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Title	[Folk dancers]
Creator	Ulmann, Doris, d. 1934
Medium of Original	photographs
Date of Orginal	1933/1934
Dimensions	8" x 6"
Description	This photograph, taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934, shows Georg Bidstrup, dance instructor at the John C. Campbell Folk School, and a group of students practicing traditional folk dancing or "singing games." Bidstrup came to the school in 1926 and was initially employed as the Danish farm manager and instructor for folk dancing and gymnastics. He married co-founder of the school, Marguerite Butler, in 1936. Bidstrup eventually became director of the Folk School in 1952.
Subject - Topic	Folk dancing -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	John C. Campbell Folk School
Time Period	1930s
Source Institution	John C. Campbell Folk School
Collection	Doris Ulmann Photograph Collection
Inventory Number	JCCFS_U5-196
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC 28902
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723