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Festival of American Folklife. Cambodian-American dances [and] Square dancing from southwest Virginia (camera one) [videorecording]

Title: Festival of American Folklife. Cambodian-American dances [and] Square dancing from southwest Virginia (camera one) [videorecording]
Publication: 1993.

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1 videocassette. 98 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

Two demonstrations with audience participation, presented on the American Social Dance program of the Festival of American Folklife. Recorded by camera one; for footage recorded by camera two, see: *MGZIA 4-1758.

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Videotaped in performance for the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image and the Smithsonian Institution by Sam Love of the Public Production Group, with the assistance of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts, at the 27th annual Festival of American Folklife on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 1-5, 1993. [Video] producer: Linda Lewett. Festival presented by the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies of the Smithsonian Institution. Director, Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies: Richard Kurin. Festival director: Diana Parker. Curator, American Social Dance program: Vivien Ta-Ying Chen.

Contents

CONTENTS: Cambodian-American dances (approx. 67 min.). Recorded on July 3, 1993, by camera one. Presenter: Frank Proschan. Dancers: Soum Sokhon, Sareth Sokhon, Nareine Sokhon, Sody Tek, Rithy Sok, Sesane Ouk, John Kheav, Vuthy Kheav, Hamany Mol, Phavann Chhuan, Natalie Chhuan, Sorabe Phann, Amro Veum. Demonstration of and instruction in Cambodian social and folk dances, some adapted from western forms: ram vong, saravann, cha-cha-cha, ram kbach, lam leav, danse slow (?), the madison, and khmer leu. -- Square dancing from southwest Virginia (Chilhowie) (approx. 31 min.). Recorded on July 3, 1993, by camera one. Presenter: Gail Matthews-De Natale. Dancers: Lois and Richard Buchanan, Lee and Carl Farris, Ernest French, Nancy and William Haworth, Mildred Holley, Glenn and Sandra Orfield, George and Mary Owens, Jack and Lala Stevens, Evelyn and French Sturgill, Barbara and James Vance, David and Janie Salyer. Callers: Kirby Smith and William Haworth. Demonstration of and instruction in Appalachian square dancing, two-step, Cotton-eyed Joe, waltz, and clog dancing.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1757

OCLC

NYPY946049447-F

Title

Festival of American Folklife. Cambodian-American dances [and] Square dancing from southwest Virginia (camera one) [videorecording]

Imprint

1993.

Local Subject

Television. Festival of American Folklife.

Social dancing -- 20th century.

Square, round and contra dancing.

Old time dancing.

Added Author

Proschan, Frank. Producer

Sokhon, Soum, dancer.

Sokhon, Sareth C., dancer.

Sokhon, Nareine, dancer.

Tek, Sody T., dancer.

Sok, Rithy, dancer.

Ouk, Sesane, dancer.

Kheav, John, dancer.

Kheav, Vuthy, dancer.

Chhuan, Phavann, dancer.

Chhuan, Natalie, dancer.

Phann, Sorabe, dancer.

Matthews, Gail. Producer

Buchanan, Richard, dancer.

Haworth, Nancy, dancer.

Haworth, William. Performer

Sturgill, French, dancer.

Vance, Barbara, dancer.

Vance, James, dancer.

Salyer, David, dancer.

Salyer, Janie, dancer.

Smith, Kirby, square dance caller.

Chen, Vivien. Curator

Lewett, Linda. Producer

Love, Sam.

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.

Festival of American Folklife (1993 : Smithsonian Institution)

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-1757

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