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Folk dancing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 336 Collections and/or Records:

Villareal, Ytalu

 File
Identifier: D002.01.0004.0091
Abstract

Photos of folk dancer Ytalu Villareal performing

Dates: Date Unknown

Vytautas Beliajus, 1982

 Item
Identifier: D002.01.0001.0049.00001
Abstract

Vytautas Finadar Beliajus (right) enjoys a glass of wine with Denver Post dance critic, Glenn Giffin (left).

Dates: 1982

Vytautas F. Beliajus International Folk Dance Collection

 Collection
Identifier: D017
Abstract

Vytatutas F. Beliajus was born in Lithuania in 1908 and emigrated to the United States in 1923. He became proficient in a wide range of folk dance styles from around the world and traveled around the country teaching folk dance, becoming known as the father of international folk dance in the United States. This collection includes periodicals and books related to folk dancing.

Dates: 1924-1997

Vytautas ''Vyts'' Beliajus at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1953

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0215.0081.00001
Abstract Vytautas ''Vyts'' Finadar Beliajus sits with folk dance music in front of him at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Vyts Beliajus was known as the ''Father of International Folk Dancing in the United States'' and was a patient at the JCRS. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish working men along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue...
Dates: circa 1953

Willard Orlich Papers

 Collection
Identifier: D099
Abstract

Will Orlich taught square dance callers for many years, as well as ran the National Callers Report, a note service for callers. This collection contains his square dance materials, including notes, workshop materials, published materials, and newsletters related to square dancing.

Dates: 1960-1976

Williams Family Cloggers

 File
Identifier: D002.01.0004.0109
Abstract

Photography of the Williams Family Cloggers

Dates: Date Unknown

Williams Family Cloggers

 Item
Identifier: D002.01.0004.0109.00001
Abstract

Photo of the Williams Family Cloggers performing an unknown dance

Dates: Date Unknown

Working Files

 Series
Identifier: D050.06
Scope and Contents

This series contains the notes, drafts, and other working files of James "Jimmy" Clossin regarding square dancing.

Dates: 1923-1981

Working Files, 1975-1991

 Series
Identifier: D098.02
Scope and Contents

This series contains the working notebooks Al Brundage used while planning his square dance teaching materials.

Dates: 1975-1991

Workshop and Square Dance Organization Materials, 1939-2000

 Series
Identifier: D103.01
Scope and Contents

This series contains Mae Fraley's materials from various square dance workshops.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1939-2000