a question for down-unders

[Jimrem at AOL.COM]

>>We of Iroquoian language/cultural stock dance counter  clockwise.
 
Hi Richard, 
 
As far as we know all eastern tribes danced that way.  Quoting  Charlotte 
Heth, ".  . .  almost anywhere in the east, from New York on  south, perhaps as 
far as the Gulf of Mexico. Even to this day many of the old  "Social Dance 
Songs" are remembered, and are still used by some tribes. What  type of music is 
this, and how does it differ from modern-day pow-wow songs? Dr.  Charlotte 
Heth, a Cherokee and an ethnomusicologist has stated some of the  common aspects: 
We can generalize fairly easily about the characteristics of Eastern and  
Southeastern music and dance today:  
    1.  Dances are performed in a counter-clockwise manner, for the most 
part.  
    2.  Instruments are either worn on the body, held in the hand and shaken, 
 blown, or beaten upon. The primary drum was and is the water drum.  
    3.  Singing is either responsorial with leader-chorus alternation, or is  
unison chorus after the leader has "lined out" the beginning of the song.  
Strophic songs with alternating chorus and verse parts are also common.  
    4.  Songs tend to be short, while performances are long, have many  
repetitions, and/or are arranged in cycles. (Heth: 174)"   
from:  _http://www.delawaretribeofindians.nsn.us/social_dance.html_ 
(http://www.delawaretribeofindians.nsn.us/social_dance.html) 
 
Jim Rementer
Delaware Tribe of Indians



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