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Koleda Dance Company photograph collection, approximately 1967-1974
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Koleda (Musical group)
- Title
- Koleda Dance Company photograph collection
- Dates
- approximately 1967-1974 (inclusive)19671974
- Quantity
- 26 contact sheets, 11 prints, 1 pamphlet, 1 performance program, 1 CD-ROM ( 1 box)
- Collection Number
- PH1577
- Summary
- Photographs and ephemera relating to the Koleda Dance Company a semi-professional dance ensemble that was devoted to folk dancing
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Selected images can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Dennis Boxell formed the Koleda Ethnic Dance Ensemble of the University of Washington in 1967. Boxell was a folklorist, specializing in Balkan culture. Koleda was named after a Balkan spring festival, and the dances came from Yugoslavia, Greece, and Bulgaria. Yugoslavia invited the group to tour Europe in 1968. The group disbanded in 1974.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs and ephemera relating to the Koleda Ethnic Dance Ensemble, 1967-1974.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View selections from the collection in digital format
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Outdoor PerformanceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1 |
Koleda Dance Company members relaxing and line dancing
in traditional Balkan dress at University of Washington Arboretum Frame 20: Mixed line dance led by Bob Enslin with other.Frame 23: Line dance with Bob Enslin, Michelle Anciaux, Peter
Strong, Mary Hoagland, Danny Ellefson, and others.Frame 25: Male line dance with Omar Batiste, Paul Swensson, and
Danny Ellefson, and others.Frame 26: Omar Batiste, Ann Johansen, Paul Swensson, and Danny
Ellefson, and others.Frames 28/30: Omar Batiste, Ann Johansen, Paul Swensson, Danny
Ellefson, Linda Kwon, and others.Frames 31-36: Line dance with Omar Batiste, Ann Johansen, Paul
Swensson, Mary St. Germain, Danny Ellefson, and Linda Kwon.
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Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/2 | 2 |
Men of Koleda line dancing and women of Koleda standing
on hillside in University of Washington Arboretum Frames 7, 15-18: Bob Enslin, Paul Swensson, Omar Bastiste, Danny
Ellefson, and other.Frame 23: Bob Enslin.Frame 27: Mary Hoagland, Michelle Anciaux, Jill Johnson, and
others singing.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
Indoor PerformanceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 3-4 |
Dance performance viewed from rafters of stage and close
to performers Sheet 3 Frame 11: Mary Hoagland, Sandi Bradley, Michelle
Anciaux, and others singing.Sheet 3 Frame 12: Ensemble singing Ladarke.Sheet 3 Frames 19-21, 23, 25, 28-29: Mixed line dance with Bob
Enslin, Paul Swensson, Dennis Boxell, Dave Gormly, Carl Joplin, Ann Johansen,
Sandi Bradley, Mary Hoagland, Elzelina Callis, and Michelle Anciaux.Sheet 4 Frame 40: Performance of Appalachian Suite with dancing
cow costume.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/3 | 5 | Between 1967 and 1974 | |
1/3 | 6 |
Ensemble performance of the Spoon Dance and other
dancers accompanied with drums Frames 31-32, 34: Dancers playing spoons and castanets in Spoon
Dance.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/3 | 7 |
Ensemble dance and Tamburitza Orchestra
performance Frame 12: Flying Hora.Frame 14: Mixed line dance with Dennis Boxell, Sandi Bradley,
Dave Gormly, and others.Frame 24: Sandi Bradley waves at Bob Enslin while he dances with
another woman on stage.Frame 28: Line dance with Danny Ellefson, Peter Strong, Dave
Gormly, Dennis Boxell, and Bob Enslin.Frame 42: Tamburitza Orchestra with Allan Swensson (guitar),
Larry Shumway (tamburitza), Tina Devin, and Al Pratt (bass).
