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	MSN Encarta - Search View - Dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Dance is the transformation of ordinary functional and expressive movement into extraordinary movement for extraordinary purposes; even a common movement such as walking is performed in dance in a patterned way, perhaps in circles or to a special rhythm, and it occurs in a special context.
		Dance is an art form in some cultures, and in the 20th century some dances that originated as elaborate religious rituals or court entertainments have been adapted to the theater.
		Dancing was essential to agricultural and religious festivals such as the dance-rituals enacting the cyclic death and rebirth of the god Osiris (symbolizing the seasonal cycle of the Nile).
	encarta.msn.com /text_761572134__1/Dance.html (2402 words)

	Maypole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Maypole as a simple pole is several centuries old in the United Kingdom, but the addition of ribbons is an invention of John Ruskin in the 19th century.
		Today maypole dances are often done without dividing the participants by gender, simply having them in pairs facing one another so half go one way and half go the other.
		The Maypole is usually erected on a village green, and events are often supervised by local Morris dancing groups.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maypole (652 words)

	About Beltane
		A May Queen is traditionally chosen to represent the Goddess and to wear green and crowns of flowers, dance naked in the crops or ride a broomstick through the fields, for the fertility of the land.
		A maypole is a phallic symbol, its ribbons and streamers female ones.
		Maypole dancing was an erotic prelude and an expression of death and resurrection.
	www.free-conversant.com /evergreenmtcoven/31 (1683 words)

	Maypole biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The maypole is a tall wooden pole (traditionally of hawthorn or birch), with several long coloured ribbons suspended from the top.
		The Maypole as a simple pole is several centuries old in England, but the addition of ribbons is an invention of John Ruskin in the 19th century.
		This weaving of the Maypole is considered by some to be a magickal act.
	maypole.biography.ms (510 words)

	Maypole dance -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		ceremonial folk dance performed around a tall pole garlanded with greenery or flowers and often hung with ribbons that are woven into complex patterns by the dancers.
		Such dances are survivals of ancient dances around a living tree as part of spring rites to ensure fertility.
		It is dance, a means of recreation, of communication—perhaps the oldest, yet the most incompletely preserved, of the arts.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9051618 (832 words)

	DANTZALDIZKARIA
		This dance is literally a "salute to the authorities." In it a flag (now often the Basque national flag) is carried by one of the dancers.
		It is danced in various situations before someone who is being honored such as political dignitaries, foreign guests, or the bride and groom at a wedding.
		Dancing and beating the rushes with sticks in marshy areas where insects breed was intended to destroy the larvae and cause insects to emerge into the sunlight where they could not survive.
	www.dantzariak.net /dantzaldizkaria/dances.htm (1256 words)

	A Decade of Maypole Dancing
		The dance was a standard fixture in Hastings' unique Front Porch Festival, at least while the Festival thrived in gentle (and ultimately unsuccessful) competition with the town's more popular Rivertown Days.
		Dances took place in whatever spot was convenient, though the traditional spot became the lawn in front of the picturesque City Hall building (formerly the Dakota County Courthouse).
		Maypole Dance circa 1992 at the Mississippi River Levee
	www.smat.us /maypole (534 words)

	This is Lancashire \| CommuniGate \| Morris and Maypole
		Elsewhere the Maypoles were of the plaited-ribbon Continental European variety which was popularised in England only in the 1890s.
		The reason may be that it is a survival of the type of Morris dance performed round the Maypole, once widespread in Lancashire, which died out in every place apart from Abram.
		In 1984, the Abram Morris Dance was performed at its traditional venue for the first time since 1901, and has continued to be danced there annually.
	www.communigate.co.uk /lancs/acl/page7.phtml (1054 words)

	Welcome to The Bryn Mawr School - Baltimore, Maryland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		From learning folk dances for Gym Drill to participating in dance classes and Middle and Upper School Dance Company, the opportunities for dance education at Bryn Mawr are full of variety and style.
		Dance education in the Lower School provides a basic foundation and sets the stage for more advanced dances and dance technique.
		Many styles of dance are explored, and students are encouraged to experiment with new and creative approaches to dance technique.
	www.brynmawr.pvt.k12.md.us /arts/dance.aspx (327 words)

	MayDay music and dance, trah la! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Most difficult is the May-pole woven with ribbons, not because it is harder to construct or decorate than other types of May-poles, but because ribbon weaving dances are too complicated for children to accomplish.
		The following instructions and related dances were devised for college women who were willing and able to practice before their performance.
		This dance is done around a May-pole decorated with garlands, rather than plaited ribbons.
	salmonriver.com /maydance.html (497 words)

