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245 14 a| The changes in composition, function, and aesthetic criteria as a result of acculturation found in five traditional dances of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina /c| by Olivia Skipper Rivers.;

260 c| 1990.;

300 a| v, 337 leaves :b| illustrations ;c| 21 cm;

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338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

502 b| Ph. D.c| University of Wisconsin--Madisond| 1990;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (leaves 289-293).;

505 0 a| Methodology for studying traditional Cherokee dances. Introduction ; Purpose of the study ; Thesis statement ; Delimitations of the study ; Assumptions ; Significance of the study ; Review of the literature ; Method of collecting data -- Cherokee ethnographical and historical background. Cherokee pre-history ; Historic background ; The Eastern Band of Cherokees -- Traditional Cherokee dances. Annual Cherokee ceremonies ; General characteristics of traditional Cherokee dances ; Animal imitation dances ; Formal rites ; Organizing the all night dance sessions ; The Cherokee ballgame -- Musical accompaniment for Cherokee dances. Characteristics of Cherokee music ; Cherokee musical instruments -- Dance on the Qualla boundary today. Current Cherokee dances ; Aesthetic qualities valued by the community -- Structural analysis of five traditional Cherokee dances. Method of analyzing the choreographic structure of Cherokee dances ; Two versions of Cherokee dances compared ; Characteristics structural elements of Cherokee dances -- Concluding discussion. Thesis restated -- Appendix A. Field data guides ; Appendix B. Labanotation ; Appendix C. Illustrations ; Appendix D. Sample questionnaires.;

520 a| The four objectives of this study are: 1) to develop a written movement score using labanotation as a record representing the traditional Cherokee dances as they are currently performed by the Eastern Band of Cherokees in North Carolina; 2) to evaluate and discuss the way in which dance functioned in Cherokee culture in the past and to determine what changes have occurred in the dances as they are presently performed and the way they function today; 3) to examine and analyze the compositional principles used in Cherokee dances by comparing descriptions of the dances found in the literature with the same dances observed by this researcher during the course of this study; 4) to develop criteria by which the Cherokee community determines the aesthetic value of the dances and the performances, and to illustrate whether or not the traditional dances reinforce old or new cultural values.;

533 3| Joyner-a| Photocopy.b| Ann Arbor, MI :c| University Microfilms International,d| 1993.e| 21 cm.;

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The changes in composition, function, and aesthetic criteria as a result of acculturation found in five traditional dances of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina / by Olivia Skipper Rivers.

Author/creator	Rivers, Olivia Skipper, 1943-
Format	Book
Publication Info	1990.
Description	v, 337 leaves : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects	Cherokee dance. Cherokee Indians--Cultural assimilation. Indians of North America--North Carolina. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Contents	Methodology for studying traditional Cherokee dances. Introduction ; Purpose of the study ; Thesis statement ; Delimitations of the study ; Assumptions ; Significance of the study ; Review of the literature ; Method of collecting data -- Cherokee ethnographical and historical background. Cherokee pre-history ; Historic background ; The Eastern Band of Cherokees -- Traditional Cherokee dances. Annual Cherokee ceremonies ; General characteristics of traditional Cherokee dances ; Animal imitation dances ; Formal rites ; Organizing the all night dance sessions ; The Cherokee ballgame -- Musical accompaniment for Cherokee dances. Characteristics of Cherokee music ; Cherokee musical instruments -- Dance on the Qualla boundary today. Current Cherokee dances ; Aesthetic qualities valued by the community -- Structural analysis of five traditional Cherokee dances. Method of analyzing the choreographic structure of Cherokee dances ; Two versions of Cherokee dances compared ; Characteristics structural elements of Cherokee dances -- Concluding discussion. Thesis restated -- Appendix A. Field data guides ; Appendix B. Labanotation ; Appendix C. Illustrations ; Appendix D. Sample questionnaires.
Abstract	The four objectives of this study are: 1) to develop a written movement score using labanotation as a record representing the traditional Cherokee dances as they are currently performed by the Eastern Band of Cherokees in North Carolina; 2) to evaluate and discuss the way in which dance functioned in Cherokee culture in the past and to determine what changes have occurred in the dances as they are presently performed and the way they function today; 3) to examine and analyze the compositional principles used in Cherokee dances by comparing descriptions of the dances found in the literature with the same dances observed by this researcher during the course of this study; 4) to develop criteria by which the Cherokee community determines the aesthetic value of the dances and the performances, and to illustrate whether or not the traditional dances reinforce old or new cultural values.
Dissertation note	Ph. D. University of Wisconsin--Madison 1990
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 289-293).
Reproduction note	Joyner- Photocopy. Ann Arbor, MI : University Microfilms International, 1993. 21 cm.

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