Paul Parish Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 I've recently heard that he did -- also that the hippos were a parody of Danilova.... Does anybody KNOW for sure how much truth there is in this? it would of course be great fun if it were true..... Link to comment
glebb Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 I thought it was a parody of Tatiana Lichine. (I can't spell her maiden name.) Or did she do the actual dancing for the artists to study? [ February 23, 2002: Message edited by: glebb ] Link to comment
Farrell Fan Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 According to "Choreography by George Balanchine: A Catalogue of Works," it was based on Vera Zorina in The Goldwyn Follies: "In the Water Nymph Ballet, Zorina rises out of a pool; this dance was later the model for the dance of the hippos and ostriches (to the Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda)in Walt Disney's film Fantasia." Link to comment
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