DANCING HOUSES IN SLOVAKIA

• Authors: Ambrozova J.
• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The paper describes Dancing House as a cultural happening intended to teach people folk dances. The local variants of folk dances mediated to public by instructions represent the source of information about authentic traditional dancing forms in Slovakia. The article presents a brief history of Dancing House and focuses on the main principles of the teaching and on the dramaturgical methods. In conclusion the authoress emphasizes importance of Dancing House and outlines its main functions within the folklore movement in Slovakia.

Keywords

EN

DANCING HOUSE (SLOVAKIA); FOLKLORE MOVEMENT

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Ethnology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Ethnological Society, and Slovak National Museum - Ethnological Museum (in Martin)
• Journal: Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes)
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 38-45
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Ambrozova J.

• J. Ambrozova, no address given, contact the journal editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

05SKAAAA00551415