Ethnic Dance--Roundtrip to Trinidad

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Date
1960
Summary
Explores the significance of ethnic dance in the field of formal dance. Presents a variety of West Indian dances. Explains their derivations and movements. Includes  Bele,  a West Indian adaptation of the minuet;  Yanvallou, a voodoo dance; and  Banda,  a Haitian dance about death. Features Geoffrey Holder and Carmen de Lavallade.
Contributors
Martha Myers; Jac Venza; Greg Harney; Geoffrey Holder and Company; Carmen de Lavallade; Julius Fields; Thelma Hill; Miriam Port; Charles Saint-Amant; Alexander Cambrelen; Roland De Longoria; Alson Whitcher; WGBH-TV; The Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genres
Educational; Dance
Subjects
Dance; Ethnomusicology
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Physical Description
1 film reel (29 min.) sound,black and white/monochrome; 16 mm
Other Identifier
Catalog Key: 7832231

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