{"product_id":"dances-of-england-wales-9781914311017","title":"Dances of England \u0026 Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Maud Karpeles | Lois Blake\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: David Leonard\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: David Leonard\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe traditional dances of Merrie England, that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eonce earned us the name of 'the dancing English', \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewere all but lost under the soot and grime of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndustrial Revolution. Only the devoted labours\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand patient research of Cecil Sharp saved them\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom extinction: Here and there in quiet corners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the countryside he found old men who still\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eremembered the delightful dances of their youth, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand this 'timely salvage', as Maud Karpeles calls it, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresulted in the folkdance revival that is at once his\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehandiwork and his memorial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Wales, too, time has wrought ill with the folk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etraditions. The music of the crwth is heard, alas, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eno more, but the Welsh dances are being revived, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand can now be seen in their traditional setting at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Eisteddfodau and in the country villages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Karpeles, who worked with Sharp for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emany years and who is Honorary Secretary of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe International Folk Music Council, writes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith authority on English folk dancing; Mrs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlake is President of the Welsh Folk Dnace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociety. Detailed descriptions (with music) of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efour selected dances, and four costume plates in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efull colour make this book one that will gladden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe heart of all who love the dance and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecountryside. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46451268845719,"sku":"9781914311017","price":1290.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781914311017.webp?v=1769136413","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dances-of-england-wales-9781914311017","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}