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Sayaw : Philippine dances / Reynaldo Bamboa Alejandro, Amanda Abad Santos-Gana.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Manila : National Book Store, c2002.Description: 238 p. : chiefly col. ill. 29 cmISBN:
  • 9712711684
Subject(s): Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Filipiniana Reference Filipiniana Reference Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Filipiniana Reference FR GV 1703.P6 Al25 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3AEA0000272780

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.

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