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Jaya Radhakrishnan demonstrating East Indian dancing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Milner served as emcee. Jaya performed with her son.
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Jaya Radhakrishnan demonstrating East Indian dancing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

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)

Sunday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)

Date: 1998-05-24
Description: One digital audio tape (DAT). Yao played the zheng, a Chinese zither, performing several songs.
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Sunday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)

1990 apprenticeship program master artists

Date: 1990
Description: Seven 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 folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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1990 apprenticeship program master artists

East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices

Date: 1990
Description: Three color slides; 24 negatives. 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 Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices

Images from the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1982-05
Description: Sixteen color slides.
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Images from the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1982-05
Description: Seven color images. Nila and Seeba were Jaya's children. Seeba played tambourine to accompany Jaya's singing.
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Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Music performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1991-05-25
Description: One proof sheets with 36 black and white images (plus negatives).
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Music performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

The Children's Activity Area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1989-05-27
Description: Two proof sheets with 72 black and white images (plus negatives).
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The Children's Activity Area at the 1989 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
a_s1576_78_d98-036	Sunday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Oral performance Personal experience narratives Life histories Oral narratives Kolam (House marks) Trinidadians Guitar music Rice Arts, Asian Asian Americans Indian arts Indian Americans Singing Drum music String instruments Music performance Arts, Chinese Chinese Americans Drum performance Zheng Musicians Singers Artists Drummers (Musicians)	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
1990 apprenticeship program master artists	1990 apprenticeship program master artists	Still Image	Teaching of folklore Dancers Banjoists Drummers (Musicians) Fiddlers Musicians Tattoo artists Wood carvers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices	East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices	Still Image	Apprentices Dance Indian dance Children Body movement Teaching of folklore Dancers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images from the 1982 Florida Folk Festival	Images from the 1982 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Performers Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Musical groups Bands (Music) Performing arts Musicians Blues singers Musicians, Celtic Dancers Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival	Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Singers Dancers Musicians Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Dance Tambourines Indian Americans Indian dance Indian arts	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Music performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival	Music performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Festivals Music performance Performing arts Singers Singing Bands (Music) Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
The Children's Activity Area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival	The Children's Activity Area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Fishers Musicians Storytellers Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Festivals Children Performing arts Indian dance Storytelling Fly fishing Dancers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Jaya Radhakrishnan demonstrating East Indian dancing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Jaya Radhakrishnan demonstrating East Indian dancing at the 1991 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 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)

Sunday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)

Sunday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)

1990 apprenticeship program master artists

1990 apprenticeship program master artists

East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices

East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices

Images from the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Images from the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Music performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Music performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

The Children's Activity Area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival

The Children's Activity Area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival

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Jaya Radhakrishnan demonstrating East Indian dancing at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Jaya Radhakrishnan demonstrating East Indian dancing at the 1991 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 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)

Sunday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)

Sunday performances at the 1998 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 3)

1990 apprenticeship program master artists

1990 apprenticeship program master artists

East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices

East Indian dancer Jaya Radhakrishnan and apprentices

Images from the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Images from the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Jaya and Nila Radhakrishnan performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Music performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Music performances at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

The Children's Activity Area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival

The Children's Activity Area at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival