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Page 119
... dance . The sword dance , which entered European folklore as a strict con- ception , was in flower between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries . There is an appreciable gap in its traditions between then and its sources in ancient ...
... dance . The sword dance , which entered European folklore as a strict con- ception , was in flower between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries . There is an appreciable gap in its traditions between then and its sources in ancient ...
Page 120
... swords cross- wise one on top of another to form a star - shaped design . . At a sig- nal from the drum , the dance leader now jumped on the crossed swords . To the beat of the drum the sword dancers then raised and lowered their dance ...
... swords cross- wise one on top of another to form a star - shaped design . . At a sig- nal from the drum , the dance leader now jumped on the crossed swords . To the beat of the drum the sword dancers then raised and lowered their dance ...
Page 121
... sword dance : the dance leader " dies " as a vegetation spirit and is lifted by the dancers horizontally , as though he were a corpse , high over their heads ; when he is lowered , life is restored in him . Like the raising of the ...
... sword dance : the dance leader " dies " as a vegetation spirit and is lifted by the dancers horizontally , as though he were a corpse , high over their heads ; when he is lowered , life is restored in him . Like the raising of the ...
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ancient Andamanese animal dance Arbeau arms ballet bassadanza basse danse beat becomes beginning body bourrée branle ceremonial charm choral dance circle dance close movement contrast contre couple dance courante court courtly dance dance leader dancers dancing master double step ductia ecstasy ecstatic estampie Europe European example feet fertility festivals fifteenth century figures forwards and backwards French galliard German gestures girls gliding Gran Chaco Greek hand imageless dance imitative Indians Islands Italian jump knees lady Ländler leap dance magic maidens melody Middle mimetic minnesinger minuet Morris Dance motif move pantomime pavane peasant performed period Plate play position primitive rhythm rhythmic round dance rows saltarello Semang shaman singing sixteenth skip song Spanish spirit stamping swing sword sword dance Tanz tempo theme tion tourdion tribes turning dance Vedda walk waltz weapon dance whirl woman women