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A Snake Dance is used to close the program . CONTEMPORARY DESCRIPTION OF THE SNAKE DANCE The Snake Dance performed today is a group dance . Participants join hands in a single line and , stepping to the beat of singing and / or drumming ...
A Snake Dance is used to close the program . CONTEMPORARY DESCRIPTION OF THE SNAKE DANCE The Snake Dance performed today is a group dance . Participants join hands in a single line and , stepping to the beat of singing and / or drumming ...
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It is a solo dance , completely unlike the group snake dance described above . Francis describes it as “ like the Highland Scots sword dance " . He suggests that it could be imitating a person trying to step out of a tangle of snakes ...
It is a solo dance , completely unlike the group snake dance described above . Francis describes it as “ like the Highland Scots sword dance " . He suggests that it could be imitating a person trying to step out of a tangle of snakes ...
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Mte'skmuey ( Snake Dance song ) , Kitpu Singers ( Denny Family Singers , n.d. ) . agrees with Sable's analysis of the Mi'kmaq Serpent Dance . Given its current use , a transcription of the song would be inappropriate .
Mte'skmuey ( Snake Dance song ) , Kitpu Singers ( Denny Family Singers , n.d. ) . agrees with Sable's analysis of the Mi'kmaq Serpent Dance . Given its current use , a transcription of the song would be inappropriate .
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BLAIN | 12 |
PHIL BRANIGAN and MARGUERITE MACKENZIE | 28 |
JULIE BRITTAIN | 34 |
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