From the Egypt of the Pharaohs to Dionysius, bequests writings, relief’s, mosaics.. Allow us to know the world of dance in ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman. In ancient Egypt, the ceremonial dances were instituted by the pharaohs. These dances, culminating in ceremonies representing the death and reincarnation of the god Osiris were becoming more complex to the point that they could only be performed by highly skilled professionals. In ancient Greece, the influence of Egyptian dance was brought about by the philosophers who had traveled to Egypt to expand their knowledge. Read the rest of this entry »

What is jazz? Jazz is the folk music of the age of machines. – Paul Whiteman

If you need to ask what jazz, you will not ever know. – Louis Armstrong

Jazz must have “that thing”. You must be born with it. You can not even buy it. If I could buy, they were on sale at the next Newport festival. – Miles Davis

Jazz came to America three hundred years ago in chains. – Paul Whiteman Read the rest of this entry »