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Dance

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = CW

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Juangs Dancing, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2630
Scope and Contents Photograph of a group of Juangs dancing and druming underneath a tree in the early 20th century.
Dates: 1870s-1930s

Note about 'striking the dearna', June 1887

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/219
Scope and Contents Note which reads 'Striking the dearna to revive a person in a fit so also in C[ailleach] an Dudain.'
Dates: June 1887

Note about the 'De-dieann', 27 October 1873

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW115/27
Scope and Contents Note about the 'De-dieann' which reads 'Winter amuse[ment]s - a little creat[ure] call[led] An De-dieann/ De-dio'eann dileas - They w[ou]ld him dance on the bac easgaid na fri &c. Totachan Clann Andain Falbh sar a cu &c.'
Dates: 27 October 1873

Notebook No.130, 10 January 1846-20 January 1846

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/130
Scope and Contents This notebook contains notes about slave religion, dances, festivities, and Lyell's observations of the lives of enslaved people in Georgia. This is interspersed with geological observations, lists of boxes sent and received of specimens, and cross section illustrations of landscapes. This notebook is mostly written in pencil. The index is located at p. 113-117, and is in pen. Unitarianism, Abolitionism p. 4 List of 'Boxes Sent'; shells,...
Dates: 10 January 1846-20 January 1846

Notebook relating to Aesthetic Dancing, September 1931

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Identifier: EUA GD55/2/8/1
Scope and Contents Comprises notes and diagrams relating to various dances including various country dances, polkas and mazurkas.
Dates: September 1931

Notebook relating to English Folk Dancing, Undated, c.1931

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Identifier: EUA GD55/2/8/3
Scope and Contents Contains notes and diagrams relating to morris dancing, Highland fling and country dances with notes of tunes and traditions.
Dates: Undated, c.1931

Notebook relating to Greek Dancing, Undated, c.1931

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Identifier: EUA GD55/2/8/2
Scope and Contents Contains notes on theory, foot and body practice and the practical teaching of dance.
Dates: Undated, c.1931

'Outdoor 'Ballet' on tennis lawn at hostel', 1922

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Identifier: EUA GD55/1/4/6/1/17
Scope and Contents Two photographs: one depicts six students in Greek-inspired costume seated on the lawn, the other depicts seven students, also in Greek costume, holding foliage. Two original photos plus enlarged prints.
Dates: Event: 1922

Somali Warriors, Preparing for a Dance, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/2197
Scope and Contents Photograph of a group of Somali warriors preparing for a dance wearing long robes and turbans and carrying long spears in the early 20th century.
Dates: 1870s-1930s

Song beginning 'Se t eilbh san t eilbh', 1901

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW110/16
Scope and Contents Song beginning 'Se t eilbh san t eilbh, S e t eilbh bu docha leinn' [The Kilt Is My Delight]. The song is composed of twleve lines, but as it is port-a-beul, the second and third lines of each verse are repetitions of the first and given as ditto marks. The text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.
Dates: 1901