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Dances Collection (page 6)

Background imageDances Collection: Book of Hours of Alonso Fernᮤez of Cordoba

Book of Hours of Alonso Fernᮤez of Cordoba
Book of Hours of Alonso Fernᮤ ez of Cordoba (15th c.). The Nativity of Jesus. Flemish art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Background imageDances Collection: Farmers party in a German farm ( Der Jahrmarkt )

Farmers party in a German farm ( Der Jahrmarkt )
" Farmers party in a German farm (" Der Jahrmarkt" ). Music and dancing. Renaissance art. Etching; Engraving."

Background imageDances Collection: Le Pont D avignon

Le Pont D avignon
SUR LE PONT D AVIGNON, ON Y DANSE... (On the bridge at Avignon, one dances

Background imageDances Collection: Rural folk doing the Bourr饠D Auvergne dance

Rural folk doing the Bourr饠D Auvergne dance
Rural folk doing the Bourr?D Auvergne, is a traditional dance that is danced in couples, or four (two couples, appointed quadrette)

Background imageDances Collection: A member of the Forest Service who is participating in India

A member of the Forest Service who is participating in Indian dances at the fiesta, Taos, New Mexico. Date 1940 July

Background imageDances Collection: Steps Have Been Taken by Laurie Tayler - Growth of the Charl

Steps Have Been Taken by Laurie Tayler - Growth of the Charl
Humorous cartoon illustrating the growth in popularity of the Charleston dance during the 1920s. The top picture shows a dancefloor crowd looking on with amusement as a single couple engage in

Background imageDances Collection: Performance of a dancing woman of Lucknow

Performance of a dancing woman of Lucknow
A dancing woman of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India - exhibiting before a European Family. (Plate 15 of 20). Date: 1813

Background imageDances Collection: Cinderella Dances

Cinderella Dances
Programme ticket for the Queens Westminster and Volunteers Cinderella Dances Lottie Weber in 1890 Date: January 15th 1890

Background imageDances Collection: Silhouette, Between Dances

Silhouette, Between Dances
Between Dances -- a silhouette of people watching a piper and highland dancer. 1919

Background imageDances Collection: A Bhutia Dancing Party - Tibet

A Bhutia Dancing Party - Tibet
A Bhutia Dancing Party. The Bhutia are ethnic Tibetans who speak a Tibetan dialect. Their ancestors migrated from Tibet to Sikkim, Darjeeling

Background imageDances Collection: Romania - Country dancing

Romania - Country dancing
A Sunday in the Country - Traditional village dancing in the Romanian countryside. Date: circa 1905

Background imageDances Collection: Anabaptist Prophecy

Anabaptist Prophecy
Tuscoschierer dances and prophesies before Jan Bockelsen, king of the Anabaptists at Munster. Date: after June 1534

Background imageDances Collection: Tapirape Warriors

Tapirape Warriors
Tapirape warriors of Brazil, South America, at the annual ceremonial dances. The magician in the foreground is wearing a very rare crown of Black Jaguar claws. Date: 1930s

Background imageDances Collection: Costumes 18th Century

Costumes 18th Century
Aristocratic costumes of the late 18th century. The period was light-hearted, the dances, such as the quadrille and gavotte, were stately and unambitious. Date: late 18th century

Background imageDances Collection: Can Can Dancer - Patte en L air

Can Can Dancer - Patte en L air
Can Can Dancer performing a " Patte en L air" (basic translation: " Feet in the Air" !). Date: 1905

Background imageDances Collection: Tango dancing at Harewood Place

Tango dancing at Harewood Place
A newly opened venue for the tango tea craze of 1913, at Harewood Place, Hanover Square in London. Opened by Mr F. H. Payne

Background imageDances Collection: Tom Tom the Pipers Son

Tom Tom the Pipers Son " Tom with his pipe made such a noise, That he pleased both the girls and boys, And they all stopped to hear him play, Over the hills and far away."

Background imageDances Collection: Val d Ossau muscians

Val d Ossau muscians
Val d Ossau men playing traditional local instruments to accompany dances. On the right we have a fiddler with his fiddle and on the right

Background imageDances Collection: Javanese Puppet

Javanese Puppet
A leather dancer puppet, traditionally used in shadow dances, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Background imageDances Collection: Popular Caucasian dancing, Russia

Popular Caucasian dancing, Russia
Djighite Festivities at Piatigorsk, Russia - Popular Caucasian dancing tom

Background imageDances Collection: Persian-inspired party, Paris

Persian-inspired party, Paris
A Persian themed party, named The Thousand and Second Night, hosted by Mr and Mrs P. P. in their garden to entertain their Parisian guests

Background imageDances Collection: A pas seul by Florence Hardy

A pas seul by Florence Hardy
An 18th century couple make beautiful music together. A gentleman in a wig plays the harpsichord while his lady companion dances prettily

