Native American Dance StepsThis 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 bourrée. 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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8th-note values alternation American Indian ball of left ball of right ballet beat bending-forward body and head body is inclined BOURRÉE brush-back bull Cake-walk carries the weight characteristic Continue costume cowhide dancers Dog Dance drum drum-beat value Eagle Dance facing front feet simultaneously foot and raise foot to ground forward-thrust grandfather horse-tail illustrations inches forward Indian dance jeté jeté-sauté jump left foot Lower left heel Main-step to end Malinche Mananca Matachines Mexican Montezuma movement Navaho Peace Dance pivot-turn position posture Pueblo Indian raise left Raise right foot reference-numbers in score rhythm right foot three right toe San Ildefonso Indian San Ildefonso Pueblo Santa Clara Pueblo sauté semi-squatting skip slide Snowbird song Step on ball Step on left Step on right Sun Dance Tap right foot Tesuque Pueblo Tewa tone Touch right foot touches the ground tribes tunes turn twisted to right YÉBICHAI DANCE