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East Indian dancers and Swampgrass performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1992-05-23
Description: One reel to reel recording. Crider served as the emcee. Nila and Jaya demonstrated East Indian music and dance. Swampgrass played bluegrass music.
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East Indian dancers and Swampgrass performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing and performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. Much of the performance was dancing to taped music -- not recorded. Nila began learning East Indian dances at the age of five. Nila is the daughter of Jaya, both whose famlies came form East India. Of the four main Indian dance styles, Nila performs in the bharata natyam style.
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Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing and performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Date: 1989-05-28
Description: One reel to reel recording. Devine served as emcee.
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Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan; Sarasota Sailor Circus at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History)

Date: 1992-05-24
Description: One audio cassette recording. Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan give a demonstration of East Indian dance along with an explanation of the music, story (Jaya), and steps (Nila); they perform a composition of Nila's father, C.V. Radhakrishnan, called "Amida Budgeon." Bill Lee and Beth Gill (of the Sarasota Sailor Circus) discuss the circus; Lee focuses on circus traditions and history while Gill discusses the school and work required and relationships with friends and family. Because this was the 40th festival, the Crossroads area was partly devoted to performers who contributed to the festival's past and development.
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Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan; Sarasota Sailor Circus at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History)

Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: One reel to reel recording. Devine served as emcee.
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Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1990-05-25
Description: One reel to reel recording. Mother-daughter dancers performing traditional North India dancers. Most of the music was from a tape, but Seeba played the tabla (a traditional percussion instrument) and Jaya sang for a couple of dances. They were from Dade City.
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Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing

Date: 1990
Description: Seven black and white prints and two color prints. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing

East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1991-05
Description: Two color slides. East Indian dancers performing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival. A Dade City resident, Nila began learning East Indian dances at the age of five. Of the four main Indian dance styles, Nila performs in the bharata natyam style. The Menons were sisters from St. Petersburg who aprrenticed with Nila. During the apprenticeship, they learned the dance moves, the hand gestures, jewelry and clothing styles. May 1991.
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East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices

Date: 1991-05
Description: 95 color slides. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices

Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1990-05-25
Description: Four proof sheets with 144 black and white images (plus negatives.)
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Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

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a_s1576_t89-111b	Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Dance Dance music Folk dance Indian arts Indian dance Dancers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t90-107a	Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)	Sound	Musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Dance Singing Indian arts Indian dance Demonstrations Tabla Percussion instruments Dancers Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing	East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing	Still Image	Dancers Fieldwork Apprentices Indian Americans Teaching of folklore Indian arts Indian dance Clothing and dress Body movement	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival	East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Dance Folk dance Indian Americans Indian dance Performing arts Performers Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Dancers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices	East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices	Still Image	Dancers Fieldwork Apprentices Indian arts Indian Americans Indian dance Clothing and dress Body movement Jewelry Performing arts Teaching of folklore	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival	Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Festivals Music performance Performing arts Singing Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Bands (Music) Dancers Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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East Indian dancers and Swampgrass performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

East Indian dancers and Swampgrass performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing and performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing and performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan; Sarasota Sailor Circus at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan; Sarasota Sailor Circus at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History)

Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing

East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing

East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices

East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices

Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

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East Indian dancers and Swampgrass performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

East Indian dancers and Swampgrass performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing and performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing and performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan; Sarasota Sailor Circus at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History)

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan; Sarasota Sailor Circus at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Crossroads Stage - Festival History)

Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Nila and Jaya Radhakrishnan dancing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing

East Indian dancer Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices dancing

East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

East Indian dancers at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices

East Indian dancers Nila Radhakrishnan and her apprentices

Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival