Schumann — Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 3 in b minor, Blind Man's Bluff
- Suite: Scenes from Childhood
- Music:
Schumann — Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 3 in b minor, Blind Man's Bluff
- Original choreography by: Irma Duncan
- Categories: dances for children
The dance was performed in 1922 by children in the Russian school under the direction of Irma Duncan. It was taught by Anita Zahn from the Elizabeth Duncan School and reconstructed by Hortense Kooluris. It was also taught by Riva Hoffman in the Philadelphia Duncan studio and reconstructed by Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck.
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Nadia Chilkovsky Nahumck
Reference: Nahumck, Nadia Chilkovsky. Isadora Duncan: The Dances. Washington DC: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1994.
[The dance] was popular with children of all ages. The dance provided an opportunity for improvised embellishments within the overall design of the dance.
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