 | United States - 1911 - 388 pages
...line, additional lines are formed. All taking part sing the particular song for this dance. 7. Siente hitkla (Snake dance) Of the seven dances this appears...the dancers around and around until finally the line become? coiled, in form resembling x a snake. Soon the coil becomes so close it is impossible to move... | |
 | James Henri Howard - Performing Arts - 1997 - 198 pages
...either grasping hands or each holding on to the shoulder of the dancer immediately in front. First came the men, then the women, and lastly the boys and girls,...man in the line is naturally the leader; he moves in a serpentine course, all following. Gradually he leads the dancers around and around until finally... | |
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Of the seven dances this appears to have been the great favorite as it was also the last. The dancers form in a single line, either grasping hands or each holding on to the shoulder of the dancer immediately in front. First come the men, then the women,... 