\. Folklore Village C:hristnas Festival

Mount Horeb, "'iisconsin Dece'Jber 27, 1953 to January 1, 19S4

1iielco,:1e to the Christ);ns F',2stiv,':H

You h:we co11e to tho frie!l.dly to7m of Mo 1mt Horeb to h,~ln us celebrri.te t)-:. o tr:iditionnl "T·;relve Days of Christ:.1,,s11 in .fivo hapny conccntra t:Jd Javs. il1 1ch of the joy nu ·.'ill 0zr.,::::1·io:1ce r..oc·rJ ~rou ·i.i.ll h,c;lp to croa te yours1..::l i.'. A: ,:l ,:.i.r:Jry exp ,::rienco shared '.'lill b,J ·,:i th you h.,::ir ily during the year to co;.10.

Fast mray to old year passes, }fail the nc-:·.;, ye lads -:md l,sses\ Sin:; ',Yo joyous "111 to'.sctllc,r, Hoodless of the v;irnl 2.nd 1:,:0.1 ther\ \:felsh Carol

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8:00 9:00 10:00 And th(""r: ··;:i t.h J i.::J, ·.1.c::i. ERrm~n

- ... ( rr..._; t..' ,, :..!,. I. .,., ,~.. .'..I, •.'· c'Jl.:.~' , .lh,r·..t,. ··Ao"'ni'ngi)l:L... ~ • 11:00 Squ;:ire T,~w ·.·rit}1 Rickey Eolden 12:30 Lunch (.:::;clin in ,'.l different country)

In the Afternoon

1:30 The Folklore Village Store is open\ Folk 1\luseu,:1 for browsing Com;nittee neetings - here and theret 2:00 Special interesto On Stage, every day Peasant Craft - Folk Dance Pockets Fe stive candles with 1Iar.r Frances :Running Silver Work 3nd such Bi 11 Bunning

Watch Village Bulletin for the following: The Callerts Corner --- Rickey Holden tolk Dance Lc.'.lding .....i- Michael IiGrman Music of t!'rn ,,,\,.ooden Flute" Gretel Dunsing Crnfts fron the 11 Bordor11 - Hanuel Falcon Uexicrm D'lnces Nelda Lindsay Swiss rmd Sccend:-m:wian Dnnces .....- Jnne Farwell Short Cuts 1.·ri th the Silk Screen fhippy Farwell (If yout d like to watch or hGlD silk screen our napkins, ask her when i+, 1Hill be)

Coffeey Time and After

4:1.5 Coffee p,quse - Frogram of Christ!"lcls stories and customs. 5:00 Workshops This is your Hour. More squares vr.ith Rickey Contras with Elliot Israeli Kolos Com:·,d. t·'.:.ees Mexicnn Dances Chatting what you request - don't be bashfuU (Posted each da.y)

Evening Program

6:30 Nationality Dinner 7:30 Folklore Village Store and 1viuseum open 8:15 Evening Folk Party, each night in a different land SW1d'.ly Switzerland Mond~y Israeli Tuesday i,ierrie Old England 1. iecL~esday Along the Rio Grande Thursday r -,,relfth Night in the Northland countries (Smoreasbord in Scandanaviat)

6th Annual Folklore Village Christmas Festival, 1953, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin Page 3 of 12 At the Festival it is hard to say Trl.10 among us is teaching whor.1. But these are so:-:i.e of the people who will try to help us:

FOIK DANCIIU

Paul and Gretel Dunsing, Chicago, Illinois, old friends of four Festivals past Michael. Hermn, Folk: Dance House, N.Y.C., editor of the "Folk Dancer'' Nelda Guerrero Lindsay, ·11ebb County Recreation Specialist; Laredo, Texas - we just had to invite her back for another Mexican night. Jane Farwell, Rural Recreation Service, Dodgeville, Wisconsin

£2..NTRA Alp SQUAHE DANCING •• Rickey Holden, American Squares, San Antonio, Texas, !lS enthusiastic a folk dancer as he is a square dance caller. Elliot J..,ai;1bert, without whose annuc1l trek from the wilderness of Maine ,ve could never have our Fest:i.val.

