"Traditional Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling" will help
you
- learn folk dances and authentic tunes that have been performed
for over 350 years in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the
British Isles;
- teach 53 dances to participants of all ages and abilities
regardless of your experience in dance instruction; and
- impart appropriate historical and cultural information about
each dance.
Dance instruction has never been made easier than with
"Traditional Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling." Created by
Dudley Laufman, a traditional New England dance caller and fiddler,
and his cofiddler, Jacqueline Laufman, who have more than 80 years
of combined experience, this book, DVD, and two-CD package contains
everything you need for learning to teach 53 dances to participants
of all ages and abilities. Music, calls, and dance steps are
included for Virginia Reel, Portland Fancy, Paul Jones, Grand
March, Seven-Step Polka, Farandole, and Jefferson and Liberty and
more.
With its precise and detailed instruction, you will quickly be
comfortable with the various circle, square, and longways dances to
teach your group how to move through the steps and figures of the
dances. Traditional Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling contains
these items:
- An easy-to-use book that features the calls and directions for
the dances in large print so you can read them from a distance as
you move about the room to help dancers
- Sheet music for the fiddle tunes to promote interdisciplinary
collaborations with general music teachers, orchestra directors,
and string teachers and to encourage the use of live music with the
dancing
- Folklore, facts, and teaching suggestions for each dance
- A DVD that includes a video glossary showing the moves as well
as walk-throughs and full demonstrations for selected dances
- Two CDs of authentic fiddle tunes for many of the dances with
the calls on one track followed by the music track without
calls
"Traditional Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling" is much more
than just dance steps. Lovers of both music and folk culture will
enjoy the beautiful cadence and lilt in Dudley Laufman's voice as
he calls over the music. The calls blend with the music recorded by
traditional dance fiddlers and other musicians on piano, accordion,
harmonica, and limberjack, which allow a one-of-a-kind experience
in an era when most people will never get to experience a real barn
dance, an important part of American cultural history.
This comprehensive package provides the tools for facilitating
an interdisciplinary learning experience as participants learn the
dances along with their historical contexts. Participants also have
the option of playing the music themselves, using the sheet music,
or selecting from the music CD tracks. Over time, you will learn
the calls, and you can call the dances yourself.
After presenting background on traditional barn dancing and
instructions on setting up and calling dances, the Laufmans
organize the dances according to three traditional formations,
providing detailed instruction on circle dances, square dances, and
longways dances. They also cover dances in other formations and
provide suggestions for including people in wheelchairs and those
with varying abilities.
"Traditional Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling" also
presents teaching tips and tools, including historical tidbits, a
glossary, poems and word search puzzles, as well as an index of
dances by various categories, such as formation, difficulty, title,
and music track. At the end of the book, they explain how to
organize a dance to promote social dancing, music appreciation, and
community.
Social folk dancing has withstood the test of time because it
appeals to people's sense of and desire for community while dancing
to joyful music. "Traditional Barn Dances With Calls &
Fiddling" will help you build community--and skills--within your
group. All will have a great time while taking part in an ongoing
tradition of this resounding music and joyful dancing.
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