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Folk dance music

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Don and Vera Clausen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: D056
Abstract

This collection contains square dance materials produced and collected by Don and Vera Clausen.

Dates: 1956-2015

Jane Diggs Folk Dance LP Collection

 Collection
Identifier: D085
Abstract

This collection contains 78 LPs and 45 LPs of folk dance music. Records were used by folk dancing groups in New Mexico. The music ranges from Spanish to Eastern European.

Dates: Other: Date Not Yet Determined

Lloyd Shaw Foundation Audiovisual Collection

 Collection
Identifier: D016
Dates: 1850-2007; Majority of material found within 1945-1985

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