Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Introduction:

The United States is blessed with a diversity of community dance traditions and new dance forms that have developed from interactions between communities. This exciting American mix has had a profound impact on the popular cultures of nations across the world. The dance program at the 1993 Festival explored social dancing traditions in five communities - an Appalachian community in southwest Virginia, Iroquois communities in upstate New York, and African American, Bolivian, and Cambodian American communities of Washington, D.C. Tradition-bearers taught dances to Festival visitors in workshops, participated in conversations on a variety of themes, and demonstrated skills, repertoires, and performance styles from their communities. In each of these communities, dance is centrally important in the expression of cultural identity. Dancing brings members of a community together and strengthens cohesiveness by emphasizing shared ethical and aesthetic values. Performing a common vocabulary of movement, in time to a shared repertoire of music, one participates in a culture; Festival audiences became active participants during this program and had the opportunity in so doing to experience others' cultures. Vivien Ta-Ying Chen was Curator and Marianne Hicks and Arlene Reiniger were Program Coordinators. Program Advisors included LeeEllen Friedland, Joan Frosch-Schroder, Robert Frye, Gonzalo Gutierrez, Glenn Hinson, Anthony Hovington, Adrienne Kaeppler, Martin Koenig, Ethel Raim, Denise Richards, Sally Sommer, Jane Woodside, and Vicki Risner Wulff. American Social Dance was made possible with the support of the recording industries Music Performance Trust Funds.

Fieldworkers:

Enrique Avilés, Sherrill Berryman-Miller, Paola Castellon, Chhomanath Chhuan, Phavann Chhuan, LeeEllen Friedland, Robert Frye, Anthony Hovington, Magaly E. Jarrad, Laura Larco, Linley Logan, Lidya Montes, Jaime Ortega, Denise Richards, Chan Moly Sam, Sally Sommer, Susan Eike Spalding

Presenters:

Marco Castellon, Gilka Wara Céspedes, LeeEllen Friedland, Robert Frye, Anthony Hovington, Magaly K. Jarrad, Linley Logan, Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Frank Proschan, Denise Richards, Chan Moly Sam

Participants:

