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DANCES OF BELGIUM IBD

DAVID LEONARD
04 / 2021
9781914311154
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Sinopsis

After a beribboned cock has been presented to the Mayor of certain Walloon towns the hapless bird is decapitated and the people dance around it - a strange, ritual ceremony, its analogue known also in the Pyrenees and in Spain.áThis and many another ancient custom has been kept alive throughout southern and eastern Belgium by the peopleâÇÖs great love of dancing - on the place, on platforms and in cafes.áIn Flanders, too, traditional dancing lives on.áHer link with the past is seen, in particular, with the Sword Dances for which she was so famous.áHistory records their performance in the picturesque city of Bruges as far back as 1389, and in the region of Antwerp men still dance âÇÖThe TraweiteldansâÇÖ to the accompaniment of a drum roll.M. Pinon was a folk song expert but was led to study folk dancing through insistent demands from all parts of the country. M. Jamar boasted twenty-five yearsâÇÖ study of his native Flanders.áLike his collaborator he was a member of the Belgian National Commission on Folklore.Their book contains music and step notations for five dances and there are, in addition, four coloured plates showing the correct costumes to be worn.

PVP
15,48