[Callers] Re: Twirly skirts - history question

This is a fun question. I'd propose that people wearing clothing styles that are contrary to tradition occurs where there's acceptance and encouragement for play and self-expression, generally. From that perspective, I'm landing on the thought that it's not a "which came first," the flourishes or the skirts, but rather what came first is an environment that nurtures the extra curlicue or do-dad for no reason other than it's someone's idea of fun. To share some of my rabbit hole as I explored skirted clothing and dance, here're a few videos I enjoyed seeing: Skirts for dance without twirls: "HAWAII - 1960s - Men and women perform hula dances in grass skirts in Hawaii." https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-3417132785-hawaii---1960s-men-women… "Solomon islands - 1931 - in this ethnographic film, alleged cannibals of the solomon islands are introduced as a particularly bloodthirsty tribe." https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1110464247-solomon-islands---1931-t… Pina Bausch!! The most ordinary clothing is a costume. IDAS FRÜHLINGSOPFER | THE RITE OF SPRING | Pina Bausch https://youtu.be/z3vZeAmcjf4?si=UAXnjHvk6hDUT9-Q Comic dance. Swan Lake Act II - Little Swans - Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo https://youtu.be/F83BbbtoX8Q?si=2srNnSp3AzdFJjyx Graham. [image: image.png] Martha Graham performing “Letter to the World” (also called “The Kick”), 1940. Photo by Barbara Morgan (public domain) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martha-Graham Hope you enjoy those. Rob Conway, AR - - - - - - - - - - - - Robert Matson Innovation Media Corp. The Innovation Works, Inc. Cell: (917) 626-2675 On Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 8:30 PM David Chandler via Contra Callers < contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: until mid-80's - and then had about a 15 year hiatus. Before my break I only remember one male (to judge from facial and body hair) who regularly wore dresses or skirts to dances. After I returned to dancing, there was a gradual increase, though in the beginning it seemed some men chose kilts as a way to mute the statement. And then.... just an observation, not a definitive statement. A source for more extensive information would be CDSS, which has pictures from camps for many years; and the Pinewoods archives also have many pictures. If one lives near the U. of New Hampshire, the CDSS archives are there and should be a useful source. contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: access to a photo or video archive from before, say at the CDSS? contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net contracallers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net