The antique Greek dance, after sculptured and painted figures . Fig. 478. 4-60, 464, 469, 470, 472, 474, 478, 479). But the dance itself is ofbarbaric origin, most likely Asiatic, and, in a happy moment, was. Fig. 479. Fig. 480. adopted by the Greeks. The vase in the Louvre, from which is taken, has red figures, and belongs to the period 450 B. C. STUDIES OF THE DANCER 324. The Dance Properly So-Called. Its Classes.—A few wordsas to the method employed in our schools for the education of thedancer. It is necessary to begin the training in childhood. The pupils,boys and girls, enter the
The antique Greek dance, after sculptured and painted figures . Fig. 478. 4-60, 464, 469, 470, 472, 474, 478, 479). But the dance itself is ofbarbaric origin, most likely Asiatic, and, in a happy moment, was. Fig. 479. Fig. 480. adopted by the Greeks. The vase in the Louvre, from which is taken, has red figures, and belongs to the period 450 B. C. STUDIES OF THE DANCER 324. The Dance Properly So-Called. Its Classes.—A few wordsas to the method employed in our schools for the education of thedancer. It is necessary to begin the training in childhood. The pupils,boys and girls, enter the classes when from six to eight years , after a careful medical examination, if they appear to beadapted to the work, they are registered at the school. Their les-sons are always given in the morning, and last one and one-halfhours. Only one master instructs the boys, but the girls are under thedirection of four teachers. The first class is for girls only, and the work taken up isdivided into Petites and Half-Principles. The term of study is fromone to txco years, after which come the examinations for the nextclass. The number of pupils accepted is limited: the class ismade up of two section
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