Dantzari Gazteak Dancers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Basque: Innovation by Culture / 2.3: Audio
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2016 July 09
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.SFF.2016, Item SFF2016_0709_Basque_Frontoia_0005
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Listening copies available
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content: Formed in 1944, the Dantzari Gazteak troupe from Bakersfield, Kern County, California, is the second largest Basque dance club in the United States. With members' ages ranging from 11 to 20 years old, this troupe performs year-round at Basque celebrations throughout the United States. These American Basque people work to preserve and promote their identity through traditional dance performances. Come watch their dances!