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Grace West Newman
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Grace West Newman taught international folk dance.
Grace taught at the California College of the Pacific Folk Dance Camp (now Stockton Folk Dance Camp) from 1948 to 1952 and in 1958.
She and her husband, Harold, produced several books. Among them are:
- Music of the Hebrew people : Israeli and Jewish songs for solo alto recorder with guitar chords. Arranged by Harold Newman. Publisher: New York : Hargail Music Press, c1960. Singable English version by Grace West Newman. 20 p. of music.
- Music Shall Live! Singing and Playing with the Recorder. Harold Newman and Grace West Newman. Hargail Music Press, 19?? 24 pp.
- The Dick Crum Book – Vranjanka and Other Jugoslav Songs and Dances: For Singing in English or the Original Recorder Duets. Dick Crum, with Guitar Chords by Grace West Newman. Hargail Music Press, 1957. 23 pp.
- Jerusalem Of Gold: Songs Of Modern and Ancient Israel. A collection of Jewish and Israeli songs and dances for solo alto recorder with guitar chords. Singable English version by Grace West Newman. 32 pp.
Dances Grace taught include A Trip to Paris, Bergtau Ländler, Dreisteyrer, Fight Plattle, Italian Danza, Mijn Wagen, Peerdesprong, Roselaar, Shuhplattler Ländler, Tarantella Montervigne, Tarantella per Cinque, The Windmill, and The Hole in the Wall.