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Method and theory in analyzing dance structure with an analysis of Tongan dance
Ethno-musicology • XVI (2) • Published In 1972 • Pages: 173-217
By: Kaeppler, Adrienne Lois.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a sophisticated analysis of Tonga dance structure. The author has devised an ethno-scientific model and grammar of dance movement, akin to linguistic analysis, which identifies different units and levels.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Dance
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tongans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2006
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Polynesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1964-1967
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1964-1967
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tonga
- NotesAdditional notes
- Adrienne L. Kaeppler
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 56012963
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tongans