Background imageDances Collection: Poster advertising a masked ball

Poster advertising a masked ball during a national fair in Switzerland, from 2 to 4 March 1936

Background imageDances Collection: American Indians. The Ghost Dance of the Sioux Indians

American Indians. The Ghost Dance of the Sioux Indians
Many Indian tribes believed in spirits who were part of a deity, embodying a sacred power which was present in the land, the elements and animals

Background imageDances Collection: The Coorg Harvest Festival, Madras, 1852

The Coorg Harvest Festival, Madras, 1852
Engraving showing the Coorg Harvest Festival held in Madras, India, 1852. This festival was an annual event held just prior to the farmers gathering the harvest

Background imageDances Collection: Man Dances for Joy

Man Dances for Joy
Lady Waverley! Ten thousand a year! Mr. Macwheeble dances a jig, knocking his best wig out of the window, and throwing his cap in the air. Waverley looks on with a smile

Background imageDances Collection: Fashion for dances, 1927

Fashion for dances, 1927
A simple dinner dress in black georgette, lined with pink, from 1927. The yoke was embroidered with fine diamante and the skirt was formed by godets of fine lace

Background imageDances Collection: Apollo Dances with Muses

Apollo Dances with Muses
They dance with their patron, Apollo

Background imageDances Collection: Dance / Tarantella / Reznick

Dance / Tarantella / Reznick
A solo dancer performs the tarantella

Background imageDances Collection: Lobster Quadrille

Lobster Quadrille
The Lobster Quadrille : Alice dances with the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon

Background imageDances Collection: Stratford-On-Avon Fair

Stratford-On-Avon Fair
A sideshow (featuring striptease and fan dances) at the Stratford-upon-Avon Fair - Texan Royal Command Show

Background imageDances Collection: Racial / Snake Dance 1908

Racial / Snake Dance 1908
Snake dance of the Hopi people of Arizona, performed with live and poisonous rattlesnakes which are set free after the ceremony, intended to bring rain

Background imageDances Collection: Dancing Bear / Prize / 1893

Dancing Bear / Prize / 1893
The dancing bear in chains dances for its owner

Background imageDances Collection: Racial / Scalp Dance C1830

Racial / Scalp Dance C1830
Victory / Scalp dance of the Sioux people

Background imageDances Collection: Racial / Sioux Dog Dance

Racial / Sioux Dog Dance
Sioux Dog Dance

Background imageDances Collection: Racial / Buffalo Dance

Racial / Buffalo Dance
Buffalo Dance. The dancers wear Buffalo masks

Background imageDances Collection: Racial / Eagle Dance C1830

Racial / Eagle Dance C1830
Eagle dance

Background imageDances Collection: Racial / Snow Shoe Dance

Racial / Snow Shoe Dance
Chippeway Snow-shoe Dance

Background imageDances Collection: Racial / Sioux Dance C1830

Racial / Sioux Dance C1830
Dance of the Chiefs - Sioux

Background imageDances Collection: Dance / Regional / Native Am

Dance / Regional / Native Am
The Green Corn fertility dance of the Minatarees

Background imageDances Collection: Racial / Dance Battle 1830

Racial / Dance Battle 1830
An after-battle dance in honour of those fallen in battle

Background imageDances Collection: Hiawatha / Beggars Dance

Hiawatha / Beggars Dance
Pau-Puk Keewis dances the Beggars Dance, to the accompaniment of a merry flute flute playing crowd, at Hiawathas wedding

Background imageDances Collection: Woman Dances with Bear

Woman Dances with Bear
Young woman in peasant costume dances with a lascivious- looking bear

Background imageDances Collection: Advertisement for St Giles Garage, Normanton, Derby

Advertisement for St Giles Garage, Normanton, Derby
Advertisement for St Giles Garage, Upper Dale Road, Normanton, Derby. Cars For Hire, Day and Night Service, Distance No Object, Weddings, Dances, a Speciality, Petrol, Oil & Greases

Background imageDances Collection: Helston Dance / Cornwall

Helston Dance / Cornwall
ENGLAND - Floral Dance (8 May) Furry Day, Helston, Cornwall. One of the dances that occur during the day is one for couples in evening wear who weave in and out of the houses

Background imageDances Collection: English Country Dancing

English Country Dancing
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCING at the York Summer Festival. Dances 1st published in 1651 by John Playford but obviously predate this. Danced at Court, Assemblies and village greens

Background imageDances Collection: Comparing Dances 1882

Comparing Dances 1882
After the ball, two young women compare notes on the partners they have enjoyed or endured in the course of the evening

Background imageDances Collection: 1928 Flapper / Fantasio

1928 Flapper / Fantasio
A flapper in a green dress dances in front of a group of men in evening dress



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