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Yupiit yuraryarait = Yup’ik ways of dancing / James H. Barker and Ann Fienup-Riordan with Theresa Arevgaq John ; translations by Marie Meade, David Chanar, and Alice Rearden

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Yuarutma mengyaraa = The beginning of my song -- Yuarutem agenra = The song's chorus -- Yup'ik dancing is like Akutaq : a rich mixture -- A land of dancers -- The moral foundations of Yup'ik dancing -- Song and dance through the seasons : the traditional cycle of ceremonies -- Apalluan ciuqlia = First verse -- Everything dances -- Powerful songs, past and present -- Apalluan kinguqlia = Second verse -- The missionary view -- The return of dancing -- Pamyua! = Tail! -- Why we dance -- From hardship to fulfillment -- Glossary xxxiii, 237 p. : ill. ; 26 x 27 cm. + 1 videodisc (DVD ; 4 3/4 in.)