Greece: The Culture (Lands, Peoples, & Cultures) [Library Binding]

Sierra Adare (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1998 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Lands, Peoples, & Cultures

A cultural influence for thousands of years, this book highlights Greece's mythology, theater, and famous writers, philosophers and artisans.

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Taken from Chapter 7: Music and dance Dancing into modern times Today, dance and music are a part of family gatherings, weddings, and other celebrations. Traditional dances take two forms, shuffling and leaping. In shuffling dances, dancers step in time to the right or left to distinct rhythms and melodies, almost dragging their feet as they move. Shuffling is a more ancient dance that comes from the mountainous regions. A lot of strength goes into the fancy turns, jumps, and twisting moves of the leaping dances. Before Christian soldiers, passing through the country on the way to war, brought couples dancing to Greece, people did not dance together. Even now, many dances are performed solo.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 086505228X
• ISBN-13: 978-0865052284
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,753,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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