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A sacred act, a rite of passage, or simply a fabulous way to spend a Saturday night, dance has inspired artists for thousands of years. Depictions of this art…

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an old photo of a woman jumping in the air

Metropolitan Museum Of Art

Eugène Druet | [Nijinsky in "Danse siamoise" from the "Orientales"] | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1910

a woman in a pink dress is standing with her hands on her hips and wearing striped socks

Issued by William S. Kimball & Company | Freesland, from the Dancing Girls of the World series

1889

an image of a painting of people in renaissance dress walking around the town square with their dogs

A Dance in the Country | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Dance in the Country. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice).

an old photo of a ballerina in white tutu

Ballet Dance Photography

Ballerina, from the Actresses series (N668) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ballerina, from the Actresses series (N668) | The Met

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, model executed ca. 1880, cast 1922. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (29.100.370) Design, Statue, Edgar Degas, Art Photography, Art Lessons, Dancer, Edgard Degas, French Artists, Kinder Art

The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, model executed ca. 1880, cast 1922. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (29.100.370)

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Dance slippers, 1880s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Luigino Rossi, 1997 (1997.42)

a bronze statue is sitting on top of a wooden base and it's arms are stretched out to the side

Umberto Boccioni | Unique Forms of Continuity in Space | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Umberto Boccioni (Italian, 1882-1916). Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 1913, cast 1949. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Lydia Winston Malbin, 1989 (1990.38.3)

two women in bodysuits with tattoos on their arms

Littauer and Boysen | Ballerina and Bloomer Girls (Prima Donna) Paper Dolls | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Littauer and Boysen, Dennison Manufacturing Co (New York,NY). Ballerina and Bloomer Girls (Prima Donna) Paper Dolls, 1890-1905. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of D. Lorraine Yerkes, 1959 (59.616.403a-g) | This work is featured in the “The Power of Prints: The Legacy of William M. Ivans and A. Hyatt Mayor” exhibition, on view through May 22, 2016. #PowerofPrints #MetonPaper100

an old fashion photo of a woman with veils on her head and dress in the wind

Joseph Fagnani | Terpsichore | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Joseph Fagnani (1819–1873). Terpsichore, 1869. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of an Association of Ladies and Gentlemen, 1874 (74.44)

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820). 石橋物 Two Dancers Performing a “Shakkyōmono” Kabuki Dance, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 3., ca. 1805–10. .The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (JP2291). Oriental, York, Japanese Edo Period, Japanese Artwork, Japanese Woodblock Printing, Japanese Prints, Chinese Art, Japan Art

Japanese Woodblock Printing

Japanese Prints

Chinese Art

Japan Art

Kubo Shunman | Two Dancers Performing a “Shakkyōmono” Kabuki Dance, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 3 | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820). 石橋物 Two Dancers Performing a “Shakkyōmono” Kabuki Dance, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 3., ca. 1805–10. .The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (JP2291).

an old japanese painting with people in the background and one person holding up a large object

Kitagawa Utamaro | The Lion Dance | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806). The Lion Dance, 1789.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914 (JP961).

Ewer with dancing females within arcades | Sasanian | Sasanian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ewer with dancing females within arcades (Iran, ca. 6th-7th century A.D.) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. C. Douglas Dillon Gift and Rogers Fund, 1967 (67.10a, b).

an ornate painting with people and flowers on it's border, surrounded by gold trimming

India

Mughal Paintings

Mughal Miniature Paintings

Mir 'Ali Haravi | "Dancing Dervishes", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mir ‘Ali Haravi (India, d. ca. 1550). “Dancing Dervishes”, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, ca. 1530-50. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955 (55.121.10.18).

a bronze statue with an ornate design on it's body and arms, holding a bird

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja) | Indian (Tamil Nadu) | Chola period (880–1279) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Indian, ca. 11th century). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Gift of R. H. Ellsworth Ltd., in honor of Susan Dillon, 1987 (1987.80.1).

an ancient sculpture with a woman holding a cross

Adaptation of work attributed to Kallimachos | Marble relief with a dancing maenad | Roman | Early Imperial, Augustan | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Adaptation of work attributed to Kallimachos. Marble relief with a dancing maenad, ca. 27 B.C.-A.D. 14. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1935 (35.11.3)

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