Continuing with the series on obscure leading ladies of dance, I give you Aida Overton Walker. Aida starting in vaudeville and was a huge hit in the US at the start of the 1900s. She went on to successfully transition to more serious dramatic […]
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Peacock penelopa
Collecting peacock feathers in the park… There’s a bit of an andalusian dancer touch to this one…

Rose dancer
Can there be an end to the flower dancers?? Nooooooo Not when they are so many petals, each as beautiful as individual…

Rose and Clover
A few variations – my favourite though is the ballet petal dancer…

Poppy dancer
In Crete on holiday, number 1 activity with the kids is definitely picking up wildflowers… They are so fragile and temporary, yet so full of intense colours and soft delicate curves, it made me want to record them in drawing…