Riverdance
The above scene from
The Best of Riverdance
furnishes an exercise in
what Victor Turner has called
“comparative symbology.”
The circular symbol at top
may be seen as representing
the solar deity Apollo,
Leader of the Muses.
The nine female dancers
may be seen as
the nine muses,
with Jean Butler
at the center
as Terpsichore,
Muse of Dance.
Related Material —
“This is the garden of Apollo,
the field of Reason….”
John Outram, architect
For another look at
Terpsichore in action,
see Jean Butler at
CRC Irish Dance Camp.
For those who prefer
a different sort of camp
there is of course
Xanadu.
I prefer Butler.