Choreography Collection (#2)

Spring Waltz
Jukyong Park

ballerina in dreams
Alexandr

a ballerina in tutu, jacket and boots climbed on the air conditioner and poses against the sky
Alexandr

Dancer I
iPuraVida

Peasants singing and dancing. 1878 (woodcut from from a 19th century book of )Russian children's stories
5669250 Peasants singing and dancing. 1878 (woodcut from from a 19th century book of )Russian children's stories; Universal History Archive/UIG

Dancers - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981246 Dancers - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Dancers - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Madame Saharet aka Clarissa Campbell or Clarice Campbell, dancing on stage. Australian dancer, born 1897
1000886 Madame Saharet aka Clarissa Campbell or Clarice Campbell, dancing on stage. Australian dancer, born 1897. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs

Dancing girl of Shemakha, Azerbaijan, 1820, after Prince Gagarin. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet
FLO4686623 Dancing girl of Shemakha, Azerbaijan, 1820, after Prince Gagarin. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

Indigenes Chamarro d'Agagna (Guam Island), distilling alcohol and costumes of ritual dancers (Mariana Islands)
FLO4636298 Indigenes Chamarro d'Agagna (Guam Island), distilling alcohol and costumes of ritual dancers (Mariana Islands, USA)

Wedding feast in an Egyptian harem, 1820, with bride and groom surrounded by female dancers and musicians
FLO4620527 Wedding feast in an Egyptian harem, 1820, with bride and groom surrounded by female dancers and musicians. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri after a painting by

Mandingo women dancing a cullunjee. They wear tall feather hats, painted faces, and grass skirts
FLO4619973 Mandingo women dancing a cullunjee. They wear tall feather hats, painted faces, and grass skirts, and beat time with drums and wooden castanets

Dancer and mine Charles-Francois Mazurier as Beterse in the ballet pantomime La Laitiere Suisse, The Swiss Milkmaid
FLO4606834 Dancer and mine Charles-Francois Mazurier as Beterse in the ballet pantomime La Laitiere Suisse, The Swiss Milkmaid, by Antoine Titus and Frederic-Auguste Blache, Theatre le la Porte St

Wedding dance of the Iroquois, Native Americans of Canada. The bride and groom dance on a mat holding a long stick as
FLO4621803 Wedding dance of the Iroquois, Native Americans of Canada. The bride and groom dance on a mat holding a long stick as they recite their vows, before breaking the stick

Libya costumes: woman playing bagpipes and veiled dancer from Tripoli. Lithography for the book
FLO4634929 Libya costumes: woman playing bagpipes and veiled dancer from Tripoli. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich

Dance guerriere at Bourou, Sea of the Solomon Islands, Archipelago of Bismarck, New Ireland
JAB4121356 Dance guerriere at Bourou, Sea of the Solomon Islands, Archipelago of Bismarck, New Ireland, Oceania - Voyages by James COOK (1728-1779)

Young ballerina with tulle tutu
3568343 Young ballerina with tulle tutu; (add.info.: Vienna, Austria 1880 - 1890 ca. Photographer: Fernande, Atelier); Alinari Archives, Florence

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): colorise portrait in studio of a Russian dancer and actress Natacha Trouhanova
LUX4725209 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): colorise portrait in studio of a Russian dancer and actress Natacha Trouhanova, 1910 - photo reutlinger; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Dance performed in front of Queen Tineh of the Island of Friends (Tonga). Lithography for the book
FLO4636388 Dance performed in front of Queen Tineh of the Island of Friends (Tonga). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Amerique et

A festive dance of the Camacan Indians of Bahia, the assembly naked or wearing a small apron dances around a pot
FLO4635835 A festive dance of the Camacan Indians of Bahia, the assembly naked or wearing a small apron dances around a pot on the fire

Sarah Louisa Fairbrother in fancy Turkish costume as Abdallah in " Abdallah and 40 Thieves, " 1844
FLO4656793 Sarah Louisa Fairbrother in fancy Turkish costume as Abdallah in " Abdallah and 40 Thieves, " 1844. Actress and dancer Fairbrother (1816-1890) was the mistress of Prince George

Sarah Louisa Fairbrother as Princess Eglantine in the burlesque "Valentine and Orson, " 1845
FLO4656673 Sarah Louisa Fairbrother as Princess Eglantine in the burlesque "Valentine and Orson, " 1845. Actress and dancer Fairbrother (1816-1890) was the mistress of Prince George

Dancing couple. Photography around 1915
IMB4937210 Dancing couple. Photography around 1915.; (add.info.: Dancing couple. Photography around 1915.); © Imagebroker

A dancer in a burlesque theatre
2628586 A dancer in a burlesque theatre.; (add.info.: An American illustration of a dancer in a burlesque theatre, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Three girls at a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979707 Three girls at a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Three girls at a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

Kyoto - Portrait of Kotaki famous dancer - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979398 Kyoto - Portrait of Kotaki famous dancer - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Kyoto - Portrait of Kotaki famous dancer - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Pilou pilou (pilou-pilou) from Kanak (Melanesian from New Caledonia in the South Pacific)
JAB5037228 Pilou pilou (pilou-pilou) from Kanak (Melanesian from New Caledonia in the South Pacific). Engraving in " The peoples of the Earth" 1890.; (add.info)

Popular Party in Japan. Engraving in "The Peoples of the Earth" 1890
JAB5037221 Popular Party in Japan. Engraving in "The Peoples of the Earth" 1890.; (add.info.: Popular Party in Japan)

