{"product_id":"dances-of-finland-yngvar-heikel-9781906830977","title":"Dances of Finland","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Finnish national epic, Kalevala, tells how Kyllikki makes her lover Lemminkainen promise that he will never go to war again; but he makes a condition himself: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut thyself on oath must pledge thee, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot to wander to the village, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether for the love of dancing, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr to loiter in the pathways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis love of dancing is still strong in the Finnish blood, and seven hundred years of foreign rule have done nothing to suppress its national character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book Miss Collan, who is a Finn, and Mr. Heikel, who comes from the Swedish-speaking part of Finland, describe the origins and nature of the principal Finnish folk dances and their place in Finnish country life, and finally give step notations and music for four typical dances. The heavy, lumbering Seals' Dance, the lively Engelska, the comic miming of the dance of poor one-eyed Taneli, are not only brought before the mind's eye by vivid description but set down, step by step, for all who will to learn, and dance for themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yngvar Heikel, Anni Collan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1906830975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781906830977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David Leonard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.25d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yngvar Heikel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44138733928703,"sku":"9781906830977","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05032177-52e0-4c76-abe9-09cb0b7a0f9d.jpg?v=1687901196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dances-of-finland-yngvar-heikel-9781906830977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}