CHRIST: ?-1.S IN CRAFTS

Bill a.nd ::ary Frances Bunnin7,, Colorado St'lrini:;s, Colorado inddispensable veterans o.f .five Fes -:·,i vals ; :anuel Falcon, Arts nnd C'!.~afts ~3Decialist, Laredo, Texas full of ideas on ~l'iexican crafts :,md folklore Phippy Farwell, ;..,; adison, ·.;isconsin, 10.stress of the silk screen, a.nd creator of the "Cutter" 1953

FOU( SINGING

Don Clayton, Recreation S)ecialist, Brookiny, South Dakota - vrho doesn•t need it but he'll hnYG the help of Gretel, Jane and others with songs to share.

FOI1( FOODS

:Urs. Edith Maxwell., Triadelphia, , veteran of forty-odd folk camps and a charter Christ:nas Festivaler 1irs. Beth Symons., Mrs •.Ella Lewis, i.Irs. Lenis Polkinghorn, Dodgeville, W'isconsin ti.nd Mrs. Gladys Lynch, Ridgeway, Wisconsin

V!EIX}E!T:fOOD DEPARTMENT

Elliot Lm:ibert, Dexter, l1faine; Dick Chaiclin, Madison, Wisconsin; Sol Krazner, Chicago and Paula Ertz, Ger::JaI'I.'f.

SHOPPEP.S AND CHAUFFER.S

Bernice Anderson, Aberdeen, South Dakota and Elliot again

REGISTRATION

Phippy Fa:nvell, Madison, 1Irs. Twila Strutt and ~virs. Ches Gerber, Ri.d,~eway

COJ?FEE HOUR PROGR.\l,iS

Don "Kitchen Korner Klayton11 and Shirley Bessy, Kansas ••••Co ;:unittee Crack and Coordina tor

EVENING SNACKS Mary Frances 11 Bretzeli" Bunning NATI0NALI1Y MEAIS ATMOSPHERE CHAiffi:lAN Henry Lash, Bridgeport., , musician, " Finger s in foods" 6th Annual Folklore Village Christmas Festival, 1953, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin Page 4 of 12 Addis, Elaine 6406 s. Fr8ncisco Chicago 29, Ill. Aurand, Maude Freeport, Ill. Action, Russell D. 6606 s. Woodlawn Chico.go, Ill. Aldrich, Betty Avclon, Wisc. Anderson, Kenny Dalton, Nebr. Brue, Kristin Hollandale, Wisc~ Brue, J ames Hollandale,· Wisc. Baer, Dick 19 West 1st St. Hinsdale, Ill. Baer, Phyllis II II Barn..~art, Clnrence 36 West 9th Ave. Columbus, Ohig - Bbke, Florence 6104 Woodlr,wn .... Chic2 6 0, "'fil. Dobolz, Lorr aine Avolon, Wisc. Boeger, Palmer H. Route 1 Sheboyr on Falls, Wisc. Boulton, Iris 16 Oakwood Heights Savanna, Ill. Brecke, Marilyn 2560 Kendall Madison, Wisc. Bunning, Bill & MnryF 1931 N. Corona Colorndo Springs,Colo. Burke, ilenn Elizabeth 958 Washington Rd. Pittsburgh 28, Pa. Christiersen, Jean 5315 s. Cornel1, Apt. B2 Chicago, Ill. Carris, Jim & Floo 1030 E. S~n Miguel Colorado Srpings,Colo. Cave, Nancy 716 6th Ave. Brookings, South Dak. Chaiclen, Richard 200 Lnngdon St. Madison, Wisc. Clayton, Don Brookings, s. D. Davidson, Charles 2210 Waunona St. Madison, Wisc. Davidson, Hermine II II Dutton, Laura Chicago, Ill. Dicinson, Mildred River Rd. Farm st. Charles, Ill. Dickinson, Phil s. II II De Luce, Doris M. 3610 Edward St., N.E. Mpls., 10, Minn. Dixon, Patricia 9033 Bennett Ave. Chicc.go 17, Ill. Dunsing, Pnul. & Gretel. 4754 No AshlRnd Ave. ChicDgo 40, Ill. Eklof, Royal 2301 Sommers Ave. Madison, Wisco Erz, Po.ula Woman's Hall, Morgantown, W. Va. Ellinger, Renate 4931 N. Winchester Chicago 40, Ill. Evans, Ginny 134 N. Orchcrd St. Madison, Wisc. Fleischamann, Tillie 8238 s. Langly Ave. Chicego 19, Ill. Fairbank, Lucy F. !~43 W. Barry Chicago ll~, Ill.

