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ERIC Number: EJ307611
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Teaching Music through Balkan Folk Dance.
Shehan, Patricia K.
Music Educators Journal, v71 n3 p47-51 Nov 1984
Music teachers can use folk dance to teach rhythm and meter. One of the richest collections of folk dances in the world comes from the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. A musical approach to folk dance is discussed, and four Balkan dances are described. (RM)
Descriptors: Dance, Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture, Movement Education, Music Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Balkans; Meter (Music); Rhythm