At a teenagers’ dance party it is the “in” thing to do Greek and Armenian line dances, the Swedish “hambo”, middle eastern “debkas”, and Bulgarian “kolos”. The film cuts away to show each ethnic dance, or type, performed by exhibition groups with authentic styling in national costumes.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003892
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Music & Performing Arts → Folk dancing
Music & Performing Arts → Music and dance - Cross-cultural studies
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)