Fawkes, Beth & Charles 1221 E. 57th St. Chicago .17-, Ill.~ Francisco, Charles----Ydo'"7West Ave.-­ Buffalo, N. Y. Goodwin, Verna Dalton, Nebr. Heberlein, Clyde Cambridge, Wisc. Heckscher, Helmut 1378 Perry St. Columbus,------· Ohio Herman, Mary Ann Box 201 Flushing, L.I., N.Y. I _'4't,./~ Hirschmonn Win Bo 5617 Blackstone Ave. Chica o 3J, Ill. JrH o en, ickey E. Frenc Plc-. San Antonio, - Tex;---' Isaac, Barbara 112 So Orchard St. Madison 5, Wisc. Ingram, Marjorie 2302 Keyes Ave. Madison, vdsc.

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6th Annual Folklore Village Christmas Festival, 1953, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin Page 5 of 12 Kloepper, Louise;' Univ. of Wisconsin Madison, Wi Koch, Valkert ; Wesleyen Univ, ; Conn. Kaszuba, Alfred E.; 639 Howard St. Buffalo,N.Y Katona, Arthur; Box 267, Golden, Colorado Katznclson, Shalamith ; 19766 i'-larll0wG ;:,t. Detroit 35, Mi ch. _ Krssner, Sol; 5735 Woodlawn, Chicago 37,Ill. / ./ Kruse :Fauline Me.e • 632 °, Iviu.z;::ghy .S t, Lima, OJ;l;i.Q. . Lmge; ertrude ; '---- 841+9 -Rhodcs Ave., Chicsgo,Illt La Bastille, rlrs, Wm.; loi8 N• State Street Chicago, ill. La Bastille, Bill ; loi8 N. stato St. Chicago, Ill. Leckzor, anfrf~d ; Weslcyn Univ., Conne Lynch, Gladys; Ridg0way, _ Wisconsin Lan1bc!'t, .c.11iot; Univ. of uaino Orono, J.''aino Lamp, fiaEgo ; Route 4, Davenprot, :l;ow::.' Lan en eo · 1857 tilden Avo, ~ Nor\iOOq,_ J2, Ohio ~~---~-,;-La sh, 1 _snry--"" "'""'; ·----- BridgE-port, Ohio Lewis, lla; Dodgeville, Wisconsin Lins6y, ~olda; Cortez St., Laredo, T6xas Moore, ~1.orace; 6606 So. ,voodlawn, Chicago, Ill. Mann, rlichard A. 419 Sterling St. ~adis. n 5, Wisc. Marcotte, ~lo; 2i2 Congre ss ~t. Buffalo, N. Y. Matthews, Helen & Jo0; Chicago, Ill. J.'1axwell, Edi th; TrialdGlphia, West Virginia Maxwell Dee · 662i Pinkney St., Omaha 1~cbr. - ' ' -, 1•1ayer, Iris, 4oi So. vvilli am, _Oran.._g_e v1 t ,_ Iowa Mctlut cfi. an, ft oy &-zio Rt ? Box i79x.,· "'"" San Antonio, oxas Newman, Patricia 4S" so. Huron, Columbus ,Ohio Nelson, Jack & '.1.'ravis 3235 Wilmette rioed, Willmotte,Ill. Nielsen, Ivan; Route 3, Owatonna, Minn. Nye, Virginiai Sch. of Music, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Or. Pomerance, Helen; 6629 So, Albany Ave., Chicago 29, Ill. Peterson, Clarence T.; Univ. of Dubuque, Iowa Polkinghorn,Lenys; Dod~evillo• Wisconsin Rybeck, Walter; 1326 Kingsley Ave., Dayton, mhwe Riley, Wallace B.; 6606 Woodlawn Ave., Chicago 37, Ill. Rybeck, Robin & Sam; Wheeling, W0stt Virginia Robert.§., Richard; 4i5 Sterling Ct., Madison, Wisc. Ryan, Harold &Lois; 2036 6 Ave, Greeley, Colorado Schradtr, Art; i75 Shelfield Ave~, Buffalo 20, N.Y. Simpson, Jessia; 9444 Longwecd Dr., Chicago 20,Ill. Smith, Isabelle; 8932 ~o. Ada St., Chicago, Ill. Sorenson, ..~ancy; loi9 8th Ave., Brookings, s. Ditk. Marjorie, Speidel: Routei, Lincoln, Nebr. Stemp, Mary;& Stan; 507 ~. Washington ..ve., Madison, Wisconsin Symons, -- Beth; . Dodgeville, Wisconsin Wolff, Sue, Billy, and ~ary; 604 ~0nwood Ave., Dayton 6, Ohio Woodworth, Bea; 7 3 Campus Ave., .uewiston, 1·.1.aine Zimmennann, Violet; 8iO Forest Ave., River Forest Ander~on, Be .-nice; Aberde~n, South Dakota