	Re: Maypole Dance/activities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Re: Maypole dancing instructions, 8/01/02, by Ted Burrows.
		Re: Maypole dancing instructions, 8/03/05, by Sue Nehring.
		Re: Maypole dancing instructions, 8/07/05, by Marilyn B..
	www.teachers.net /projects/earthday/topic24/8.24.02.22.18.23.html (950 words)

	Dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		During the Middle Ages, there were Maypole dances, Christian dancing in church, ballet, and even dances celebrating life and death.
		The whole village danced the Maypole dance on May 1st to please mother nature and hoped the offer would yield abundant crops.
		Other dances consisted of the sword dance performed by peasants, adults and children, and dancing was also performed at celebrations and fairs.
	www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us /cb/middleages/607.htm (143 words)

	StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - The Maypole Dance Page - Main1
		During the dance the younger girls were on the inside and the older on the outer rim.
		The Maypole was from twelve to sixty feet in height, usually made from a tree and is bestudded with pins to the top, which are hung with garlands and streamers.
		The Maypole dance today is considered a Children's dance, performed at schools, playgrounds and fairs for children with much rehearsal and choreography.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3maypol.htm (1587 words)

	Maypole Dancing FAQ
		The dances were originally organized by Pam Thorsen of the Thorwood and Rosewood BandB's, and was part of the Hastings annual Front Porch Festival (while it lasted, anyway).
		In Hastings, the essential objective of the maypole dance was for some grade school kids to have fun and dress up in spring costumes.
		We've had toddlers dance (my daughter was four years old when she first participated), and the focus in Hastings was generally on grade school kids.
	www.smat.us /maypole/faq (1965 words)

	Starcrafts - Beltane Lore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Beltane, with its colorful Maypole Dance, is a favorite Pagan celebration, perhaps the most popular along with Samhain, its opposite point on the eight-spoked Wheel of the Year.
		The dance is a fertility rite, in itself, for as the dancers weave around the phallic pole, they weave their magick for fertility and abundance.
		The Maypole dance is not only fun, but is also a weaving of magick for the fertility and fulfillment of hopes, wishes and personal intents for the season ahead.
	www.starcraftsob.com /craft/beltanelore.shtml (1929 words)

	Making May merry (May 05, 2004)
		A maypole dance involves a tall pole with colorful ribbons attached at the top.
		Each dancer grabs the end of a ribbon and, dancing either clockwise or counter-clockwise, they weave the ribbons around the pole.
		By the 1970s, Edwards was organizing informal maypole dances for family and friends in one of the neighborhood's two parks, Bol Park.
	www.paloaltoonline.com /weekly/morgue/2004/2004_05_05.fete05.shtml (773 words)

	Sales Catalogue - Dance Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The music and dances cover over 300 years of history and include examples from the sixteen and seventeen hundreds as well as one dance created by children from a Newcastle school in the late twentieth century.
		Have fun experiencing the spatial dance patterns and skip to the music of the nineteenth century, then try out some simplified steps and mannerisms of the period or go the whole hog and use the full ballet steps for an authentic performance.
		All the dances were either collected or based on dances that were collected during the early part of the twentieth century.
	www.efdss.org /edcat.htm (1662 words)

	Maypole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The maypole, in one form or another throughout Europe, is an ancient fertility symbol.
		The Maypole dance survives from those ancient times, and is still celebrated.
		Every vear early in May the children of Rome came dancing to Flora's temple, wearing wreaths of flowers in their hair and bringing garlands and bouquets for the goddess.
	mrm.trunkles.net /Maypole.html (1388 words)

	Dancing the dances of our ancestors - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Too often when a person seeks out the folk songs and dances of their heritage, they are subjected to more diversity than what they want.
		Contra dancing originated in Britain, and is the descendant of the ancient Morris danceing, and the even older Maypole dances.
		Each dance is taught beforehand, and while the movements are similar to square dancing, there is no costuming or snobbery.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=44377 (750 words)

	Beltane
		In every village, the maypole, usually a birch or ash pole, was raised, and dancing and feasting began.
		The danced Maypole represents the unity of the God and Goddess, with the pole itself being the God and the ribbons that encompass it, the Goddess.
		Frequently, cattle would be driven between two such bon-fires (oak wood was the favorite fuel for them) and, on the morrow, they would be taken to their summer pastures.
	www.asiya.org /sabbats/beltane.html (2035 words)

	Tune In
		The traditional Maypole Dance heralded the arrival of spring and was danced around a tree.
		In dances with learned steps, the dance sequences must be understood and retained, so cognitive learning is taking place as well.
		Dancing together—synchronizing our movements—truly lets us act cooperatively to achieve a common goal and support each other's health and happiness.
	www.kindermusik.com /TuneIn/July2003.asp (2214 words)

