Native American Dance Steps

By: BESSIE EVANS

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Paperback | 4 February 2003

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This well-researched book provides details of the varied steps that certain groups of Native Americans have used to express their dance ideas - from skips, jumps, and hop steps, to an Indian form of the pas de bourree. Similarities to Oriental dances, classical ballet, Spanish and Russian variants, and steps in other dance forms are also considered. Examples are given of Indian dance music, words, and descriptive sounds that accompany this music, and the choreography of certain typical Indian dances of the Southwest. Authentic illustrations by a Native American artist depict dancers, while outline figures characterize steps and postures. An inportant addition to the libraries of anthropologists and students of Native American culture, this classic will be invaluable to ethnomusicologists and choreographers.

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Non-Fiction History Specific Events & Topics in History Social & Cultural History Society & Culture Social Groups Ethnic Studies Indigenous Peoples Arts & Entertainment Dance & Other Performing Arts Dance Folk Dancing

Introduction	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xvii
Prologue	p. 3
Some Characteristic Indian Dance Steps
Elements of the Dance	p. 11
Abbreviations, etc.	p. 15
A Highly Characteristic Movement	p. 15
The Skip	p. 19
The Jump	p. 20
A Jump Step	p. 20
Jumping on Both Feet Simultaneously (Apache Devil-Dance Step)	p. 22
A Jump from One Foot to the Other	p. 23
A Hop Step	p. 25
A Step from the "Snowbird" Dance	p. 26
A "Comanche" Step	p. 29
A Tap Step	p. 31
A Turn with Taps	p. 33
A "Two-step" or War-Dance Step	p. 35
An Indian Form of the Pas de Bourree	p. 38
A Sioux Step	p. 40
A Hopi Step	p. 40
Examples of Indian Dance of the Southwest	p. 45
Eagle Dance	p. 49
War Dance	p. 61
Sun Dance	p. 64
Matachines	p. 73
A Yebichai Dance Fragment	p. 88
Dog Dance	p. 93
Index	p. 101
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