The Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH)

The Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH)

England

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BACKGROUND

Information: A country.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries.

During the Industrial Revolution, many workers moved from England's countryside to new and expanding urban industrial areas to work in factories. England maintained relative stability throughout the French Revolution. London became the largest and most populous metropolitan area in the world during the Victorian era, and trade within the British Empire, as well as the standing of the British military and navy, was prestigious.

Power shifts in east-central Europe led to World War I; hundreds of thousands of English soldiers died fighting for the United Kingdom as part of the Allies. Two decades later, in World War II, the United Kingdom was again one of the Allies. Developments in warfare technology saw many cities damaged by air-raids during the Blitz. Following the war, the British Empire experienced rapid decolonisation, and there was a speeding up of technological innovations; automobiles became the primary means of transport and the development of the jet engine led to wider air travel.

As its name suggests, the English language, today spoken by hundreds of millions of people around the world, originated as the language of England, where it remains the principal tongue.

National Dance: Morris Dance

Location: Southern British Isles

Language: English

Religion: Predominantly Christian

Dance types: Traditional Dance, Mummers Dance, Morris Dance, Rapper and Sword Dance, Children's Dance (to Nursery Rhymes), Church Dance, Playford Dance, Country Dance, Step Dance, Sequence Dance, Old-Time Dance, Community Dance.

REFERENCE

Russell, T. C. Langsdorf's Narrative of the Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California. San Francisco: T.C. Russell, 1927. Describes travelers who taught English Country Dance to Californians. Describes briefly the Barrego as a popular dance for two couples.

DOCUMENTS

Alice Coles, an article.
Beware of Gift Giving Customs in Foreign Lands, a list.
Beware of Your Behavior in Foreign Lands, a list.
Black Nag, a dance.
Boston Two-Step, a dance.
British Isles, a region.
Cecil Sharp, an article.
Alice Coles, an article.
Country Dance Book, a book.
Down Back o't' Shoddy, a book.
Drive the Cold Winter Away, a dance.
English as the Preferred European Language, an article.
English Country Dance, an article.
English Dancing Master, a book.
English Folk Dance and Song Society, an organization.
English Folk-Song and Dance, a book.
English Steps, Terms, and Styling, an article.
Europe, a region.
Florence Kirk, an article.
Folkraft Record Company, a recording company.
Frank Kidson, an article.
Gae Gordons, a dance.
Geud Man of Ballangigh, a dance.
George Butterworth, an article.
Great Britain, a region.
Heel and Toe Polka, a dance.
Henry VIII, an article.
Herbert Macilwaine, an article.
Hugh Mellor, an article.
John Graham, an article.
Josephine Brower, an article.
Kenworthy Schofield, an article.
Lois Blake, an article.
Mary Hinman, an article.
Mary Neal, an article.
Maud Karpeles, an article.
National Geographic Magazine Folklore Index 1914-1997, a list.
New Exchange, dances.
Peeps at English Folk Dances, a book.
Reverance, a dance motif.
Rory O'More, a dance.
Six Dances of the Yorkshire Dales, a book.
Seven Midland Dances, a book.
Trip and Go, a dance.
United Kingdom, a region.
Violet Alford, an article.
William Porter, an article.

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