{"product_id":"dances-of-switzerland-hardcover","title":"Dances of Switzerland - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouise Witzig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives a fascinating account of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwitzerland's rich heritage of dance and song\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- a heritage to which all the four races of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwiss have contributed their varying shares.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe clog dances of the Alpine cowherds and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir well-known yodelling songs, the simple, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eflowing Valse Frappée of Geneva, and the gay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLüderen Polka have been part of Swiss village\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elife for many hundreds of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese and many other dances, and their place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein Swiss folk life, are described by the author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein an introductory essay; in addition, four\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etypical dances are selected for more detailed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edescription, with music and step-notation, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand four delightful colour plates show the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecorrect costume for each.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMlle. Witzig was General Secretary of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwiss National Costume Society and had\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealways had a love of the old Swiss customs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand folklore; her Society has done much\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egood work in the preservation of dance and costumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53125730599219,"sku":"9781914311055","price":27.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dSUT1_RDib9781914311055.webp?v=1773260054","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/dances-of-switzerland-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}