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Record 1 1977-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
  • Sociology of Recreation
  • Anthropology
CONT

"change", a change from one dance to another within a set of dances, e.g. "first", "second" or "third change" "grand change" and "ladies change" are alternate expressions for "grand chain" and "ladies chain", which are movements within a single dance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
  • Sociologie des loisirs
  • Anthropologie
CONT

Une "chaîne des dames" ne s'exécute pas nécessairement en 8 ou 16 temps, elle se termine quand les danseurs se sont rencontrés, quand ils ont pris le temps de communiquer l'un à l'autre.

Spanish

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