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/3 | 8 | Male line dances and female line dances accompanied by
drums Frame 12: Women's dance with Mary Hoagland, Michelle Anciaux,
and others.Frame 14: Women's dance with Linda Kwon, Mary Hoagland, Sandy
Waggoner, Michele Anciaux, Sandi Bradley, and others.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/3 | 9 |
Musical performances with violin, guitar, and Balkan
bagpipes, and line dance Frame 22: Larry Shumway and Allan Swensson playing
instruments.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/3 | 10 |
Ensemble performance with cow costume, the Broom Dance,
and musical performance with guitar, violin, and Balkan stringed
instrument Frame 9: Dance with Michelle Anciaux, Dennis Boxell, Mary
Hoagland, Linda Kwon, Bob Enslin, Sandi Bradley, and other.Frame 16: French Canadian themed broom dance with Peter Strong,
Dave Gormly, Danny Ellefson, and Omar Batiste.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/3 | 11 | Shope Suite performance Frame 41: Shope Suite with Danny Ellefson, Peter Strong, Omar
Batiste, Bob Enslin, and Dave Gormly and women's line.Frame 43: Shope Suite with Michelle Anciaux, Mary Hoagland,
Sandi Bradley, Linda Kwon, Bob Enslin, Dave Gormly, Peter Strong, Omar Batiste,
and Dennis Boxell on drum.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/3 | 12 |
Offstage performance practice and onstage ensemble
performance Frame 1: Sandi Bradley.Frame 2: LariAnn Ries, Sandi Bradley, and other dancers.Frame 8: Line dance with Linda Kwon, Claire Joplin, Jill
Johnson, Sandi Bradley, Michelle Anciaux, and others.Frame 9: Line dance with Lachlan MacDonald Reid, Carl Joplin,
John Janis, Al Pratt, Bob Enslin, Peter Strong, and others.Frame 37: Linda Kwon.Frame 38-39: Linda Kwon and Steve Lane.Frame 44: John Janis, Sandi Bradley, and Carl Joplin.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/3 | 13-14 |
Variety of dance performances, including the Spoon Dance
and the Silent Dance Silent Dance- When the Balkan countries were under Ottoman rule,
people performed this dance in secretive silence to preserve their culture.
This dance was supposed to display the health of the women dancers by testing
their stamina; if the women passed the test, they were fit enough to be a
wife.
Sheet 13 Frame 10: Al Pratt, John Janis, Paul Swensson, other,
and Danny Ellefson on drums.Sheet 13 Frame 15: Bob Enslin performing the Spoon Dance.Sheet 13 Frame 17: Spoon Dance with Carl Joplin and Bob
Enslin.Sheet 13 Frame 25: Spoon Dance with John Janis and others.Sheet 14 Frame 2, 44: Carl Joplin tests LariAnn Ries during the
Silent Dance.Sheet 14 Frame 4: LariAnn Ries, Sandi Bradley, and others.Sheet 14 Frame 6: Male line dance with John Janis, Paul
Swensson, Danny Ellefson, Peter Strong, Al Pratt, Carl Joplin, and other.Sheet 14 Frame 42: Paul Swensson in dancer's circle.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/3 | 15 |
Offstage performance practice and onstage
performances Frame 14: Steve Lane assisting Carl Joplin with the belt of his
costume.Frame 25: John Janis, Carl Joplin, Paul Swensson, Bob Enslin,
and other singing.Frame 27-28: Wedding Dance with Linda Kwon leading the
bride.Frame 30: Male line dance with Carl Joplin, Al Plat, John Janis,
Paul Swensson, and others.Frame 31: Carl Joplin, Al Pratt, and John Janis with Danny
Ellefson on the drum.
