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Folk dance today

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LIBRARY DIVISION
Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Folk dance today

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Title
Folk dance today
Names
Aman Folk Ensemble (Performer)
Hellenic Dancers (Performer)
Finjan (Performer)
Swedish Folk Dance Club of Los Angeles (Performer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1978
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7949
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1590 (former)
Topics
Debka (Dance)
Hambo (Dance)
Polska (Dance)
Kolo (Dance)
Dajčovo horo (Dance)
Syrtos (Dance)
Folk dancing -- Azerbaijan
Folk dancing
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: Presented and distributed by Film Associates. Director: Mario Casetta. Photographer: Lawrence Davis.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (17 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Educational film on the pleasures of recreational folk dancing. Dances are performed by an American folk dance club in informal attire and by costumed folk dancers in various settings. Performers include the Aman Folk Ensemble, the Hellenic Dancers, Finjan, and the Swedish Folk Dance Club of Los Angeles. Dances represented are the Lebanese debka, the Swedish hambo and polska, the Balkan kolo, the Bulgarian dajčovo horo, an Azerbaijani women's dance from Armenia, and the Greek syrtós.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY896030257-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12167547
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 725f74b0-84f1-0135-874d-4fe7719f8c4f
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1978: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Folk dance today" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1978. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dbdb21e3-a8b4-42c0-a5f5-9f79df9bbf68

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Folk dance today" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dbdb21e3-a8b4-42c0-a5f5-9f79df9bbf68

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1978). Folk dance today Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/dbdb21e3-a8b4-42c0-a5f5-9f79df9bbf68

Wikipedia Citation

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Folk dance today