Square Dancers from Southwest Virginia Lois B. Buchanan, 1937-, Glade Spring, Virginia Richard C. Buchanan, 1933-, Glade Spring, Virginia Carl Farris, 1938-, Chilhowie, Virginia Virginia Lee Farris, 1939-, Chilhowie, Virginia Ernest French, Meadowview, Virginia Nancy Haworth, 1945-, Abingdon, Virginia William R. Haworth, 1942-, Abingdon, Virginia Mildred Holley, Chilhowie, Virginia Glenn Orfield, 1943-, Meadowview, Virginia Sandra Orfield, 1942-, Meadowview, Virginia George V. Owens, 1935-, Meadowview, Virginia Mary D. Owens, 1939-, Meadowview, Virginia David E. Salyer, Abingdon, Virginia Janie Salyer, Abingdon, Virginia Kirby Smith, 1926-2006, caller, Abingdon, Virginia Jack Stevens, Meadowview, Virginia Lala Stevens, Meadowview, Virginia Evelyn W. Sturgill, 1933-, Chilhowie, Virginia French Sturgill, Chilhowie, Virginia Barbara Vance, 1942-, Chilhowie, Virginia James Vance, 1939-, Chilhowie, Virginia Southern Country Band -- Southern Country BandHoward Burchette, 1934-, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, vocals, Abingdon, VirginiaBarton Fritts, bass, Mountain City, TennesseeWilliam C. Kelly, 1925-, fiddle, Chilhowie, VirginiaAl Lambert, 1929-, guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals, Abingdon, VirginiaWilliam H. McCall, 1925-, guitar, vocals, Abingdon, VirginiaSteve Starnes, mandolin, Abingdon, Virginia Cambodian American Dancers Phavann Chhuan, 1951-, Rockville, Maryland Chhomanath Chhuan, Rockville, Maryland John Kheav, Ft. Washington, Maryland Vuthy Kheav, 1962-, Ft. Washington, Maryland Sesane Ouk, 1972-, Sterling, Virginia Sorabe Phann, 1953-, Bel Air, Maryland Chan Moly Sam, 1953-, Reston, Virginia Phillip Rithy Sok, 1973-, Sterling, Virginia Nareine Sokhon, Potomac, Maryland Sareth C. Sokhon, 1940-, Potomac, Maryland Soum Sokhon, 1937-, Potomac, Maryland Jammy Samnung Sun, Herndon, Virginia Nadin Samnung Sun, Herndon, Virginia Nady Samnung Sun, Herndon, Virginia Sody T. Tek, 1971-, Alexandria, Virginia Rady Tes, Ft. Washington, Maryland Sochietah Ung, 1957-, Washington, D.C. Kagnol Band -- Kagnol BandKagnol Mol, 1945-, leader, guitar, organ, Chantilly, VirginiaHamany Mol, manager, Chantilly, VirginiaSophy L. Hoeung, vocals, Alexandria, VirginiaCory Long, vocals, Silver Spring, MarylandMony Ouy, guitar, Woodbridge, Virginia New Hello Band -- New Hello BandSamnang Sun, 1955-, leader, keyboards, Herndon, VirginiaVutha Pao, 1967-, lead guitar, Falls Church, VirginiaPhal Soeung, 1962-, vocals, Herndon, VirginiaFarom Tan, 1964-, guitar, Woodbridge, VirginiaChhin Bun Yan, 1955-, vocals, Herndon, Virginia Bolivian Dancers Juan Leonardo Alanes, 1956-, Riverdale, Maryland Adela Baldarrama, Silver Spring, Maryland Carlos Ballesteros, 1935-, Arlington, Virginia Melody Ballesteros, Arlington, Virginia Nancy Ballesteros, Arlington, Virginia Marco A. Castellon, 1965-, Silver Spring, Maryland Paola Castellon, Silver Spring, Maryland Luis H. Fuentes, 1936-, Alexandria, Virginia Luz Fuentes, Alexandria, Virginia Magaly Jarrad, 1965-, Glen Burnie, Maryland Andy Lopez, Gaithersburg, Maryland Jhonny V. Meneses, 1964-, Alexandria, Virginia Maria Teresa Mojica, 1946-, Oakton, Virginia Angel F. Quinteros, 1960-, Arlington, Virginia Leslie Quinteros, Arlington, Virginia Lillian Quinteros, 1958-, Arlington, Virginia Giovani Ricaldez, Arlington, Virginia Rosemary L. Sejas, 1967-, Arlington, Virginia Alex Urresty, Gaithersburg, Maryland Jugo Urresty, Gaithersburg, Maryland Generacion Luz -- Generacion LuzCharlie Barrionuevo, keyboards, vocals, Falls Church, VirginiaFermin Barrionuevo, keyboards, Falls Church, VirginiaMauricio Barrionuevo, director, percussion, vocals, Springfield, VirginiaJuan Carlos Cueto, guitar, vocals, Arlington, VirginiaLelis Cueto, percussion, Arlington, VirginiaRaul Monterrosa, piano, Arlington, VirginiaJulio Robles, bass, vocals, Arlington, Virginia Ollantay -- OllantayEnrique Coria, charango,Alexandria, VirginiaJosé Raúl Duran, charango, flute, Silver Spring, MarylandJosé Raúl Gonzalez, charango,Alexandria, VirginiaBoris Torrico, flute, Arlington, VirginiaRodolfo Torrico, percussion, Arlington, Virginia Iroquois Dancers Brad Bonaparte, Mohawk Nation, Akwesasne Sadie Buck, Seneca, Six Nations Norman B. Hill, Jr., 1968-, Cayuga, Tonawanda Sue Jacobs, Cayuga, Six Nations LuAnn Jamieson, Seneca, Tonawanda Linley Logan, Seneca, Tonawanda Scott Logan, Seneca, Tonawanda Mike McDonald, 1961-, Mohawk Nation, Akwesasne Robert Shenandoah, Onondaga Nation Keith Shenandoah, Onondaga Nation Sherri L. Waterman-Hopper, Onondaga Nation Hand Dancers Florence K. Barber, 1940-, Washington, D.C. Lawrence Bradford, 1944-, Washington, D.C. Kenny Cheeks, Forestville, Maryland William H. Eley, 1941-, Hyattsville, Maryland Robert "Captain Fly" Frye, 1949-, deejay, Lanham, Maryland Leroy Green, 1945-, Capitol Heights, Maryland Cynthia Jefferson, 1963-, Capitol Heights, Maryland Addie Robinson, 1947-, Washington, D.C. Cynthia Shelton, 1949-, Hyattsville, Maryland Luvenia Shelton, 1950-, Washington D.C. Howard Watkins, 1938-, Fort Washington, Maryland Hip-Hop Anthony Hovington, Silver Spring, Maryland John "Super Cool" Mackey, 1961-, deejay, Morningside, Maryland Denise Richards, 1957-, Washington, D.C. The Nasty Boys Rosetta Fultz-Mackey, Hyattsville, Maryland Brian Robinson, 1967-, Temple Hills, Maryland Chuck Sanders, Washington, D.C. Kimberly Monique Simpson, 1968-, District Heights, Maryland Michael Smith, Washington, D.C. Tyrone Thornton, Washington, D.C.

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Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1993 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

CFCH.SFF.1993, Series 2

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