Sayaw : Philippine dances /
Alejandro, Reynaldo G.
Sayaw : Philippine dances / Reynaldo Bamboa Alejandro, Amanda Abad Santos-Gana. - Manila : National Book Store, c2002. - 238 p. : chiefly col. ill. 29 cm.
This book of Reynaldo G. Alejandro is a continuation of his second book on dance, Philippine Dance: Mainstream Crosscurrents, (1978) and includes new materials on the evolution of Philippine dance to the present. The book essays the history of dance in the Philippines ranges from tribal dancing in isolated regions (loyal to local forms but not necessarily unchanged), performed in actual ceremonies to the stylish revues of folk dance groups portraying the variety of ethnic styles within the culture, to theatrical dance, modern dance, ballet and contemporary social dance (ballroom dancing). Text is accompanied by colored images.
9712711684
Dancing
Sayaw : Philippine dances / Reynaldo Bamboa Alejandro, Amanda Abad Santos-Gana. - Manila : National Book Store, c2002. - 238 p. : chiefly col. ill. 29 cm.
This book of Reynaldo G. Alejandro is a continuation of his second book on dance, Philippine Dance: Mainstream Crosscurrents, (1978) and includes new materials on the evolution of Philippine dance to the present. The book essays the history of dance in the Philippines ranges from tribal dancing in isolated regions (loyal to local forms but not necessarily unchanged), performed in actual ceremonies to the stylish revues of folk dance groups portraying the variety of ethnic styles within the culture, to theatrical dance, modern dance, ballet and contemporary social dance (ballroom dancing). Text is accompanied by colored images.
9712711684
Dancing