	The Maypole Dance Post Card Scenes
		The winding of the Maypole was a traditional activity every year that the whole school participated in to welcome spring.
		Traditionally, Maypole dances in England were led by Morris (and Garland) dancers.
		When planning a Maypole Dance at a modern day event, you could use any kind of English folk music or Morris tune.
	www.lyndonirwin.com /maypole.htm (972 words)

	Dance BookPage - Hobgoblin USA Online Shop
		Instructions and diagrams for Maypole dances, by Sandy Mason.
		A collection of English dances and tunes from Hugh Rippon and Dave Mallinson Made in United Kingdom.
		Music to dance to from Ring O' Bells, with R Taylor calling Made in United Kingdom.
	www.hobgoblin-usa.com /local/cartdanc.htm (404 words)

	Square Dancing in Cortez, Colorado
		"Square dances have developed over five hundred years. The mainstays were the morris dance and the maypole dances of England. The royal ballroom dances of the French aristocracy and the Spanish church dances also made an impact.
		"It is interesting to note that the old dances of England, France, Spain, Germany, Poland, Austria and Mexico are interwoven like a musical carpet.
		"The morris dance is one of the most ancient English dances of Old England and was one of the most popular dances of Old England. The name is derived from the word
	fourcornersdancers.homestead.com (238 words)

	dance camp
		Experience three days of the finest old-time music and dance that ever set toes to tapping.
		Come to share in the music making, dancing, singing, learning, food, leisure, and daily living tasks surrounded by 350 acres of wild life sanctuary.
		The weekend is filled with dances, music, dance and music workshops, singing, nature hikes, swimming, canoeing, kids activities and fine dining.
	www.kevinmcmullin.com /dancecamp.htm (348 words)

	Beltane (Celtic) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In the days before electricity, the bonfire was used to light brands which rekindled lights throughout households in the village.
		Ancient Beltane festivals customarily included sexuality, dancing around the maypole, and singing.
		Modern pagan celebrations include maypole dances and jumping the cauldron for fertility purposes.
	www3.kumc.edu /diversity/ethnic_relig/beltane.html (123 words)

	Maryland Kids Page State Symbols
		In 1994, Square Dancing was designated the State Folk Dance.
		This dance form grew from dances of various cultures: the Morris and Maypole dances of England, ballroom dances of France, Church dances of Spain, and folk dances of Australia, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Poland, Russia, and other nations.
		Square Dancing has been a popular folk tradition since 1651.
	www.mdkidspage.org /StateSymbols.htm (873 words)

	Streetswings_May_pole1_Dance_Sheet_1
		The first part of this dance is quite easy, while the undoing
		Same as Spiders Web, except both the boys and girls dance AT THE SAME TIME, moving in opposite directions.
		dance towards the other boy in their pair.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z4may_pol.htm (591 words)

	CHOREGRAPHIE antique: Upcoming Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Choregraphie Antique, the dance history ensemble of Goucher College, in conjunction with the Peabody Ragtime Ensemble and the Towson University Early Music Ensemble, presents "War and Dancing: Strange Bedfellows - Dancing from the Defeat of the Spanish Armada to the Vietnam War" on Friday, April 6, 2001 at 8:00 p.m.
		Choregraphie Antique, the dance history ensemble of Goucher College and the Towson University Early Music Ensemble will present a collaborative concert of English and French Baroque dances, Morris Dancing, and English Country dances, Maypole dance and dances of Jane Austen's era, on Sunday, April 29, 2001 in Merrick Hall, Goucher College.
		Dancers in period costumes will perform balli that were entertainment of the royalty and nobility in Italian Renaissance Courts; dancing revels of Seventeenth Century English Courts and Inns of Court; Eighteenth Century Baroque dances of the French Court, English Country dances that Jane Austen enjoyed, and American Country dances of the American revolutionary period.
	www.goucher.edu /choregraphieantique/perform.html (509 words)

	Irish Fire Festivals: Beltaine
		When Maypole dances are done to celebrate the union of The Father Solar God Bel and The Great Mother Goddess.
		The Maypole itself was a late arrival to the British Isle having been imported from Italy by Baynard Rushkin to the court of Charles I (or perhaps, Elizabeth I).
		There would have been much dancing and frolicking, even if there were no Maypoles to do it around.
	cyberpict.net /sgathan/essays/beltaine.htm (2606 words)

	CDSS: English Dance Catalog
		The English Dance section's focus is on historical and recently-composed English country dances and English traditional barn dance (or ceilidh dance), and includes dance instruction books, tunebooks and both dance-length recordings and listening music.
		Over 100 classic dances of the 17th/18th century, with facsimiles of the original dance and tune and modern notation of both, historical notes for each dance plus a discussion of modern English dance technique.
		The theme is dances suggested by dance leaders (particularly those who depend on recordings in lieu of live music) and other fans.
	www.cdss.org /sales/english_dance.html (8715 words)

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