Throwback Thursday Chicken Dance
In the category of “you can’t make this
stuff up” comes the Chicken Dance. For
those of you who are unfamiliar with this, today’s Link is a clip of dancers from the Laurence Welk show performing
this little ditty.
According to at least one internet
source, it is “widely understood” that today’s chicken dance was inspired by
the ballet La Fille Mal Gardee. As a
side note, this ballet was
choreographed by Jean Dauberval just two weeks before the storming of the
Bastille.
La
Fille Mal Gardee features an extended
variation of chickens dancing, hence the reputed connection to today’s Chicken Dance. Many other choreographers
have restaged and added their own stamp to La
Fille Mal Gardee, notably Frederick Ashton (see second link).
La
Fille Mal Gardee It is in the
repertoire of many ballet companies today.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Dance History Factoid #135:
“The
ballet La Fille Mal Gardee is said to
have inspired today’s Chicken Dance.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“If I
didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.”
― Grandma Moses
― Grandma Moses
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