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A Dance Showcase: Contra, Seneca and Swedish

​A Dance Showcase, Folk Arts in the Southern Tier, 1-4pm, JCC Campus, 260 N. Union St. Olean. A FREE dance program of the NYSCA Upstate Folklife Survey. Project folklorist, Hannah Davis, with the New York Folklore Society, presents a showcase of participatory dance traditions drawn from Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua Counties including Contra, Seneca and Swedish dances. Davis will also speak about her survey of folk and traditional arts in this region.

1-2pm Dance groups discuss traditions and demonstrate dances.

2-3pm Dance groups teach attendees simple traditional dance.

3-4pm Folklorist Hannah Davis presents documentation of Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Allegany counties.

March 12 2017

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Date: March 12, 2017
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost: Free
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Venue

JCC College Center

260 N. Union
Olean, NY 14760 United States

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Organizer

NY Folklore Society
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