Rickey Holden, a prominent choreographer and folk dance teacher, brought songs such as “Mayim Mayim” (from Israel), “Shibolet Basadeh” (Israel), and “Wooden Shoes” (Lithuania) to Taiwan.
Dancers over the grew up at a time when international folk dancing was the only group activity allowed by the nationalist Kuomintang government, with dances known by teachers were limited to Scandinavian and Israeli
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