Slovenian Dances and Their Sources in California

Authors

  • Elsie Ivancich Dunin University of California, Los Angeles, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2015440204

Keywords:

California, Folk Dance Federation, Slovene/Americans, accordion bands, polka // Kalifornija, Združenje za ljudske plese, Slovenci/Američani, harmonikarski orkestri, polka

Abstract

Slovenian dance repertoire in California is traced in two social contexts: international recreational folk dancing events and Slovene/American community events. Dancers in California Folk Dance Federation clubs dance to recorded music, while Slovene/American events feature local accordion-based bands. Recorded music in the clubs offers a non-changing soundscape for the dancers, who conform uniformly to a taught sequence of a dance that fits the recording in contrast to greater dancing variance at Slovene/American dance events.

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Slovenski plesni repertoar v Kaliforniji živi v dveh družbenih kontekstih: ob mednarodnih rekreacijskih ljudskih plesnih dogodkih in ob dogodkih slovensko-ameriške skupnosti. V klubih kalifornijskega Združenja za ljudske plese plesalci plešejo ob posnetkih glasbe, medtem ko ob slovensko-ameriških dogodkih gostijo lokalne harmonikarske zasedbe. Posneta glasba v klubih ponuja plesalcem nespremenljivo zvočno podobo: plesalci se poenotijo in uskladijo z naučeno plesno sekvenco, ustrezno glasbenemu posnetku, kar je v nasprotju z veliko plesno variantnostjo v slovensko-ameriških plesnih dogodkih.

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Published

12.10.2015

How to Cite

Ivancich Dunin, E. (2015). Slovenian Dances and Their Sources in California. Traditiones, 44(2), 73–90. https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2015440204

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Vol. 44 No. 2 (2015): AD HONOREM MIRKO RAMOVŠ

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Mirko Ramovš – 80 let

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