Author Description

"Traditionally the Cherokees dance to ensure individual health and social welfare. According to legend, the dance songs bequethed to them by the Stone Coat monster will assuage all the ills of life that the monster brought. Winter dances are to be given only during times of frost, lest they affect the growth of vegetation by attracting cold and death. The summer dances are associated with crops and vegetation. Other dances are purely for social intercourse and entertainment or are prompted by specific evens in the community"--Back cover.