{"product_id":"dances-of-switzerland-louise-witzig-9781914311055","title":"Dances of Switzerland","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book gives a fascinating account of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwitzerland's rich heritage of dance and song\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- a heritage to which all the four races of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwiss have contributed their varying shares.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe clog dances of the Alpine cowherds and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir well-known yodelling songs, the simple, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eflowing Valse Frappée of Geneva, and the gay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLüderen Polka have been part of Swiss village\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elife for many hundreds of years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese and many other dances, and their place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein Swiss folk life, are described by the author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein an introductory essay; in addition, four\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etypical dances are selected for more detailed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edescription, with music and step-notation, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand four delightful colour plates show the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecorrect costume for each.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMlle. Witzig was General Secretary of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwiss National Costume Society and had\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealways had a love of the old Swiss customs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand folklore; her Society has done much\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egood work in the preservation of dance and costumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Witzig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914311051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914311055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David Leonard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/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","brand":"Louise Witzig","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088952111359,"sku":"9781914311055","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0500c34e-fe6a-4169-8e46-5946e12dd14f.jpg?v=1769107466","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dances-of-switzerland-louise-witzig-9781914311055","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}