A Treasury of International Folk Dances

Jim Gold has been an indispensable voice in the international folk dance community as a folk dance teacher, choreographer, and musician. He is also the president of Jim Gold International and organizes folk tours to such exotic countries as Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Norway, Albania, Romania, Argentina, Cuba, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, and Ireland, and more. This book is a product of extensive research into the languages, cultural histories, and folk dances local people have performed for centuries. Mr. Gold intends it as the first reference work of its kind-a repository of movements and dance steps, captured in his choreographies, created over many years. To help you learn these dances, each choreography includes a YouTube video l