A young woman in oriental costumes performing an Egyptian dance
3561043 A young woman in oriental costumes performing an Egyptian dance by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1900 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a Thai dancer, 1875 (print on double-weight paper)
3564024 A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a Thai dancer, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Thailand 1875 ca)

A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: a couple of Thai dancers, 1875 (print on double-weight paper)
3564023 A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: a couple of Thai dancers, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Thailand 1875 ca)

Engraving depicting native Tongan women dancing before Queen Tine. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5426343 Engraving depicting native Tongan women dancing before Queen Tine. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage

Ballerina posing
3568410 Ballerina posing by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1960-1970 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of a pair of ballet dancers in costumes of Pierrot and Pierrette, seen in a coreographic pose
3562446 Portrait of a pair of ballet dancers in costumes of Pierrot and Pierrette, seen in a coreographic pose. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1930 ca)

Ballet dancers on stage during a performance execute a difficult coreographic figure
3562447 Ballet dancers on stage during a performance execute a difficult coreographic figure. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1930 ca)

Dancers Backstage, 1933 (oil on canvas)
1767491 Dancers Backstage, 1933 (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 26x31.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancers Backstage. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvas

portrait of a ballerina in a black tutu lying on the floor leaning on her hands
Alexandr

Young ballerina in a tulle tutu
3568344 Young ballerina in a tulle tutu; (add.info.: Vienna, Austria 1880 - 1890 ca. Photographer: Fernande, Atelier); Alinari Archives, Florence

Sir Henry Morton Stanley Watching A Phalanx Dance By Mazamboni's Warriors At Usiri, Africa
UIG5420713 Sir Henry Morton Stanley Watching A Phalanx Dance By Mazamboni's Warriors At Usiri, Africa, During His Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1886 To 1889. From In Darkest Africa By Henry M

Native American Indians practising the Ghost Dance, aka the Ghost Dance of 1890
UIG5419717 Native American Indians practising the Ghost Dance, aka the Ghost Dance of 1890. A religious movement which believed proper practice of the dance would reunite the living with spirits of

Three girls have a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979764 Three girls have a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Three girls have a dancing party - Dancing party - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured)

Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, known as Mata Hari (1876-1917) dancing. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century
JAB5035202 Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, known as Mata Hari (1876-1917) dancing. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century. Coll

A man and a woman performing a Russian dance
3561040 A man and a woman performing a Russian dance by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1900 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

War dance of the Ojibwe nation (Ojibbeway Indians). Pat-au-a-quot-a-wee-be, the Flying Cloud, Sa-mah, Tobacco
FLO4688539 War dance of the Ojibwe nation (Ojibbeway Indians). Pat-au-a-quot-a-wee-be, the Flying Cloud, Sa-mah, Tobacco, Gish-ee-gosh-e-gee, Moonlight Night, and We-nish-ka-wee-be, the Flying Gull

Dance of the Powhatan Native Americans of Carolina within a circle of totem poles
FLO4621970 Dance of the Powhatan Native Americans of Carolina within a circle of totem poles. (Based on Captain White's drawing of the Algonquian dance in Virginia)

Iroquois women dancing to music played by men on drums and percussion. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Fr
FLO4621850 Iroquois women dancing to music played by men on drums and percussion. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Fr

Natives of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo) playing various musical instruments and dancing
FLO4620137 Natives of the Kingdom of Kongo (Congo) playing various musical instruments and dancing. A gourd-resonated xylophone marimba, a drum ngamba, double bell longa, and two percussion scrapers

The Cotillion Dance, 1831 (watercolour on paper)
FIA5633818 The Cotillion Dance, 1831 (watercolour on paper); Private Collection; Photo © Fine Art Images

Messrs. Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816-1893) and Keys (?) Dancing to save their lives
MMM5482802 Messrs. Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice (1816-1893) and Keys (?) Dancing to save their lives, in front of armed and threatening indigenous peoples

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Choreography, the art of movement and expression, has been a captivating form of artistic communication for centuries. From the graceful movements of Margaret Morris to the vibrant costumes designed by Nicholas Roerich for The Rite of Spring ballet in 1912, it has continuously evolved and pushed boundaries. Even Edgar Degas captured the essence of dance with his painting "Dancer, " showcasing the dedication and elegance required to master this craft. But choreography isn't limited to traditional forms; it can also be found in unexpected places like a lithograph featuring a crocodile dancing with a naked woman on ice or in the mesmerizing colors captured in Danse Du Ventre. The influence extends beyond just dance; it can be seen in literature as well. Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol beautifully weaves together storytelling and movement, creating an immersive experience that captivates audiences year after year. Stage designs play an essential role in bringing choreographic visions to life. The intricate set created for The Rite of Spring ballet demonstrates how every element contributes to enhancing dancers' performances and telling compelling stories through movement. Costume design is another crucial aspect that adds depth and character to choreographed pieces. Whether it's Ballets Russes' production Scheherazade or Stravinski's iconic Rite of Spring ballet from 1930, these colorful lithographs showcase how costumes can transport us into different worlds while complementing dancers' movements flawlessly. Choreography even finds its way into sports like cricket, where precision and coordination are key elements. An engraving depicting A Cricket Ball reminds us that even seemingly unrelated activities have their own unique rhythm and gracefulness when observed closely. And who could forget Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers? Their legendary partnership brought joyous moments through their impeccable footwork showcased in Swing Time—a testament to how dance transcends time itself.