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Folk dancing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

BYU Photo photographs of International Folk Dance Ensemble, approximately 1975-2000

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains negatives, contact sheets, and photograph prints featuring the Brigham Young University International Folk Dance Ensemble, and occasionally the Folk Music Ensemble, during domestic performances (e.g., parades, festivals, Christmas Around the World, Wheeler Farm, and Lagoon's Pioneer Village); international tours (Europe, Puerto Rico, China/Japan/Taiwan, Hawaii, Canada, Switzerland, Israel, Armenia, France, Poland, Czech Republic); as well as publicity photos, headshots of dancers in...
Dates: approximately 1975-2000

BYU Photo photographs of Living Legends, 1977-2000

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 5754 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains negatives and contact sheets for the Brigham Young University Lamanite Generation dance group, later known as Living Legends. Images include public relations and publicity shots, passport mugshots, tour photographs (Scandinavia, Poland and Romania, Hawaii, Taiwan, Philippines, China, Eastern Europe, Spain), recording an album at the Motion Picture Studio in Provo, Utah, performances in the DeJong concert hall, Promised Valley Playhouse, Homecoming Spectacular, and Canyon View...
Dates: 1977-2000

International Folk Dance Ensemble budgets, approximately 1973-1978

 Series — Carton 32: Series 8 [Barcode: 31197225552204], Folder: 10
Identifier: UA 1340 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains budgets, ledgers, and expense reports for the International Folk Dance Ensemble from 1973 to 1978.

Dates: approximately 1973-1978

International Folk Dance Ensemble folklore records, approximately 1956-1981

 Series — Carton 31: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197225552196]
Identifier: UA 1340 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains folklore about dances of various countries around the world. This information was used to provide cultural background for the dances of the International Folk Dancers team (approximately 1956-1981).

Dates: approximately 1956-1981

International Folk Dance Ensemble newspaper clippings, approximately 1956-1981

 Series — Carton 24: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197225552121]
Identifier: UA 1340 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings of the International Folk Dancers team from approximately 1956 to 1981.

Dates: approximately 1956-1981

International Folk Dance Ensemble photographs, approximately 1956-1981

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1340 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains 6,276 photographs of the International Folk Dancers from approximately 1956 to 1981. Some photographs are mounted with cardboard backings, and some have corresponding photographic negatives.

Dates: approximately 1956-1981

International Folk Dance Ensemble recordings and film, approximately 1956-1981

 Series
Identifier: UA 1340 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains video recordings of the performances of the International Folk Dancers from approximately 1956 to 1981. Also includes some amateur footage of Coalville, Utah.

Dates: approximately 1956-1981

International Folk Dance Ensemble scrapbooks, approximately 1956-1981

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1340 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains scrapbooks from the International Folk Dancers' tours. Materials date approximately from 1956 to 1981. Miscellaneous items include flags, musical records, patches, posters, fans, awards, pins, buttons, tickets, and audio recordings.

Dates: approximately 1956-1981

International Folk Dance Ensemble tour records, approximately 1956-1981

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1340 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains tour information for the International Folk Dancers, such as performance schedules, costume information, and contact information of students. Materials date from approximately 1956 to 1981.

Dates: approximately 1956-1981

L. DeWayne Young collection on Yvtautas F. Beliajus and Lithuania, 1941-1988

 File — Box 8: Series 3; Series 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 7850 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains materials regarding Vytautas F. Beliajus He was a good friend of Young's and the creator of Viltis Magazine, where Young co-edited for fifteen years. Their friendship was well known, and some of the materials were donated to Young as a contribution to his collection. There are publications that mention Beliajus and were written by him. There is also a portion regarding Lithuania and their folk dances. Materials date from 1941-1988.

Dates: 1941-1988