Silliness: So what do people DO in those ballet villages?

[Mme. Hermine]

second only, i suppose, to royal czardas-keeper!

[felursus]

Excuse me: the Czardas is a dance from Hungary. The mazurka is a dance from Poland, and Hungarians (except in ballet companies) wouldn't be caught dead doing it.

I would like to know how the Poles, or Hungarians, or both got into Bruges.

[Mel Johnson]

Maybe the EEC has been around longer than we thought?

[Mme. Hermine]

but if we're in a ballet with a royal court, then it wouldn't be so unlikely to have visitors from other kingdoms and if they're royal visitors, then maybe they've brought a retinue, and any retinue worth its salt should have a few dancers, right? maybe bringing dancers for entertainment is the royal-ballet-guest-guide's equivalent of bringing a bottle of champagne to a party?

[ November 26, 2001: Message edited by: Mme. Hermine ]

[cargill]

I thought the Hungarians were wandering Gypsies, who roam from ballet to ballet stomping and twirling their hair. I once suggested a Soceity for the Prevention of Gypsies in Ballet, which I think is badly needed, especially in ABT's Don Quixote. Does anyone remember ABT's The Red Shoes--I think that had the most absurd gypsy dance I ever saw.

[Guest Iluv_ballet]

Hi People, whats up?

I'm new what do people do here anyway?

[Victoria Leigh]

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