Introduction: Ethnicity and Nationalism -- 1. Parallel Traditions: State Folk Dance Ensembles and Folk Dance in the Field -- 2. Anatomy of a Dance Company -- 3. The Moiseyev Dance Company: Ancestor of the Genre -- 4. Ballet Folklorico: Viva Mexico! -- 5. LADO, ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs of Croatia: Proper Peasants -- 6. Egypt: Bazaar of Dance -- 7. Greece: Dora Stratou Greek Dances Theatre, A Living Museum -- 8. Turkish State Folk Dance Ensemble: The Last of the Great Ensembles -- 9. Conclusion: The Power of Representation
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-262) and index
