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Muse of sacred hymn, eloquence and dance

Polyhymnia

Muse of sacred hymn, eloquence and dance

Children dancing around the May-pole.

Children dancing

Children dancing around the May-pole.

Fairy dancing on a leaf.

Fairy dancing

Fairy dancing on a leaf.

Rum-Pel-Stilt-Skin dances around the fires and sings his name.

Rum-Pel-Stilt-Skin

Rum-Pel-Stilt-Skin dances around the fires and sings his name.

Pero plays his magic fiddle, which makes everyone dance instead of hanging him.

Pero

Pero plays his magic fiddle, which makes everyone dance instead of hanging him.

Inauguration ceremony for General Grant for his second term as President.

Grant's Second Inauguration as President

Inauguration ceremony for General Grant for his second term as President.

As soon as he played, they began for to dance.

Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son

As soon as he played, they began for to dance.

"Extempore musical and terpischorean entertainment at the United States arsenal, Baton Rouge, La., under the patronage of the Forty-First Massachusetts, the one hundred and Thirty-First New York and the Twenty-Fifth Connecticut Volunteers- contraband children dancing the breakdown. If anything were necessary to show the sensuous nature of music, it would be found in the eagerness with which the contraband race pursued it. The Federals, with that love of fun which ever distinguishes the brave soldier off duty, got up, a few evenings after their arrival at Baton Rouge, an extempore musical and terpsichorean entertainment, in which the darky element was largely and loudly represented. The hall was one of the extensive rooms in the United States Arsenal building, and prominent among the promoters were the Forty-first Massachusetts, One Hundred and Thirty-first New York and the Twenty-fifth Cennecticut Volunteers. One of the features was a breakdown, which was dance, or rather jumped, with great vigor by a couple of contraband juveniles."— Frank Leslie, 1896

Civil War Musical Entertainment

"Extempore musical and terpischorean entertainment at the United States arsenal, Baton Rouge, La., under…

"Camp life in the West. During one of the pauses in the active part of the Missouri campaign our special artist sent us some sketches which belong more to the romance of war than its struggle. Among them is a most characteristic scene in which two phases of civilization meet. We allude to the sketch where the Indian warriors are giving a war dance by firelight in the presence of the officers and soldiers of General Asboth's division. Sad and suggestive spectacle! Pagans and Christians traveling as companions on the same war path."— Frank Leslie, 1896

War Dance

"Camp life in the West. During one of the pauses in the active part of the Missouri campaign our special…

"The State House in Annapolis. This fine building is situated upon an elevation in the center of the city, and is admired by every visitor, not only for its style of architecture, but for the beauty of its location. The building is of brick. The superstructure consists of a spacious dome, surmounted by two smaller ones, with a cupola of wood. From the dome, a magnificent prospect opens to the eye. Around the spectator is spread out the city and harbor like a map, while far away to the southeast stretches the Chesapeake, with Kent Island and the eastern shore looming up in the distance. The edifice fronts Francis Street, and the hill on which it stands is surrounded by a substantial granite wall, surmounted by an iron railing, having three gateways. It was erected in 1772, upon the site of the old Court-house, built in 1706. The corner stone was laid by Governor Robert Eden. The dome was not built until after the Revolution. The architect was Joseph Clarke. Tradition relates that when Governor Eden struck the corner stone with a mallet, at the time of laying it, a severe clap of thunder burst over the city, though there was not a cloud in the sky. Thomas Dance, who executed the stucco work of the dome, fell from the scaffold, and was killed, just as he finished the center piece."—Lossing, 1851

Annapolis State House

"The State House in Annapolis. This fine building is situated upon an elevation in the center of the…

