The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dance

by Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Book Overview

While there are books about folk dances from individual countries or regions, there isn't a single comprehensive book on folk dances across the globe. This illustrated compendium offers the student, teacher, choreographer, historian, media critic, ethnographer, and general reader an overview of the evolution and social and religious significance of folk dance.

The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dance focuses on the uniqueness of kinetic performance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442257482
• ISBN13: 9781442257481
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.1" x 10.1"