. Bulletin. Ethnology. NOETHERN UTE MUSIC 105 PLOTS OF SONGS OF THE WOMAN's DANCE i; ;5: :s: M: :^5:. No. ao. No. 37. Fig. 5.—Plots, Group 4 (Woman's dance) A comparison of the plots of these songs with the plots of the Turkey dance songs will show a more decided contrast than is evident to the ear in listening to the songs. Lame Dance The action of the Lame dance was described as that of a man lame in the right leg. The motion was forward and the right foot was dragged as though it were crippled. This step, however, was entirely different from that of the Dragging-feet dance, in which the mot
. Bulletin. Ethnology. NOETHERN UTE MUSIC 105 PLOTS OF SONGS OF THE WOMAN's DANCE i; ;5: :s: M: :^5:. No. ao. No. 37. Fig. 5.—Plots, Group 4 (Woman's dance) A comparison of the plots of these songs with the plots of the Turkey dance songs will show a more decided contrast than is evident to the ear in listening to the songs. Lame Dance The action of the Lame dance was described as that of a man lame in the right leg. The motion was forward and the right foot was dragged as though it were crippled. This step, however, was entirely different from that of the Dragging-feet dance, in which the motion was sideways and the feet lifted clear of the ground. The steps of both of these were danced for the writer's observation, the dances themselves having fallen into disuse. Only women danced the Lame dance, and at a gathering in the old days it was not unusual for 100 women to take part in the dance. The women formed in two parallel lines more than 30 feet apart, standing one behind another, facing the west. Each line had its leader. At a considerable distance in front of these were the drummers, usually four in number, each with a hand drum, and behind the drummers was a line of men singers who faced the dancers. The women danced forward until near the drummers, when the leaders of the two lines turned and danced toward each other until they almost met. They then turned away from the drummers and danced side by side toward a point opposite that at which they started, the dancers following them and forming a double line (fig. (i). characteristics of songs In all the Lame dance songs the accompanying drum is in quarter notes, following slightly after the voice. This does not appear in any other songs recorded among the Utes and may be considered a characteristic of the Lame dance. As in the Bear dance, the song used at the conclusion of the dance was different in structure from the other songs of the series. With the exception of the closing song (No. 42) a wide range obtai
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