1. Dancing the Orient for England: Maud Allan’s The Vision of Salome
By Amy Koritz
Presentation by Kasey Clark and Edited By: Laura Pratt and Dr. Kay Picart

2. Key Terms
Orientalism- __________________________________________________________________________________________
Imperialism- __________________________________________________________________________________________
Separate-Spheres Gender Ideology- __________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Allan’s Typical Audience
What were English audiences like?
How was “otherness” looked at?

4. Maud Allan famous barefoot dancer in the early 20th century
often compared to Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis
best known for her portrayal of the woman who calls for the head of John the Baptist in The Vision of Salome

5. The Dance
What is a Salome dance?

6. ??Discussion Question??
Do you think Maud Allan was conscious of how innovative her dance was in making a hypocritical audience crave what they feared most? Or do you think she really actually valued separate spheres ideologies imposed on her? How far ahead of her time can a woman be when such social trappings are so closely associated with gender and class?

7. Works Cited
Imperialism. 26 March, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.26 March,
Koritz, Amy. “Dancing the Orient for England: Maud Allan’s The Vision of Salome”. Meaning in Motion. Desmond, Jane C., ed., Duke University Press,1997.
“Les Artistes Exécutantes: Maud Allen.” Online Image. Herstory:Une Exposition. 26 March,
“Maud Allen.” Online Image. Gilded Serpent.com. 26 March,
Thierer, Joyce and Miles, Lisa. April 1993.Emporia State University, Center for Great Plains Studies. 26 March,