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Morris Dance. English ritual folk dance of ancient Indo-European origins.
Morris, Gouverneur. 1752-1816. US statesman. Wrote final version of Constitution. Planned coinage.
Morris, Robert. 1734-1806. US “financier of the Revolution”.
Morris, William. 1834-96. English poet, craftsman opposed to 19C ugliness and social inequality. Founder of Socialist League. Wallpaper, fabrics 1861.
Morris Pillars. Parisian advertising columns erected in 1869.
Badakhshan. 255BC-1584. Kingdom in Bactria claiming direct descendance from Alexander the Great.
Ballet. Dance form originating in 15C Italy, and codified in Louis XIV court. Refined by Russians 19C.
Dance, George. (The Elder). British designer of Mansion House 1737, London Bridge rebuild 1746.
Dance, George. (The Younger). 1741-1825. English Neoclassical architect College of Surgeons 1813. Founder, Royal Academy.
Degas, Edgar. 1834-1917. French Impressionist painter of dancers and cafe life. Rehearsal. Tub.
Duncan, Isadora. 1877-1927. US modern dancer.
Granados, Enrique. 1867-1916. Spanish Nationalist composer. 7 Operas. Set of Tonadillas. Dances. Goyescas 1911-13.
Mata Hari. 1876-1917. Dutch dancer, courtesan. German spy WWI. Executed by French.
Montez, Lola. 1818-61. Irish dancer. Mistress of Louis I of Bavaria. Power resented, leading to March Revolution 1848. Banished.
Muses. Nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne that preside over the areas of knowledge: Calliope-epics, Clio-history, Erato-love poems, Thalia-comedy, Melpomene- tragedy, Terpsichore-dance, Euterpe-music, Polyhymnia-sacred poems, Urania-astronomy.
Nataraja. Hindu god Siva as cosmic dancer.
Nijinsky, Vaslaw. 1890-1950. Russian ballet dancer of Diaghilev Company.
Nureyev, Rudolph. 1938-93. Russian ballet dancer. Defected 1961.
Quadrille. 18C French dance introduced to England 1818.