Square-Dance Figures from Northern New York State, 1931
Creator: Maud Karpeles (1931)
Maud Karpeles was a close associate of Cecil Sharp, the English folksong collector and founder of the English Folk Dance Society. While in Appalachia in 1917, Sharp and Karpeles had their first introduction to a group of dancers running a set, at the Pine Mountain Settlement School.
After Sharp's death in 1924, Karpeles continued collecting song and dance material in North America. This account explains her observations of dancers in northeastern New York, near the Adirondacks.
Collection: Northern squares
Subjects: Northeast - general
Tags: Adirondacks, Maud Karpeles, New York
Subjects: Northeast - general
Tags: Adirondacks, Maud Karpeles, New York
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: Adirondack Square Dancing |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Jack Arehart's calling booklet |
| Item: The James W. Kimball Traditional Music & Dance in NYS Collection | is related to | This Item |
Citation
Maud Karpeles, “Square-Dance Figures from Northern New York State, 1931,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1985.
Dublin Core
Title
Square-Dance Figures from Northern New York State, 1931
Subject
Description
Maud Karpeles was a close associate of Cecil Sharp, the English folksong collector and founder of the English Folk Dance Society. While in Appalachia in 1917, Sharp and Karpeles had their first introduction to a group of dancers running a set, at the Pine Mountain Settlement School.
After Sharp's death in 1924, Karpeles continued collecting song and dance material in North America. This account explains her observations of dancers in northeastern New York, near the Adirondacks.
After Sharp's death in 1924, Karpeles continued collecting song and dance material in North America. This account explains her observations of dancers in northeastern New York, near the Adirondacks.
Creator
Source
The Journal of the English Folk Dance Society, No. 4 (1931), pp. 9-13
Date Created
1931