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The Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH)
Folk Dance Federation
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BACKGROUND
Information: An organization.
Among other things, a publisher of dance books.
In the early days of folk dancing (1942-43), there were about ten clubs in California, all struggling to get along and with very little contact with each other. The idea of joining forces, put into action in 1942 by Henry Glass, was natural and imperative, and the Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc. was born.
PUBLICATIONS
- Folk Dances From Near and Far, vol. 1-8. Folk Dance Federation of California. Berkeley, Cal.: California Book Co., 1945-1958.
- Dances From Near and Far: International Dance Series, Beginner Dances: A-1 (30 dances, 1962), A-2 (33 dances, 1962); Intermediate Dances: B-1 (25 dances, 1959), B-2; Advanced Dances: C-1 (16 dances, 1960), C-2, D-1. Folk Dance Federation of California. San Francisco, Cal.: Folk Dance Federation of California, various dates.
- Reprints of dance descriptions from Let's Dance! magazine.
- The Federation Folk Dancer, a magazine started by Ed Kremers in the early 1940s and which became Let's Dance! when Michael and Mary Ann Herman, publishers of The Folk Dancer magazine, objected.
- Folk Dance Calendar of Costumes, annual. Folk Dance Federation of California. San Francisco, Cal.: Folk Dance Federation of California, 19?-.
- Let's Dance!, a magazine published from about 1942 to the present as the organ of the Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc., with news of the federated clubs' activities as well as dance material, costume material, and some background news.
- Teacher Training Program. Several volumes. Folk Dance Federation of California. San Francisco, Cal.: Folk Dance Federation of California, 19?-.
DOCUMENTS
- Folk Dances From Near and Far, a list.
- Let's Dance!, a magazine.
- Stockton Folk Dance Camp, a camp.
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