{"id":10521,"date":"2025-01-27T10:43:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=10521"},"modified":"2025-01-27T10:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:45:02","slug":"dancing-down-the-midway-1893-an-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2025\/01\/dancing-down-the-midway-1893-an-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Dancing Down The Midway: 1893&#8221; an Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8W2ET4I58T4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Dancing Down the Midway: 1893&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m so happy to share my Winter 2025 belly dance history course, &#8220;Dancing Down the Midway: 1893.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/110642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2025\/01\/dancing-down-the-midway-1893-an-introduction\/screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10-03-26-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?fit=1432%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1432,270\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-01-26 at 10.03.26\u202fAM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Dancing Down the Midway: 1893&amp;#8221; a slide history talk with Dawn Devine&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?fit=300%2C57&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?fit=580%2C109&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10523 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?resize=580%2C109&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?w=1432&amp;ssl=1 1432w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?resize=300%2C57&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?resize=1024%2C193&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?resize=150%2C28&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?resize=768%2C145&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?resize=1200%2C226&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">During this four-session belly dance slide-history course, we&#8217;ll take a deep dive into the venues on the Midway Plaisance of the Chicago World&#8217;s Fair of 1893.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">We are going to begin with an overview of the fair and a history of the exhibitions that lead up to Chicago in 1893.\u00a0 Then we will zoom into the Midway Plaisance and look at the surviving primary source material featuring entertainers and the stages where they performed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"yt-core-attributed-string__list-group\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Part 1: Setting the Stage (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/dancing-down-i-120828283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Now Available!<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Part 2: Cultures and Exhibits on the Midway <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Part 3: Dancers on the Midway <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Part 4: Personalities, People, and Myth Busting<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Part 5: Q&amp;A wrap up (TBA Pending Questions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/110642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10522\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2025\/01\/dancing-down-the-midway-1893-an-introduction\/screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10-03-40-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.40\u202fAM.png?fit=1428%2C308&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1428,308\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-01-26 at 10.03.40\u202fAM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Dancing Down The Midway: 1893&amp;#8221; a belly dance history talk with Dawn Devine&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.40\u202fAM.png?fit=300%2C65&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.40\u202fAM.png?fit=580%2C125&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10522 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.40\u202fAM.png?resize=580%2C125&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.40\u202fAM.png?w=1428&amp;ssl=1 1428w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.40\u202fAM.png?resize=300%2C65&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.40\u202fAM.png?resize=1024%2C221&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.40\u202fAM.png?resize=150%2C32&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.40\u202fAM.png?resize=768%2C166&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.40\u202fAM.png?resize=1200%2C259&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>These four sessions each include 50 slides featuring primary source diagrams, maps, illustrations, and photographs.\u00a0 Then I&#8217;ll wrap things up and in fifth and final talk, pending questions and queiries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">The slide deck above is a quick flip of &#8220;Part 1: Setting the Stage.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/span>Now available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/dancing-down-i-120828283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patreon<\/a> at the $15 Tier.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out &#8211; and if it&#8217;s a good fit and the right price, join me for this deep dive into the archives!<\/p>\n<p>Dawn Devine ~ Davina<br \/>\nJan, 2025<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2025\/01\/dancing-down-the-midway-1893-an-introduction\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?fit=150%2C28&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?w=1432&amp;ssl=1 1432w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?resize=300%2C57&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?resize=1024%2C193&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?resize=150%2C28&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?resize=768%2C145&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?resize=1200%2C226&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"10523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2025\/01\/dancing-down-the-midway-1893-an-introduction\/screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10-03-26-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-26-at-10.03.26\u202fAM.png?fit=1432%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1432,270\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-01-26 at 10.03.26\u202fAM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Dancing Down the Midway: 1893&amp;#8221; 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