Comments on: Dances http://netnik.com/wordpress/2006/05/05/dances/ musings on music, literature & more Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:42:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dancing queen http://netnik.com/wordpress/2006/05/05/dances/comment-page-1/#comment-34 dancing queen Sun, 14 May 2006 20:10:45 +0000 http://netnik.com/wordpress/?p=30#comment-34 Great stuff, Chris. It seems that worldwide there are more women on the dancefloor than men. It turns us on to turn men on. Great stuff, Chris. It seems that worldwide there are more women on the dancefloor than men. It turns us on to turn
men on.

]]> By: Bob http://netnik.com/wordpress/2006/05/05/dances/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Bob Wed, 10 May 2006 14:41:17 +0000 http://netnik.com/wordpress/?p=30#comment-32 Hi Chris. The origins of the English morris dancing tradition are unknown, but one theory is that the word "morris" was originally "moorish" which would denote a North African origin. Hi Chris. The origins of the English morris dancing tradition are unknown, but one theory is that the word “morris” was originally “moorish” which would denote a North African origin.

]]> By: Chris http://netnik.com/wordpress/2006/05/05/dances/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Chris Wed, 10 May 2006 14:28:20 +0000 http://netnik.com/wordpress/?p=30#comment-31 That's interesting. In Egypt there is a men's stick dance that has a similar description. Sticks are used kind of like swords with lots of spinning and tapping the sticks on the ground. They wear bells on their ankles. I wonder if there is any other relation between the two dances. Ill see if I can dig up a picture. Morris Dancing pic: http://www.little-egypt.org.uk/03lidgate.html Tahtib Egyptian men's dance: http://www.saharasilk.com/what4.htm (the pic is a little blurry.) That’s interesting. In Egypt there is a men’s stick dance that has a similar description. Sticks are used kind of like swords with lots of spinning and tapping the sticks on the ground. They wear bells on their ankles. I wonder if there is any other relation between the two dances. Ill see if I can dig up a picture.

Morris Dancing pic: http://www.little-egypt.org.uk/03lidgate.html

Tahtib Egyptian men’s dance: http://www.saharasilk.com/what4.htm
(the pic is a little blurry.)

]]> By: Hillary http://netnik.com/wordpress/2006/05/05/dances/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Hillary Sun, 07 May 2006 21:18:11 +0000 http://netnik.com/wordpress/?p=30#comment-28 Yep. We kinda did this in my 5th grade class when we studied the Middle Ages the whole year. The thumping sticks on the ground dance, that is. Yep. We kinda did this in my 5th grade class when we studied the Middle Ages the whole year. The thumping sticks on the ground dance, that is.

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