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ERIC Number: EJ675465
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0046-760X
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The Quickening of the National Spirit: Cecil Sharp and the Pioneers of the Folk-Dance Revival in English State Schools (1900-26).
Bloomfield, Anne
History of Education, v30 n1 p59-75 Jan 2001
Focuses on the work of Cecil Sharp (1859-1924), an educator who was the driving force behind a folk-dance revival in England, and the English Folk-Dance Society whose goal was to disseminate knowledge of English Folk-Dances, Singing Games, and Folk-Songs to encourage their practice as a means of national identity in English society. (MER)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Dance, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressionism, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries, Music, Theater Arts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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