This paper is limited to a few brief but important statements on the early development of the folk dance. As for its origins, it is quite obscure. From the studies of its beginnings, it can be freely said that it began with primitive man who used his body to express his feelings. Ruth Radir writes; \"Man, we believe, has always danced. The beginnings of the dance, like the beginnings of all man's expressive life, are shrouded in a speculative past.\"1","abstract_html":"<p>This paper is limited to a few brief but important statements on the early development of the folk dance. As for its origins, it is quite obscure. From the studies of its beginnings, it can be freely said that it began with primitive man who used his body to express his feelings. Ruth Radir writes; "Man, we believe, has always danced. The beginnings of the dance, like the beginnings of all man's expressive life, are shrouded in a speculative past."<sup>1</sup>","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Frye, Grace Tener"],"institution":null,"degree_name":"Master of Arts (M.A.)","degree_level":"Thesis","degree_discipline":"Physical Education","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Elizabeth Matson"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":1947,"date_issued":"1947-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"1947-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:36:58Z","subjects":["Folk dancing California","Health and Physical Education"],"languages":[],"rights":[],"rights_urls":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/"],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1059","outbound_label":"Repository record","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Elizabeth Matson"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Frye, Grace Tener"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2018-06-29T08:39:50Z"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Physical Education"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Arts (M.A.)"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Folk dancing California","Health and Physical Education"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1059"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["
This paper is limited to a few brief but important statements on the early development of the folk dance. As for its origins, it is quite obscure. From the studies of its beginnings, it can be freely said that it began with primitive man who used his body to express his feelings. Ruth Radir writes; \"Man, we believe, has always danced. The beginnings of the dance, like the beginnings of all man's expressive life, are shrouded in a speculative past.\"1"]},{"key":"dc:source","label":"Dc Source","values":["117"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["The revival of the folk dance as social recreation in northern California"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Elizabeth Matson"],"dc:creator":["Frye, Grace Tener"],"dc:date.available":["2018-06-29T08:39:50Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["
This paper is limited to a few brief but important statements on the early development of the folk dance. As for its origins, it is quite obscure. From the studies of its beginnings, it can be freely said that it began with primitive man who used his body to express his feelings. Ruth Radir writes; \"Man, we believe, has always danced. The beginnings of the dance, like the beginnings of all man's expressive life, are shrouded in a speculative past.\"1"],"dc:identifier":["https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1059"],"dc:rights":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/"],"dc:source":["117"],"dc:subject":["Folk dancing California","Health and Physical Education"],"dc:title":["The revival of the folk dance as social recreation in northern California"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Physical Education"],"thesis:degree_level":["Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Arts (M.A.)"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:36:58Z"}