| Description | A table of contents can be found at the front of the file; this table of contents dates to c2000s.
The file contains Labanotation of folk and ethnic dances from Tibet.
Most of the Labanotation scores are photocopies, made mid- to late-20th Century, with originals dated mid- to late-20th Century.
Includes the following dances:
- "Sei La Ja Mu" (this Labanotated score is in German)
- "Geselliger Mädchentanz" ("Social Girl Dance"), choerographed by Liu Feng Shueh (this Labanotated score is in German)
- "Fröhlicher Bauerntanz", choreographed by Liu Feng Shueh (this Labanotated score is in German)
- "Tin Tin Tini Marin"
- "Yo Tse Baum", a Ba An dance of Sikiang Province
- The beginning and end of Tibetan tap dance
- Three Tibetan folk Dances, presented by Ai-Lian Dai [Dai Ailian] at the ICKL [International Council of Kinetography] in 1987
- A dance of the Tibetans from Batang in Xichuan Province
Also includes serveral copies of the following books:
"Eight Tibetan Folk Dances" by Dai Ailian. (The book contains musical scores and Labanotation scores for the following dances: "Xiaji Aga" ("Beautiful Bird"); "Regong Tuze" ("Rabbit"); "Shounan Qinbu" ("Good Fortune"); "Yozi Baomu" ("Praising Batang"); "Jiaxi Daxi" ("Good Luck"); "Hajia Jizai" ("Respects to Buddha"); "Jiamula" ("Devotion"); and "Parila".) The following copies are present:
- Handwritten musical scores for the book, written c1947; plus photocopies of the same musical scores, photocopies made mid-20th Century.
- A photocopy of the original manuscript for the book, written 1947; photocopy made mid-20th Century.
- Handwritten copies of the Labanotation scores from the book, made c1956.
- The 1988 publication of the book, with an inscription to Ann [Ann Hutchinson Guest] from the author, inscription dated 1988; plus a photocopy of the 1988 publication of the book, photocopy made late-20th Century.
_ A photocopy of the 1999 publication of the book, in English and Chinese; photocopy made c1999.
"Eight Yi Folk Dances" by Dai Ailian. (The book contains musical scores and Labanotation scores for the following dances: "Dage" dances of the Lolo sect of the Yi nationality; "Three Steps Forward, Four Back" a couple dance of the Baipu sect of the Yi nationality; "Aser!!" a dance of the Lolo sect of the Yi nationality; "Xianzi Circle Dance" of the Hualo (Pugeng) people; and "Moon Dance" of the Sani sect of the Yi nationality.) The following copies are present:
- The 1988 publication of the book, with an inscription to Ann [Ann Hutchinson Guest] from the author, inscription dated 1988; plus a photocopy of the 1988 publication of the book, photocopy made late-20th Century.
Also includes photocopies of handwritten Labanotation for some of the dances in the above books by Dai Ailian; Labanotation written mid-20th Century; photocopies made mid-20th Century. |