{"product_id":"dances-of-the-netherlands-e-van-der-ven-ten-bensel-9781914311222","title":"Dances of The Netherlands","description":"\u003cp\u003eClogs and baggy trousers, wide checked skirts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand white caps - is not this our picture when\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewe think of Dutch folk dances? But this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecostume belongs only to one dance and one\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epart of the country; even there the women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare coming to prefer 'a pleated black skirt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich gives a slim and even elegant outline'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd who would suspect the sober Dutch of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuch a dance as the Cramignon, a chain dance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat winds 'in and out of the houses and inns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the village' behind a brass band?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Elise van der Ven-ten Bensel devoted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher life to the study and preservation of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDutch folk dances. Together with her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehusband, another noted folklorist, she filmed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe traditional customs of the country and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eorganised folk-dance schools. In this book, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eafter a lively and amusing essay on Dutch folk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elife, the author describes four typical dances, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith their step-notation and music, and four\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echarming colour plates show the traditional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecostumes for each dance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. Van Der Ven-Ten Bensel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914311221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914311222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David Leonard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/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":"E. Van Der Ven-Ten Bensel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44138745987327,"sku":"9781914311222","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e328b7c2-c2d6-4bba-b052-83ab23ba09a2.jpg?v=1687901255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dances-of-the-netherlands-e-van-der-ven-ten-bensel-9781914311222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}