National Dance
Allenby-Jaffe, Margaret
Whosoever danceth not, knoweth not the way of life." At the time this line from a 2nd-century Gnostic hymn was written, dancing was still "of the people, for the people, by the people, " so integral a part of life that it was almost akin to breathing. It is at the dance of the common people--folk dance--that this book takes a long look. Country by country, it explores and compares the cultural traditions that underpin folk dance in various par...