lascivious dance
1dance — dancingly, adv. /dans, dahns/, v., danced, dancing, n. v.i. 1. to move one s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music. 2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or… …
2dance, Western — Introduction history of Western dance from ancient times to the present and including the development of ballet, the waltz, and various types of modern dance. The peoples of the West of Europe and of the countries founded through… …
3Dance of the Seven Veils — For other uses, see Seven veils (disambiguation). Salome (as portrayed by Maude Allan) asking for the head of John the Baptist after her Dance of the Seven Veils. In several notable works of Western culture, the Dance of the Seven Veils (usually… …
4Dance of the seven veils — In several notable works of Western culture, the Dance of the Seven Veils (usually described as danced by Salomé) is one of the elaborations on the biblical tale of the execution of John the Baptist. Details enriching the story in later Christian …
5folk dance — folk dancer. folk dancing. 1. a dance that originated among, and has been transmitted through, the common people. Cf. court dance. 2. a piece of music for such a dance. [1905 10] * * * Dance that has developed without a choreographer and that… …
6Bacha bazi — Dance of a bacchá (dancing boy) Samarkand, (ca 1905 1915), photo S. M. Prokudin Gorskii. Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Bacha Bazi (Persian: بچه بازی, literally playing with children in Iranian dialect and playing with boys in Afghani… …
7Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
8LGBT themes in mythology — Part of a series on LGBT themes in mythology Regional mythologies …
9performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
10Catherine de' Medici's patronage of the arts — made a significant contribution to the French Renaissance. Catherine was inspired by the example of her father in law, King Francis I of France (reigned 1515–1547), who had hosted the leading artists of Europe at his court. As a young woman, she… …
