💙 The Serpantine “Butterfly” Dance, originated by Loïe Fuller
“The costume for her Serpentine Dance consisted of hundreds of yards of China silk which she let billow around her while lighting effects suggested that it was catching fire and taking shapes reminiscent of flowers, clouds, birds, and butterflies.”
Loie Fuller, Serpentine Dance, c. 1897
“The Serpentine Dance” by the Lumière Brothers – 1899