ePrints

'Many Useful Lessons': Cecil Sharp, Education and the Folk Dance Revival, 1899–1924

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Vic Gammon

Downloads

• Published version [.pdf]

Abstract

Cecil Sharp became the dominant figure in the movement to revive English folk dance in the early years of the twentieth century. This article explores some of Sharp's ideas and motivations using three distinct types of source material: published writing, film and inspection notebooks. These different types of evidence are investigated to give a rounded view of Sharp's project within the cultural climate of his day, particularly his idea of providing a 'healthier', educationally positive and racially rooted alternative to commercial popular music and its associated dance forms. © The Social History Society 2008.

Publication metadata

Author(s): Gammon V

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Cultural and Social History

Year: 2008

Volume: 5

Issue: 1

Pages: 75-97

ISSN (print): 1478-0038

ISSN (electronic): 1478-0046

Publisher: Berg Publishers

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/147800408X267265

DOI: 10.2752/147800408X267265

Altmetrics

Share