"Ancilia carried by Salii. The sacred shield carried by the Salii, and made of bronze. The original ancile was found, according to tradition, in the palace of Numa; and, as no numan hand has brought it there, it was concluded that it had been sent from heaven. At the same time, the haruspices declared that the Roman state would endure so long as this shield remained in Rome. To secure its preservation in the city, Numa ordered eleven other shields, exactly like it, to be made by the armourer, Mamurius Veturius, and twelve ancilia. They were kept in the temple of that divinity, on the Palatine mount, and were taken from it only once a year, on the calends of March. The feast of the god was then observed during several daysl when the Salaii carried their shields about the city, singing songs in praise of Mars, Numa, and Mamurius Veturius, and at the same time performing a dance, which probably in some degree resembled our morris with rods, so as to keep time with their voices, and with the movements of their dance. The preceding cut shows one of these rods, as represented on the tomb of pontifex salius, or chief of the Salii" — Smith, 1873

Ancile

"Ancilia carried by Salii. The sacred shield carried by the Salii, and made of bronze. The original…

"Dancing. The dancing of the Greeks as well as of the Romans had very little in common with the exercise which goes by that name in modern times. It may be divided into two kinds, gymnastic and mimetic; that is, it was intended either to represent bodily activity, or to express by gestures, movements, and attitudes, certain ideas or feelings, and also single events or a series of events, as in the modern ballet. All these movements, however, were accompanied by music; but the term saltatio was used in a so much wider sense than our word dancing, that they applied to disignate gestures, even when the body did not move at all. We find dancing prevalent among the Greeks from the earliest times. It was originally closely connected with religion. In all the public festivals, which were so numerous among the Greeks, dancing formed a very prominent part. We find from the earliest times that the worship of Apollo was connected with a religious dance, called Hyporchema. All the religious dances, with the exception of the bacchic and the Corybantian, were very simple, and consisted of gentle movements of the body, with various turnings and windings around the altar; such a dance was the Geranus, which Theseus is said to have performed at Delos on his return from Crete." — Smith, 1873

Salatio

"Dancing. The dancing of the Greeks as well as of the Romans had very little in common with the exercise…

"Dancing. The dancing of the Greeks as well as of the Romans had very little in common with the exercise which goes by that name in modern times. It may be divided into two kinds, gymnastic and mimetic; that is, it was intended either to represent bodily activity, or to express by gestures, movements, and attitudes, certain ideas or feelings, and also single events or a series of events, as in the modern ballet. All these movements, however, were accompanied by music; but the term saltatio was used in a so much wider sense than our word dancing, that they applied to disignate gestures, even when the body did not move at all. We find dancing prevalent among the Greeks from the earliest times. It was originally closely connected with religion. In all the public festivals, which were so numerous among the Greeks, dancing formed a very prominent part. We find from the earliest times that the worship of Apollo was connected with a religious dance, called Hyporchema. All the religious dances, with the exception of the bacchic and the Corybantian, were very simple, and consisted of gentle movements of the body, with various turnings and windings around the altar; such a dance was the Geranus, which Theseus is said to have performed at Delos on his return from Crete." — Smith, 1873

Salatio

"Dancing. The dancing of the Greeks as well as of the Romans had very little in common with the exercise…

"Dancing. The dancing of the Greeks as well as of the Romans had very little in common with the exercise which goes by that name in modern times. It may be divided into two kinds, gymnastic and mimetic; that is, it was intended either to represent bodily activity, or to express by gestures, movements, and attitudes, certain ideas or feelings, and also single events or a series of events, as in the modern ballet. All these movements, however, were accompanied by music; but the term saltatio was used in a so much wider sense than our word dancing, that they applied to disignate gestures, even when the body did not move at all. We find dancing prevalent among the Greeks from the earliest times. It was originally closely connected with religion. In all the public festivals, which were so numerous among the Greeks, dancing formed a very prominent part. We find from the earliest times that the worship of Apollo was connected with a religious dance, called Hyporchema. All the religious dances, with the exception of the bacchic and the Corybantian, were very simple, and consisted of gentle movements of the body, with various turnings and windings around the altar; such a dance was the Geranus, which Theseus is said to have performed at Delos on his return from Crete." — Smith, 1873

Salatio

"Dancing. The dancing of the Greeks as well as of the Romans had very little in common with the exercise…

A scene from the story, "A Dance on the Horns of the Moon."

Moon Boys

A scene from the story, "A Dance on the Horns of the Moon."

