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Vytautas Beliajus
Vytautas Finadar "Vyts" Beliajus (born 26 February 1908, Pakumprys, – died 20 September 1994) was a dancer and choreographer, and is considered the father of international folk dance, international folk dancing in the United States. He specialized in Lithuanian dance, but performed and taught many other types of dance as well. He published multiple books on the subjects of dance and ethnicity, and also started the folklore magazine ''Viltis (magazine), Viltis''. He was born in Pakumprys, Lithuania, Russian Empire and learned to dance Russian and German dances at a young age. War temporarily forced him to flee his hometown until they were sent back by German troops. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was 14 years old, along with his grandmother, and settled in Chicago. He had two younger brothers, Leonas and Julius, and a sister, Gyte Jekentes. For a time, he worked at an embroidery company, a fur ship, and an automotive mail order establishment. After reading "Trip Around the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Folk Dance
International folk dance includes Balkan dance, Middle Eastern dance, contra dance, Hungarian dance, polka, Chinese dance, and Japanese dance. Clubs featuring these ethnic dance genres are enjoyed by non-professional dancers for entertainment. Many clubs that use collections of ethnic folk dances will use the term "international folk dance" or similar in their name. History International folk dance developed in the immigrant community, communities of the United States, United States of America during the first half of the 20th century. Traditional dances such as branles, polkas, quadrilles and others have been done internationally for hundreds of years; however, the creation of international folk dance as such is often attributed to Vytautas Beliajus, a Lithuanian-American who studied, taught, and performed dances from various ethnic traditions in the 1930s. Also, in the mid 1930s, Scandinavian dancing began to take hold in non-Scandinavian communities. Clubs began to form aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
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Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, Monarchy of Lithuania, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viltis (magazine)
''Viltis'' (meaning ''Hope'' in Lithuanian) is a magazine of folklore, folk music and folk dance. It was created by Vytautas Beliajus in the 1940s and was one of the first magazines devoted to folk customs and arts. It is illustrated and printed in English. The headquarters was in Denver, Colorado. History and profile ''Viltis'' began as a mimeographed armed services newsletter in May 1943 in Fairhope, Alabama. In September 1944 it became a printed publication. Beliajus edited the magazine until his death in 1994 when its publication was assumed by the International Institute of Wisconsin. The magazine is published six times per year. Its scope is international, and a typical issues covers several different regions. Issues include recipes, dance descriptions, book reviews, research articles, performance reviews, travel tips, costuming advice, and other topics. ''Viltis'' is available on microfilm at Xerox's University Microfilms in Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dancers
An annotated list of popular/famous dancers. A *Ayo & Teo, duo of dancers and musicians from Ann Arbor, Michigan. *Fred Astaire ( – ), American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer, musician and actor. He was an innovator in dance. He made 31 musical films, 10 featuring his dances with Ginger Rogers, and was honored with the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. B * George Balanchine ( – ), Georgian ballet choreographer. He is one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers, and one of the founders of American ballet. His work formed a bridge between classical and modern ballet. *Sara Baras (born 1971), female Flamenco Dancer, born in the port of Cadiz. * Mikhail Baryshnikov (born ), Soviet-born Russian American dancer, choreographer, and actor. * Rodney Bell (born 1971), known for physically integrated dance. * Bez (born ), renowned as the dancer for the Happy Mondays. * Vytautas Beliajus ( – September 1994), conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Births
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1994 Deaths
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Lithuanian Male Dancers
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Lithuanian Emigrants To The United States
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People From Prienai District Municipality
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