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ASTA National Conf. 2006
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February
26, 2009
A
comprehensive book of 53 traditional dances
with
calls by Dudley Laufman
Includes two CDs and a DVD
demonstrating some of the dances
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$59.00
ISBN
978-0-7360-7612-8 |
Order
from Human Kinetics, PO Box 5076, Champaign, IL 60825-5076
Tel:
217-351-5076 Fax: 217-351-2674
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CONTENTS
Chapter
1.
History of Traditional Barn Dance
Chapter 2.
Setting Up and Calling the Dances
Chapter 3.
Music and the Fiddle
Chapter 4.
Tips for Teachers
Chapter 5.
Circle Dances
Chapter 6.
Longways Dances
Chapter 7.
Square Dances
Chapter 8.
Dances in Other Formations
Chapter 9.
Contra Dances
Chapter 10.
Dances for Folks With Varying Abilities
Chapter 11.
How to Run a Community Barn Dance
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Immediate Release
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Barn Dancing
lives in new guide for instructors
Champaign
,
IL--
Teach
folk dances and authentic tunes that have been performed for over
350 years. Created by Dudley Laufman, a traditional
New England
dance caller and fiddler, and his cofiddler, Jacqueline Laufman, Traditional
Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling
(Human Kinetics, 2009) includes a DVD and two-CD package with
everything instructors need 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.
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, users can
learn the calls, and start calling the dances themselves.
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 instructors build community--and skills--within the group.
For
more information on Traditional
Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling, or
other education resources, visit www.HumanKinetics.com
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ABOUT
THE BOOK
Traditional
Barn Dances With Calls & Fiddling
Dudley
Laufman and Jacqueline Laufman
Available February 2009 · Paperback with Music CD and DVD · 216
pp
ISBN 978-0-7360-7612-8 · $59.00
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For
more than 60 years,
Dudley Laufman has been playing
music, calling traditional
New England
folk dances, and recording and writing music, dance, and
poetry. He has 14 books of music and dance, 75 magazine
and journal articles, 22 recordings, and 10 books of
poetry to his credit. His life's work is archived in the
Special Collections Library of the
University
of
New Hampshire
, and in 2001 he was presented the New Hampshire
Governor's Arts Folk Heritage Award for Excellence and
Lifetime Achievement. Visit www.laufman.org
for more information.
In 1986, Jacqueline
Laufman joined
Dudley
in partnership and they became known as the Two Fiddles.
For over 22 years, Jacqueline has played fiddle for
traditional New England dances with
Dudley
. She holds an MEd in counseling and was a public school
guidance counselor for 9 years. She has written, designed,
and edited many educational books, and she manages their
business, which averages more than 300 dance and music
engagements per year.
Together, Dudley and Jacqueline are juried artists with
the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and they have
jointly held the position of vice president for dance with
the New Hampshire Association of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance.
CONTENTS
Chapter
1.
History of Traditional Barn Dance
Chapter
2. Setting Up and Calling
the Dances
Chapter
3. Music and the Fiddle
Chapter
4. Tips for Teachers
Chapter
5. Circle Dances
Chapter
6. Longways Dances
Chapter
7. Square Dances
Chapter
8. Dances in Other
Formations
Chapter
9. Contra Dances
Chapter
10. Dances for Folks With
Varying Abilities
Chapter
11. How to Run a
Community Barn Dance
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