Maypole dancing: shoes or bare feet ?
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Al Gisnered
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Shoes. Even if you are doing the Isadora Duncan bit - diaphanous shrouds with no underclothing and headbands - the prospect of the young ladies prancing about with their feet soiled, and possibly muddied, from the effects of a recent rain, is most unattractive. It's been done, but not very successfully.
Yeah I see your point there, if it's been wet recently we'll definetely tell them to wear shoes. But if it's a dry day do you think they should go barefoot ?
Al Gisnered
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I wouldn't. To my mind Maypole has a refinement about it. Though it comes from a folk tradition it's not the same as dancing on the sands of a Greek Isle - barefoot.
jwlinson
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i woulda thought barefoot would be appropriate. maypole dancing originated as part of a pagan spring-time fertility tradition, didn't it?
Yes, actually, it did. Same origins as eggs and rabbits for Easter!
I agree barefoot would be a better alternative, but some don't want to get their feet dirty
samina
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I agree barefoot would be a better alternative, but some don't want to get their feet dirty
there would be something either lurid or authentic about girls in white dresses with muddy feet.
but it does remind me of the communal activity of grape-pressing during harvest time, where there's a lot of festivity surrounding all the mess. it's a sensual, earthy thing... and these are sensual, earthy traditions at their heart.
after all, what's a little mud?
bordertangoman
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there would be something either lurid or authentic about girls in white dresses with muddy feet.
but it does remind me of the communal activity of grape-pressing during harvest time, where there's a lot of festivity surrounding all the mess. it's a sensual, earthy thing... and these are sensual, earthy traditions at their heart.
after all, what's a little mud?
ITS ALL TO DO with the fertility Goddes Eostre or Ostara
so go with lurid :raisebro:
opendoor
Forum Master
Think the right underware is more important than the shoes....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEiUYyeP1ZU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEiUYyeP1ZU
The right amount of alcohol makes everything else unimportant.
Authentic is great. But somehow I have to wonder if the fair maidens of yore lived the cushy life we do today. Fair or not, I bet they had crusty feet. If I were into maypole dancing, I might look into getting some flesh-toned Roman sandally (old fashioned looking) shoes to protect my feet. I can't imagine that jumping around barefoot is just about mud these days. To me, it would be more about avoiding having tiny rocks puncture my pedicured tootsies.
And while we're on the subject, those young maidens of the ancient maypole dances probably had a lot more to worry about than sore feet. Just sayin.
And while we're on the subject, those young maidens of the ancient maypole dances probably had a lot more to worry about than sore feet. Just sayin.
My question is related in that we are talking about dancing on grass. Over the summer, some friends and I will be going Salsa and Swing dancing on grass. This is on different night and different venues, by the way.
For men and woman, what kind of shoes are best or do people like barefoot best?
For men and woman, what kind of shoes are best or do people like barefoot best?