Schubert — Waltz in F major, D. 365, No. 34 (Petal Waltz / Tanagra Waltz / Reflection / Unfolding Petal)
- Suite: Dances for Children
- Music:
Schubert — Waltz in F major, D. 365, No. 34
- Original choreography by: Isadora Duncan
- Other titles: Reflection, Tanagra Waltz, Unfolding Petal
Reconstructed by Hortense Kooluris.
Notes
Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck
Reference: Nahumck, Nadia Chilkovsky. Isadora Duncan: The Dances. Washington DC: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1994.
There is a mere suggestion in these movements of Duncan's many references to "unfoldings." This study may symbolize "a love movement from the unfolding of which like the petals of a flower the dancer would stream as a perfume" (Duncan, My Life, p. 77).
Sylvia Gold
The Tanagra figure which this dance introduces, should be executed with great precision. The first part is very contained. The second part is more open.
Christy Cornell-Pape
This is a lovely lyrical waltz that focuses very much on gestural qualities throughout the dance. The beginning waltz movements feature a turn into a waltz with the arms opening up slowly, as if the arms are stuck together with strands of taffy. Following this series of movements, the choreographies speeds up with quick small jump turns towards the back of the stage that end in a series of hops forward with arms movements starting out gesturing to the heavens, and getting smaller to focus on the realm of the personal and intimate.
Taught by Mary Sano, Ann Cogley, and Christina Fessenden.
Videos
| Title | Date | Dancers | Full Dance? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Visions NY Youth Company: Children's Repertory | 2012 | Yes | Staged by Beth Jucovy | |
| Isadora and the American Jewish Intelligentsia | 2000 | Courtney Ramm | Yes | |
| Duncan Dance Continuum | 1995 | Yes | ||
| Duncan Dancers in Mignon Garland's Studio Class August 1990 | 1990-08-10 | No | Students of Mignon Garland practicing in class | |
| DFI Cunningham | 1980 | Yes | ||
| Hortense Kooluris Collection | 1978 | Yes | ||
| Lori performs Petal Waltz | Lori Belilove | Yes |
Related items in the Archives
The San Francisco Museum of Performance and Design > Programs > Isadorables — Dec 28, 1919