Magic Dance of the Hopi Indians Performed as a Prayer for Rain by Ted Shawn (April 14, 1936)
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An article titled "Magic Dance of the Hopi Indians Performed as a Prayer for Rain" written by Ted Shawn and published by the Boston Herald in April 14, 1936. This article is the Fourth 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 focuses on the the magic dance of the Hopi Indians, where Shawn argues that the Snake Dance of the Hopi Indians was the most well known magic dance of the time, and that it was performed as a prayer for rain. For biographical information on Ted Shawn, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/584.
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