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Elsie Ivancich Dunin is a dance ethnologist (ethnochoreologist), choreographer, professor and author specializing in folk dance from Croatia, Macedonia, and Romani (Gypsy) in Macedonia. She is a Professor Emerita of dance ethnology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and is currently a dance research advisor with the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research in Zagreb, Croatia. Her daughter is Elonka Dunin.
Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collection
More recently, Dunin has focused her energies on Cross-Cultural Dance Resources, (CCDR) a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of dance ethnology. Founded in 1981, the CCDR has amassed a collection of over 15,000 books, manuscripts, personal papers, costumes, films and instruments. In April 2008, Dunin, who serves as the organization's vice-president, made a $1.5 million gift to Herberger College of the Arts to provide for the collection's permanent care and curation.
Awards
- In 2006, Dunin was awarded the "Outstanding Leadership in Dance Research" award by Congress on Research in Dance (CORD)
Books
- Folk dances, 1969, ASIN B0007FZ1DO
- Gypsy wedding, dance and customs, 1971, ASIN: B0007C5K9C
- Yugoslav dance: An introduction and list of sources available in United States libraries, 1981, ISBN 0-918660-11-4
- Dance Occasions and Festive Dress in Yugoslavia, 1984, ISBN 99946-1-174-7
- Starobosansko kolo in Yugoslavia and in California, 1988, ISBN 0-918660-77-7
- DdA reference format for dance, 1989, ASIN: B0006F2EJ4
- Orata vo Makedonija: Scenski del : Tanec, 1995, ISBN 9989-9774-0-2
- (editor) Dance And Society: Dancer as a Cultural Performer (European Folklore Institute Bibliotheca Traditionis Europae), 2005, ISBN 963-05-8273-2
References
- Phantom Ranch Folk Dancing. "Elsie Ivancich Dunin".
- "The Power of Place: Renowned collection comes to ASU Herberger College Dance with $1.15 million gift from international dance scholar". Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- Congress On Research in Dance. "CORD Awards Recipients".
External links
- Slavonijo Dance Ensemble - Elsie Dunin, dance ethnologist
- The Society for Ethnomusicology
- International Council for Traditional Music
- Cross-Cultural Dance Resources - Elsie Dunin's current field research