| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, map. |
| Series |
Music in American Life |
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Music in American life.
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| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed June 25 2015). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction. Appalachia and Appalachian dance -- Diversity and cultural transmission in the southern mountains -- The southern square dance -- Square roots -- Transforming tradition -- Cecil sharp and the Kentucky running set -- Sharp's legacy -- "Barn dances with calls" (1924-1933) -- The Virginia reel -- Religion and dancing -- Couple dances -- The cakewalk -- Appalachian step dance -- Clogging : Appalachian step dance on stage -- Community dance in Appalachia -- The American square dance -- Appendix. "Barn dances with calls" (1924-1933). |
| Summary |
In Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics, old-time musician and flatfoot dancer Philip Jamison journeys into the past and surveys the present to tell the story behind the square dances, step dances, reels, and other forms of dance practiced in southern Appalachia. These distinctive folk dances, Jamison argues, are not the unaltered jigs and reels brought by early British settlers, but hybrids that developed over time by adopting and incorporating elements from other popular forms. He traces the forms from their European, African American, and Native American roots to the modern day. On the way he explores the powerful influence of black culture, showing how practices such as calling dances as well as specific kinds of steps combined with white European forms to create distinctly "American" dances. From cakewalks to clogging, and from the Shoo-fly Swing to the Virginia Reel, Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics reinterprets an essential aspect of Appalachian culture. |
| Subject |
Folk dancing -- Appalachian Region.
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Appalachian Region -- Social life and customs.
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GAMES / Reference.
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GAMES / Travel Games.
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HISTORY / Social History.
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Dance.
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Folk dancing. (OCoLC)fst00928643
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Appalachian Region. (OCoLC)fst01240092
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jamison, Phil Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics : Roots and Branches of Southern Appalachian Dance Champaign : University of Illinois Press,c2015 9780252039270 |
| ISBN |
9780252097324 (electronic bk.) |
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0252097327 (electronic bk.) |
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