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6th Annual Folklore Village Christmas Festival, 1953, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin Page 6 of 12 . . Dances taught by iviary Ann Herman

~} Idle Hobin (Robin Doiog) Welsh Record mrv 9892 {} Pant CorL:m (Lamb's Fold) Welsh Record IDIJ.'V 9893 {l- Deio I DyT;i-yn (Deio goes to Town) ('i/elsh Record HMV 9893 ~i- Dundai (American-Jmr.i.sh) Record Folk Dancer I,m 1090 Lech Lech Larnidbar, Israeli Hecord Folk Dancer MH 1093 Vehi tifu, Israeli, Record .1.' olk Dancer MH 1093 ?l- Hineh Ma Tov, Record Folk Dancer \ 'H 1091 ~l- Patch Tanz Jewish VieddinG Dance, Folk Dancer MH 1092 Slovenian -,-: altz, Reco:.d Continental (Venetial W:0tltz) C420 ?l- 1-ial tz Country Dance, English, Record Belletenoa 12 inch record 1001 ·ll- Texas Schottische for Three Record Bu,Tu11el Schottische Victor 45-6177 1l- Pleskavac Kolo, :..:.;ervian, Record 7 JI 1009 ~l- Irish Four Hand Reel, Record tlH 1075 ?l- Sarba - Romonian - Colu.,1bin 36241 ~l- Tidrehi - Israeli - Folk Dancer iAH 1092

{l- Dances starred are found in Syllalus Number 1 from iviaine

Dqnces taught by Gretel and Paul Dunsing

Sun Rose Skittle :}uadrille RFD 12 $1.25 Available at store 5 couples .•••

·waltz Mazurka RFD 11 ~1.25 Available at s~ore

Schvmrzcrduer rnimeogra::ihed sheets Gcmci uschaf ts

Gcestlander Waltz RFD 9 Hole in the Wall BlOLi.59 Ne-vrca stle B868 7 Put ty Cutter MH

