Author : Violet Alford
Publisher : Noverre Press
ISBN 13 : 9781914311277
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (112 download)
Book Synopsis Dances of France III. The Pyrenees by : Violet Alford
Download or read book Dances of France III. The Pyrenees written by Violet Alford and published by Noverre Press. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dances of the French Pyrenees express a multitude of influences in their colourful variety. At the eastern end the French side is influenced by Spanish Catalonia, at the western end the famous Basque dances show some slight influence from their Spanish-Basque brothers; even in the centre, under the high and inaccessible peaks, dances are coloured by influence from across the frontier, so that everywhere traditions are Pyrenean rather than regional or local. Violet Alford, author of this book and editor of the series, knew the Pyrenees as few other foreigners do. She was a dancer herself, both at home and with the people whose countries she visited. Readers of her books The Traditional Dance (with Rodney Gallop) and Pyrenean Festivals, and of the many articles she wrote on folk-lore and folk dance, will recognise her lively and authoritative style. Miss Alford here selected five typical dances for fuller description, with music and step-notation. Four plates in colour show the correct costumes.