About Egyptian Dance
“…The elite of ancient Egypt were entertained at sumptuous banquets with music, dance, food, wine and beer, which they merrily drank in copious quantities until unashamedly incoherent, ill or both.
The performances ranged from solemn to very lively and included acrobatics, wrestling, historical tableau, mythological/religious depictions, temple dancers and pygmies. The pygmies by all accounts appear to have been particularly prized. Imported from the headwaters of the Nile at the instigation of various pharaohs, they were given the appellation 'Dance Dwarfs of God' signifying their importance in the court of Pharaoh…”
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About Egyptian Dance