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Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/3 | 16 |
Male and female line dances Frame 33: Sandi Bradley and Claire Joplin.Frame 39: Danny Ellefson and Omar Batiste in the Shope
Suite.Frame 42: Jill Johnson, Mary Hoagland, Kay Pratt in the Shope
Suite.Frame 43: Sandi Bradley and Claire Joplin.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/3 | 17 | Between 1967 and 1974 | |
1/4 | 18 |
Ensemble dances, including the Spoon Dance and the
Shope Suite, accompanied by drums Frame 5: Jill Johnson and others playing castanets in the Spoon
Dance.Frames 38, 41: Peter Strong, Al Pratt, Carl Joplin, Paul
Swensson, and John Janis in the Shope Suite.Frame 39: Same as Frame 38 with Danny Ellefson.Frame 40: Michelle Anciaux, Sandi Bradley, Mary Hoagland, Linda
Kwon, and others in the Shope Suite.Frame 44: Same as Frame 41 with Danny Ellefson.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/5 | 19 |
Performers offstage, ensemble performance of the Silent
Dance, and music performance Frame 13: Linda Kwon is dressing room.Frame 14: Musicians Lachlan MacDonald Reid, Allan Swensson, and
others.Frames 24-25: Carl Joplin tests LariAnn Ries in the Silent
Dance.Frames 26-28: Same as Frames 24-25 with Paul Swensson.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/6 | 20 |
Performers offstage in casual dress playing instruments
and preparing costumes Frame 25: Nancy Schenk playing the flute. Frame 26: Nancy Schenk playing the flute with Danny Ellefson in
foreground.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/6 | 21 |
Musical performances, women's performances, and man with
woman holding flowers Frame 1: Michelle Anciaux singing.Frame 2: Peter Strong and Nancy Schenk playing recorders.Frame 3: Jill Johnson and Sandy Waggoner.Frame 4: John Janis.Frame 7: Linda Kwon, Michelle Anciaux, Kay Pratt, and another
singing.Frames 11-13: Sandi Bradley and Mary Hoagland in a performed
dialogue.Frame 16: Woman presents Dennis Boxell with flowers.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/6 | 22 |
Women performing Frame 17: Linda Kwon, Sandi Bradley, and Michelle Anciaux
singing.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/7 | 23 | Between 1967 and 1974 | |
1/8 | 24 | Ensemble dance performances |
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/9 | 25 |
Women's performances accompanied by Balkan musical
instruments and ensemble performances of the Spoon Dance, the Silent Dance, and
others Frame 6: Women playing castanets and man kneeling in the Spoon
Dance.Frame 10: Jill Johnson, Sandi Bradley, and another.Frame 13: Linda Kwon and other women playing castanets with
Dennis Boxell on the drum.Frame 15: Sandi Bradley, Jill Johnson, and another play
castanets while Paul Swensson plays the spoons.Frame 16: Mary Hoagland, Linda Kwon, and another play
castanets.Frame 17: Alex Eppler playing the contrabass balalaika.Frame 18: Linda Kwon, Sandi Bradley, and others in the Silent
Dance.Frame 19: Linda Kwon and others in the Silent Dance.Frame 25: Nancy Schenk playing the flute.Frame 26: Mary Hoagland and Sandi Bradley in humorous
dialogue.Frame 27: Mary Hoagland singing.Frame 28: Sandi Bradley, Nancy Schenk, Linda Kwon, and another
singing.Frame 29: Sandi Bradley, Mary Hoagland, Linda Kwon, and others
in women's line dance.Frame 30: Dennis Boxell on the drum.Frame 31: Danny Ellefson, Omar Batiste, Peter Strong, and Dave
Gormly in men's line dance.
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Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/10 | 26 |
Women's performances accompanied by Balkan musical
instruments and ensemble performances Frame 2: Michelle Anciaux, Sandi Bradley, and other.Frames 5-7: Danny Ellefson, Omar Batiste, and Peter Strong in
men's line dance.Frames 6-7: Tina Devin playing the tamburitza.Frame 8: Sandi Bradley, Mary Hoagland, Linda Kwon and other with
Dennis Boxell on the drum.Frames 8-9: Allan Swensson, Larry Shumway, Tina Devin, and
another playing instruments.
|
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/11 | 27 | Between 1967 and 1974 |
Koleda EphemeraReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/12 | 28 | "Koleda Ensemble of Ethnic Dance" pamphlet summarizing
the group's history, purpose, and style |
Between 1967 and 1974 |
1/12 | 29 | Koleda Ensemble of South Slavic and Traditional American
Dance 1969 Souvenir Program |
1969 |
1/12 | 30 | Koleda Dance Ensemble "Photos and Index"
CD-ROM |
Between 1967 and 1974 |
box-folder:oversize | |||
OS7 | 31 |
The Seattle Times Sunday
pictorial magazine featuring the Koleda Dance Ensemble |
May 5, 1968 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Koleda (Musical group)--Photographs (photographer)