Records for the dances taught by the Dunsings may be obtained by writing to Gretel Dunsing 4754 North Ashland Avenue Chicago 40, Illinois

Records for the dances taught by Mary Ann Herman may be obtained by writing to Michael Herman or Folk Dance House Box 201 108 West 16th Street Flushing~ L.I., N.Y. 11, New York

6th Annual Folklore Village Christmas Festival, 1953, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin Page 7 of 12 IA FAIH.A da S'ffiADA

Swiss Folk Son~ · Fornation: Circle of c0uplos facinz · cc;1Irl~;1rclockvr.i.se side by side. Directions isiven for nan.· Lady does same on otl:er foot unless othcr1:rise dir3cted0 STf.P DIRECTION FOOT R....i!YT.T.I co:nn NOTF.S 1:--I Forward L l Countercfocki:d.se. InMide hands joined., Together & Slight knee bend on count 3. ( err;Jhasis dor:n) Forward L 2 On li th rspoa t lady turns C in 1., 2, 3 under her ar,:1 to face C •

Forward R 3 Repeat 3 times

B Forward R 1 Clockwise direction

Together L &

Foimard R 2

Forward L 3 On 4th repeat lady turn·cc in l~ 2 1 3 to face partner~ Repeat three ti.mes.

Side R 1 Part ners facing with 2 hand hold. lftan 1 s back -to center• Together L & Couple turning CC both begin on R :f'oot. Side R 2

Cross L back R 3 Slight knee bend on count J.

Repeat 3 times

B Side L l Couples· turning clocl-r.7ise both start L. Together R &

Side L 2

Cross R back L 3 Slight knee bend on count 3

Repeat 3 times

3. Side R l Partners facing manls back to center both begin R, moving Together L & right aro'J.lld circle

Side R 2 Side here on count 2 is also a pivot turning to right. Pivot L 3

Side R l

6th Annual Folklore Village Christmas Festival, 1953, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin Page 8 of 12 IA FAIM da STRA DA ( cont:i.nued) Page 2

S'II:1' DIRECTION NO'l':cG

Toeother L

Side R 2

Close L 3 Small star,p on count J

Repeat same beginning L and moving left around circle

4. Si(le L 1 Ballrorn:1 d::mc,3 position turn,. ing C direction as travel:;.ns Together R & in CC direction aroill1d circle

Pivot L 2

Pivot R 3

Repeat 3 times~

6th Annual Folklore Village Christmas Festival, 1953, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin Page 9 of 12 .. SLOVENIAN vVl,LTZ Racord Continental C42D (Lab0l od Vcnotian Waltz) NOTE: Record should bo slowed down considorably.

?IGURE I. V:irsovionno ::,osition, sta ' tin3 ?li. th L foot 2 waltz stops: forward. Without drop9ing h3nds lady ~oos in front and around tho man to finish bohind and to his right. (man bondE ds his loft olbow so both aro still in Varsovionno position Two moro waltz st0ps forward and lady tnrns into original place w:i. thout dropping hands. Ropoat all fro.'11 bog inning to mako it 4 times all told. CHORUS: Right hand hold waltz (do not pivot) (lady turns to right as man follows). Lad7 turns b;t harsolf as man follows clapping hands. Plain ballroom position waltz (16 moasuros) Di~ waltz with hands pointing to cantor, thon up followad by 2 waltz stops (this is done 4 tinos) FIGURE 2: Face partner so lady~s back is against lino of direction us o a two hand hold (In this figure man's right hand goos up, then loft , then risht, thon l oft, do not lose hand hold.) Ladys move away fro~ tho joined outside hands and falls a3ainst the man's loflt arm, count 1,2,3, unwinds to faco to face hin for counts 4,5,6. Thon she turns away from cont c.:r to fall against man's lowered right ar:n for counts 1,2,3, un~nds to face hin for counts 4,5,6, Continue in this ;nannor moving forward around tho ring at tho sa no tLno Do tho wholo chonns•-

FIGURE 3; Sa.no as No 1, followed by chorus. Record ends at end of 16 measure waltz so that the dip waltz is loft out at tho end.

