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| 1959-1965: The Copenhagen Festivals |
Here Margrethe Shanne (1921-2014) dances in the ballet "La Sylphide", which she performed over 100 times, loved because of the ethereal and supernatural feeling she brought to the role. The first Danish ballet dancer to appear on a stamp it was issued for three of the Music and Ballet Festivals in May 1959, 1962 and 1965.
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| 1976: 5th International Ballet Festival, Havana |
Canto Vital (Vital Song), not one I am familiar with but apparently it is danced to the rondo of Mahler's 5th symphony and choreographed for male dancers. From one ballet dancer
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| 1989: Ballet - The Art of Dance |
to two
and four.
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| 1979: Birth Centenary of Jacob Gade |
For non professional ballet dancers but mere mortals this may be one of the ways to dance. The stamp celebrates the music of Jacob Gade (1879-1963) famous for his tango 'Jealousy', originally an instrumental but the lyrics we know today were created at a later date.
Sunday Stamps A-Z - here for Denmark and dance - See It On A Postcard
5 comments:
ballet dancers always look so graceful, even though surely their feet must be so sore.
Thanks for sharing! I have some Danish stamps too.
I think my mother hoped I'd dance ballet, I had a row of ballet dancer pictures in my room from infancy! However, I was not interested, and more on the husky side! Well, born at nearly 10 lbs. what could we expect!
Ballet dancers are mesmerising. I like especially the stamp with four dancers, because it is not so common.
Lisa, your comment made ma laugh! :D
Delightful dance stamps.
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