Asceticism of Dark Ages almost Buried in America, by Ted Shawn (June 4, 1936)
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An article titled "Asceticism of Dark Ages almost Buried in America" written by Ted Shawn and published by the Boston Herald in June 2, 1936. This article is the 26th in a series of 27 articles about dancing written by Ted Shawn and published between April 7 and June 9, 1936 by the Boston Herald. This article argues that American dance has left behind the asceticism of the dark ages for a more enlightened Greek-influenced appreciation of the human body. Shawn then goes to describe the originality of Hellenism and its influence on the contemporaneous understanding of the art of dancing. For biographical information on Ted Shawn, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/584.
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