show the traditionalcostumes for each dance.