ノート:オクラホマミキサー
そもそも、オクラホマ・ミクサーとは、曲名ではなく、踊りの名前です。 アメリカのテキサス州あたりで流行していたショティッシュの踊りをアレンジし、日本人向けに少しテンポの遅い曲に変えたのが、オクラホマ・ミクサーという踊りです。その時に使った曲が、「わらの中の七面鳥」だっただけです。 なので、日本で踊る際のオクラホマ・ミクサーに使われている曲名が、「わらの中の七面鳥」なのであり、このページでは、踊りの名前と曲の名前が混合されて説明されています。
以上 --Kirk 2012年3月2日 (金) 09:02 (UTC)
Possible history[編集]
"This dance was taught by Rev. Larry Eisenberg at the Pacific Recreation Laboratory School, Asilomar. California, September 1947. This progressive type dance is popular in the Southwest, particularly Texas. The title "Oklahoma Mixer" is used here because the present version was learned in Norman, Oklahoma." https://web.archive.org/web/20041014115344/http://folkdance.com/html/oklahoma_mixer.html
"The Oklahoma Mixer was named by Buzz as a result of a teaching session at Asilomar, under the direction of Lawton Harris. This dance, originally known as the Texas Schottische was learned from Larry Eisenberg." Buzz is Henry "Buzz" Glass http://www.folkdance.com/LDArticles/GlassA1961.pdf
"foxboxAugust 06, 2013
After the WWII, Japan imported many things including education-related matters from USA and other countries. Mr. Shin-kichi Tamaki who was a founder of Japan Association of Teachers of Dancing; JATD (founded in 1929), knew the original dance of "Oklahoma Schottische". He tried to introduce the dancing to primary schools in Japan, but it was not suitable because the dance is too difficult for children. Therefore he had borrowed the music from "Turkey in the straw", and the steps and organization of dancing have been invented from the mixer style (partner changes periodically). The "Oklahoma mixer" has been born at that time. His such education succeeded in this country. As a result, all Japanese people have been considering that this dance and music have come from Oklahoma directly and without any modification.
Actually, I have known such a story only 15 minutes ago.." http://teachingengrish.blogspot.com/2013/04/oklahoma-mixer.html
Apparently Shinkichi Tamaki was involved in folk dances: Folk dances of the whole world Shinkichi Tamaki The Author, 1954 - Folk dancing - 299 pages http://books.google.com/books/about/Folk_dances_of_the_whole_world.html?id=ERj5HAAACAAJ