A scene from the story, "A Dance on the Horns of the Moon."

Moon Boys

A scene from the story, "A Dance on the Horns of the Moon."

A scene from the story, "A Dance on the Horns of the Moon."

Moon Boys

A scene from the story, "A Dance on the Horns of the Moon."

A dancer

Dancer

A dancer

"According to the ancient authorities, it was made of bronze, and its form was oval, but with the two sides receding inward with an even curvature, and so as to make it broader at the ends than in the middle. The original ancile was said to have fallen from the skies in the time of Numa. To secure its preservation, Numa ordered eleven other shields to be made exactly like it. These twelve <em>ancilia</em> were kept in the temple of Mars Gradivus, and were taken from it only once a year, on the kalends of March. The feast of the god was then observed during several days; when the Salii, or priests of Mars, twelve in number, carried the sacred shields about the city, singing songs in praise of Mars, Numa, and Mamurius Veturius, who made the eleven. They at the same time performed a dance, in which they struck the shield with rods, so as to keep time with their voices and with the movements of the dance." &mdash; Anthon, 1891

Ancilia

"According to the ancient authorities, it was made of bronze, and its form was oval, but with the two…

Native Americans performing the War Dance.

War Dance

Native Americans performing the War Dance.

"Bacchic Dance" &mdash; Gayley, 1893

Bacchic

"Bacchic Dance" — Gayley, 1893

A man and woman dancing.

Dancing

A man and woman dancing.

"Dancing girls of Mexico." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

Dancing Girls of Mexico

"Dancing girls of Mexico." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

A girl and her father dancing.

Dancing

A girl and her father dancing.

"The Pedlar. By Holbein. From the Dance of Death." &mdash;D'Anvers, 1895

The Pedlar

"The Pedlar. By Holbein. From the Dance of Death." —D'Anvers, 1895

A woman at a Jester costume dance.

Woman as Jester

A woman at a Jester costume dance.

A girl dancing

Girl

A girl dancing

"The most famous of all the war-dances of antiquity, is said to have received its name from one Pyrrichos, or, according to others, from Pyrrhus or Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles. Critical scholars, however, content themselves with a general inference deduced from the substantial harmony of the various mythical or legendary accounts given of its origin, that it was a Doric invention." &mdash; Chambers, 1881

Pyrrhic Dance

"The most famous of all the war-dances of antiquity, is said to have received its name from one Pyrrichos,…

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain is a great example of his technique. He uses the rustic, rural theme in several of his works.

Dance by the Riverside

This painting by Claude Gelle Le Lorrain is a great example of his technique. He uses the rustic, rural…

"Support, as shown, a glass or brass plate, square or round, and strew it evenly with fine sand. Place the finger at any point of the edge of the plate, so as to form a node there, and draw a violin bow at a point properly chosen. The sand immediately begins to dance on the plate and arrange itself along nodal lines. By changing the nodal points and bowing properly, other sand-figures may be produced, one of which is shown." -Avery 1895

Vibrating Plates

"Support, as shown, a glass or brass plate, square or round, and strew it evenly with fine sand. Place…

A cat sitting solemnly as dogs dance down the hallway, in the story "How Cats Came to Purr."

Cat and Dancing Dogs

A cat sitting solemnly as dogs dance down the hallway, in the story "How Cats Came to Purr."

The King, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings, Dance of Death.

Dance of Death, The King

The King, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings, Dance of Death.

The Queen, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings, Dance of Death.

Dance of Death, The Queen

The Queen, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings, Dance of Death.

The Astrologer, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings, Dance of Death.

Dance of Death, The Astrologer

The Astrologer, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings, Dance of Death.

The Pedlar, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings, Dance of Death.

Dance of Death, The Pedlar

The Pedlar, from Hans Holbein's series of engravings, Dance of Death.

A group of men and woman dancing together.

Dancing

A group of men and woman dancing together.

An illustration of men and woman dancing.

Dance

An illustration of men and woman dancing.

An illustration of a group of men and woman dancing.

Group Dancing

An illustration of a group of men and woman dancing.

