Dancing is the art of moving the body in time to music. Dancing is both an art and a form of recreation. Most people dance to have fun or to entertain others, but dance can also be used for communication. Dancers express feelings of joy without saying a word. Since prehistoric times people have danced, and there are lots of kinds of dancing. There is folk dancing and religious dancing, popular dancing and theatrical dancing, to name a few. Out of all dancing, theatrical is probably the most entertaining. Theatrical dancing includes ballet, jazz, tap, and musical comedy. Theatrical dancers...
of the title role in Briget Cullberg"s ballet, "Medea".

Alexandra Danilova 1904?-

Alexandra Danilova is a Russian ballerina who won international fame for her warmth, intelligence, and radiant dance style.

She was born in Peterhof and became a soloist with the Marinsky Ballet now Kirov Ballet in 1922. In 1924 she joined the Sergei Diaghilev Ballet Company in Paris and became a favorite of all audiences. She was prima ballerina with the Col.

W. de Basil"s Ballets Russes in 1933 and then with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo from 1938 to 1952. She retired in the late 1950"s.