Dancing the Orient for England: Maud Allan

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Dancing the Orient for England Maud Allans The
Vision of Salome

• By Amy Koritz
• Presentation by Kasey Clark and Edited By Laura
  Pratt and Dr. Kay Picart

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Key Terms

• Orientalism- _____________________________________
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• Imperialism- _____________________________________
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• Separate-Spheres Gender Ideology-
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Allans Typical Audience

• What were English audiences like?
• How was otherness looked at?

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Maud Allan

• famous barefoot dancer in the early 20th century
• often compared to Isadora Duncan and Ruth St.
  Denis
• best known for her portrayal of the woman who
  calls for the head of John the Baptist in The
  Vision of Salome

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The Dance

• What is a Salome dance?

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??Discussion Question??
Do you think Maud Allan was conscious of how
innovative her dance was in making a hypocritical
audience crave what they feared most? Or do you
think she really actually valued separate spheres
ideologies imposed on her? How far ahead of her
time can a woman be when such social trappings
are so closely associated with gender and class?
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Works Cited

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• Koritz, Amy. Dancing the Orient for England
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• Les Artistes Exécutantes Maud Allen. Online
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