Subject Guides: Dance 170 & 370: World Dance: Dance in Audio

Instructional Books with CDs you can check out!

Step Lively series by Marian Rose; Community Dance; June Harman (Illustrator)
Call Number: MD 1625 .R67 S73 2000 vol.1-3 Quarto-W
ISBN: 0968756913
An introduction to many kinds of group dancing, and a resource for teachers wanting dance resource material that is up-to-date, fun to use, and clear and explicit. Three volumes.
Folk Dances of Latin America by Debbie Cavalier (Editor)
Call Number: MD 1626 .F64 C38 1994
ISBN: 0898989809
Book + CD with dances: Fado blanquita (Portugal; Brazil) -- Huyano (Peru) -- El llanero (Venezuela) -- Marinera (Peru) -- Palapala (Argentina) -- Si senor (Brazil) -- Tamborito (Panama) -- Los viejitos (Mexico)
Mexican Folk Dances by Debbie Cavalier (Editor)
Call Number: MD 1627 .M492 C38 1994
ISBN: 0898989477
Book and CD for dances: La bamba -- La burrita = The little donkey -- Chiapenecas = Clap hands dance -- Chihuahua -- La cucaracha -- La Jesusita -- La raspa.
Dance a While by Anne Pittman; Marlys S. Waller; Cathy L. Dark
Call Number: MD 1751 .H37 2000 and MD 1751 .H37 2005
ISBN: 0805321829
Publication Date: 2004-07-01
Hnadbook for folk, square, contra and social dance. Includes music CD. Background, cultural information and instructions for each dance.

The Bible in Israeli folk dances = ha-Tanakh be-riḳude ha-ʻam ha-Yiśreʼeliyim
Call Number: M 1810 .B52 2001 CD
Sound recording to accompany twenty-four Israeli folk dances. Book that discusses these dances and more = MD 1703 .I75 G6413 2001.
More folk dance music for kids and teachers by Sanna Longden
Call Number: MD 1743 .L658 2004b CD
Look for Sanna Longden DVDs as well, at MD 1743. L658 in the DVD section.
Simple Folk Dances by Georgiana Stewart
Call Number: M 1993 .S847 S55 1977 CD
Simple traditional folk dances, presented in a slow, repetitive fashion so they are easy to learn.
Dance and romance by The Emeralds
Call Number: M 1356 .E43 D363 1996 CD
Music for dancing including the Mexican hat dance, the Canadian butterfly, the French minuet, the schottische, even the limbo. And more. (BYU has 12 albums of DANCE music recorded by The Emeralds, all at M 1356 .E43.)

International Folk Dances by Internet Archive This is a collection of music from around the world for folk dancing that has long been out of print. Many of the vinyl recordings are actually transcribed from older 78s.

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