FIRETUR Norwegian. Taus;ht by i\fary Ann Horma,n FORMATION: Couple facing coupl0 around tho ring ACTION: 1. All join hands and waltz to left 8 walts stops. Reverse 8 waltz stpps the othor way 2. Grand right and loft with waltz stop, on 8th measure bow to partner-- repeat 3. Waltz with partnor around circle.

6th Annual Folklore Village Christmas Festival, 1953, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin Page 10 of 12 TEXAN WHIRL Introduced by Bob Sumrall of Abilene, Texas, in 1947. Gentlemen forward, back by your jane Ladies to the center and form a ring Girls circle once around the world Gents star right in front of your girl Ladies do that Texan whirl

Once more the ladies whirl

Once more and then a little more

Once more a·nd then no more

Everybody partner do pa so (several times and then promenade corner)

FIGURE EIGHT Introduced by Ralph Page of Keene, N. H., about 1945. Ladies to the center and you come right back - - - Head ladies center, stand back to back

Head two couples HEY (Repeat for side couples and then for all four couples)

GRAND DO PA SO Introduced by Ray Smith of Dallas, Texas in 1947, Couple one promende the outside ring.

Both lead out to the right Turn the right hand person with the right hand round Both those couples partner left Gent goes across to the opposite right hand Those three couples partner left Everybody corner with the right hand round. Do pa so, go round and round (Eventually promenade corner. Re~ at for gent one with new girl; then gent 2, twice: then gent 3, twice.)

6th Annual Folklore Village Christmas Festival, 1953, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin Page 11 of 12 Lech Lech Lamidbar, Israli Dnnce Record Folk Dancer MH Circle no partners, hands held.

I. Leep lightly sidewards onto right foot. Cross left foot over right 8nd step on it. Step in on right foot placing it to right of left foot. Step to loft on left foot, bring right foot up to it. St8p to left a .q1in, bring right foot up to it, Rpt. this whole thing 3 more times (4 all told)

II Jump on both feet, swing left foot fwd " right foot fwd Grapevine to left st&rting with right foot over, left to side, right foot behind, left to side. Rpt [,11 of Pt. 2, three more times (4 times all told)•

III Bump Fig. Raise joined h&nds 8nd step fwd on right foot sending hips fwd. Step beck on left foot, end bring right foot back to it. Take 2 step· togethers to left. Rpt this whole thing again. (2 times 811 told) IV Take 7 grapevine stGps to left (start with a hop on left foot) Cross right foot over left, then in back, etc., 7 steps nll told, Hop and do grapevine 7 steps to right str.rting with left foot ; crossing in front. 7 more grapevines moving to left with r ight foot crossing over in front, 7 more grapevines moving to right with left foot crossing ove:ifin front.

VEHITIFU, Isrseli Yemenite dnnce Rec. Fold Dancer MH l. Circle, hrnds joined no partners. Hun lightly 6 steps to right, and jump twice on both feet, the first jump being to left, then to right. Rpt 3 more times ( 4 all told) 2. Music retcrds, place palms a~ni nst neighbor's. All take 3 slow step-bends to left, then touch right toe fwd end leEip lightly to right on right foot taking along left foot to be by the right foot. (do all of this 3 more times (4 all told.) 3. Drop hends, plnce right hnnd across chest, left ho.nd out slightl.y from hip. Run to right in your own spot in a bit loopy circle 6 running steps, face center and jump twice and cl~p own handa twice. Rpt. with left hand across chest end running to left. Rpt twice more, once to r i ght, once to left. 4. Music ret£rds, place palms against neighbors, do one step- bend to right followed by three of the touch steps •••• touch right fwd and leap to right on J.t. This last fig. is also done 4 times. k

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