An illustration of a bull and cow dancing.

Bull and Cow Dancing

An illustration of a bull and cow dancing.

An illustration of a man dancing.

Man Dancing

An illustration of a man dancing.

An illustration of a woman dancing.

Woman Dancing

An illustration of a woman dancing.

Outlines of people (runners, dancers) made from tangram pieces. Tangrams, invented by the Chinese, are used to develop geometric thinking and spatial sense. 7 figures consisting of triangles, squares, and parallelograms are used to construct the given shapes.

People Outline Tangram Card #2

Outlines of people (runners, dancers) made from tangram pieces. Tangrams, invented by the Chinese, are…

Solutions for outlines of people (runners, dancers) made from tangram pieces. Tangrams, invented by the Chinese, are used to develop geometric thinking and spatial sense. 7 figures consisting of triangles, squares, and parallelograms are used to construct the given shapes.

People Outline Solution Tangram Card #2

Solutions for outlines of people (runners, dancers) made from tangram pieces. Tangrams, invented by…

Silhouette outlines of people (runners, dancers) made from tangram pieces. Tangrams, invented by the Chinese, are used to develop geometric thinking and spatial sense. 7 figures consisting of triangles, squares, and parallelograms are used to construct the given shapes.

People Silhouette Tangram Card #2

Silhouette outlines of people (runners, dancers) made from tangram pieces. Tangrams, invented by the…

An illustration of a man playing a violin while children were dancing.

Man Playing Violin with Children Dancing

An illustration of a man playing a violin while children were dancing.

An illustration of a man playing the violin while children dance around.

Man Playing Violin with Children Dancing

An illustration of a man playing the violin while children dance around.

According to Norse mythology, in Elfland, elves and fairies would dance in a circle in the moonlight. "Whenever the fairies danced at night, the grass grew greener. Any one going through the forest the next day could tell where the elves had been by the rings of green grass." -Klugh, 1909

Elves and Fairies Dancing

According to Norse mythology, in Elfland, elves and fairies would dance in a circle in the moonlight.…

An illustration of a group of women dancing.

Women Dancing

An illustration of a group of women dancing.

An illustration of a group of male cooks dancing in a line.

Male Cooks Dancing in a Line

An illustration of a group of male cooks dancing in a line.

An illustration of a king and queen holding hands and dancing with a large group of people.

King & Queen Dancing with Group of People

An illustration of a king and queen holding hands and dancing with a large group of people.

The Plowman is a print that was designed by German artist Hans Holbein in 1538. It is part of a series called the "Dance of Death". It shows a plowman plowing his fields while death is following his cattle.

The Plowman

The Plowman is a print that was designed by German artist Hans Holbein in 1538. It is part of a series…

The Nun is a print that was designed by German artist Hans Holbein in 1538. It is part of a series called the "Dance of Death". It depicts a nun that has admitted her lover into her apartment while praying, death extinguishes the candles on the altar signifying the punishment of unlawful love.

The Nun

The Nun is a print that was designed by German artist Hans Holbein in 1538. It is part of a series called…

Solutions for silhouette outlines of people (runners, dancers) made from tangram pieces. Tangrams, invented by the Chinese, are used to develop geometric thinking and spatial sense. 7 figures consisting of triangles, squares, and parallelograms are used to construct the given shapes.

People Silhouette Solution Tangram Card #2

Solutions for silhouette outlines of people (runners, dancers) made from tangram pieces. Tangrams, invented…

An illustration of five fleas dancing on a platform. Two fleas are dancing together as a pair and the other four fleas are flying off of the platform.

Flea Dance

An illustration of five fleas dancing on a platform. Two fleas are dancing together as a pair and the…

"And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist. And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given; and he sent and beheaded John in the prison." Matthew 14:8-10 ASV <p>Illustration of John the Baptist, having just been unshackled, kneeling in prayer while a soldier waits to behead him with an axe. . A shaft of light beams down on John. Salome can be seen just outside the archway with a platter in her hands.

John the Baptist Prays in Prison Just Before His Beheading

"And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.…