Folk-dances of South India
By: by Hildegard L. Spreen, with the assistance of R. Ramani ; Foreword by Marie Buck
Publisher: Pilgrims Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Varanasi
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: Folk dancing; Folk dance music; Tamil Folk songs
Description: Folk dances represent the heart of any culture.  Through folk dance the common man is able to express his innermost feeling. In a culture as rich as India's it is therefore no surprise that it abounds with folk art. Concentrating mainly on South Indian dance forms this book gives us in the greatest detail the various folk dances that may be found there. Learn many of the folk songs that abound in this region. Enjoy their rhythm and melody. Find out how these lyrics are adapted to dance. Learn the various steps and poses.This book contains illustrations that show us the various steps and mudras used in the folk dances of South India.
Notes: Includes folk-songs in Tamil, romanized Tamil and English, with unaccompanied melodies.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 134).