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The Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH) Grace Newman
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BACKGROUND
Information: Grace West Newman, teacher, lyricist, and author.
Grace was born in La Grande, Oregon of French Protestant extraction. She taught international folk dance and was one of the early folk dance pioneers.
She was a remarkable woman of many talents. She was the piano player for Vyts Beliajus during his early teachings in California and Stockton when no records were available for his dances. She also recorded one record for Vyts.
Grace taught in many camps throughout California and organized the Rikudom Israeli folk dance group in San Francisco in 1957.
She taught at the California College of the Pacific Folk Dance Camp (now Stockton Folk Dance Camp) from 1948 to 1952 and in 1958.
Grace passed away on May 15, 1982.
PUBLICATIONS
- Jerusalem of Gold: Songs of Modern and Ancient Israel. A collection of Jewish and Israeli songs and dances for solo alto recorder with guitar chords. Singable English version by Grace West Newman. 32 pp.
- Min Skål, Din Skål, A Songbook for Folkdancers. Richard Lindauer and Grace (Baladmongers: 1951 with 23 pages of music and lyrics for 15 songs in English).
- Music of the Hebrew people: Israeli and Jewish songs for solo alto recorder with guitar chords. Arranged by Harold Newman. Publisher: New York : Hargail Music Press, c1960. Singable English version by Grace West Newman. 20 p. of music.
- Music Shall Live! Singing and Playing with the Recorder. Harold Newman and Grace West Newman. Hargail Music Press, 19?? 24 pp.
- Vranjanka and Other Jugoslav Songs and Dances: For Singing in English or the Original Recorder Duets. Dick Crum, with Guitar Chords by Grace West Newman. Hargail Music Press, 1957, 1964. 23 pp.
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