"A look at Pueblo dance through striking black and white photographs of dancers in traditional dress from the Pueblo villages of San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, San Juan, Jemez, and Tesuque. Well-known Southwest photographer, Nancy Hunter Warren, took these valuable photographs with permission, thirty to forty years ago. Among the dances portrayed are Buffalo, Comanche, Corn, Deer, and Matachine. The text is a clear and concise explanation of Pueblo dancing,...

This well-researched book provides details of the varied steps that certain groups of Native Americans have used to express their dance ideas - from skips, jumps, and hop steps, to an Indian form of the pas de bourrée. Similarities to Oriental dances, classical ballet, Spanish and Russian variants, and steps in other dance forms are also considered. Examples are given of Indian dance music, words, and descriptive sounds that accompany this music,...