Found 2 collections related to Folk dancing -- Poland

The materials of the Maine Folk Dance Camp are mainly comprised of the sheet music and dance step instructions for a variety of folk dances (with a few social dances) of different nationalities. It also includes a small number of research papers and bibliography on folk traditions of different countries, such as marriage ceremonies, harvest festivals, etc. The papers were arranged in two series (see organization section). less

This collection consists of Raymond Cwieka's research materials on two Polish dances: the Mazurka and the Polonaise. The research materials are photocopied pages of Russian, Polish, and German dance manuals, with Cwieka's translations and working notes. The manuals originally date from the 19th to the mid-20th century. The collection also contains digital files of two books written by Cwieka: Polonaise: Story of a Dance and Mazur-Mazurka: The Brilliant Glorious Dance. These books cite and describe the manuals represented in this collection. less