Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1907 — The First Dancers. [ARTICLE]

The First Dancers.

People have danced for thousands of years, and will probably continue to do so for ages to come. This custom is of ancient origin. .The first people to dance were the Curetes, who adopted dancing as a mark of rejoicing in 1543 B. C. In early times the Greeks combined dancing with the drama, and in 22 B. C. pantomimic dances were introduced on the Roman stage. At the discovery of America, the American Indians were holding their religious, martial and cial dances.