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Dances of Switzerland
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This book gives a fascinating account ofSwitzerland's rich heritage of dance and song- a heritage to which all the four races of theSwiss have contributed their varying shares.The clog dances of the Alpine cowherds andtheir well-known yodelling songs, the simple, flowing Valse Frappée of Geneva, and the gayLüderen Polka have been part of Swiss villagelife for many hundreds of years.These and many other dances, and their placein Swiss folk life, are described by the authorin an introductory essay, in addition, fourtypical dances are selected for more detaileddescription, with music and step-notation, and four delightful colour plates show thecorrect costume for each.Mlle. Witzig was General Secretary of theSwiss National Costume Society and hadalways had a love of the old Swiss customsand folklore, her Society has done muchgood work in the preservation of dance and costumes.
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