Saturday, August 30, 2008

J A M A I C A


Belisario prints of John Canoe Christmas celebrations 1837 :
Koo, Koo, or "Actor-Boy" /
Red Set-Girls /
French Set-Girls /
Jaw-bone, or House John Canoe

Queen or 'Maam' of the Set-girls /
Band of the Jaw-bone John Canoe /
Koo Koo or "Actor Boy"

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Netherlands Antilles


Steel Band / Harvest Festival / Tambu Dancers

M A U R I T A N I A


International Baalbak Festival, Lebanon

(Dancers and Temple Ruins, Baalbak)

S L O V A K I A

Folklore Festival, Vychodna
(Special thanks to Ivan, Prague sent me this nice sheetlet !!)

Thursday, August 21, 2008

H U N G A R Y


Ethnic Minorities in Hungary - Roman
(Featuring Music and Dance of the Gypsies)


Ethnic Minorities in Hungary - Germans (Featuring Woman Dancing)

S W E D E N

Playing the fiddle, from the issue "Midsummer"

Maypole from the issue "Midsummer"

P O L A N D


Traditional Dances
Mazurka / Goralski / Krakowiak


Silesian Folk Ensemble


100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE THEATER OF SILESIA

Italy


Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the "Festival dei due Mondi"
(Festival of Two World) featuring Girl Dancing !