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Dancing to a Bear

Dancing to a Bea.jpg Gleemen's Dance.—IX. CenturyThumbnailsCross-Bow Shooting at the Butts.—XVI. CenturyGleemen's Dance.—IX. CenturyThumbnailsCross-Bow Shooting at the Butts.—XVI. CenturyGleemen's Dance.—IX. CenturyThumbnailsCross-Bow Shooting at the Butts.—XVI. CenturyGleemen's Dance.—IX. CenturyThumbnailsCross-Bow Shooting at the Butts.—XVI. CenturyGleemen's Dance.—IX. CenturyThumbnailsCross-Bow Shooting at the Butts.—XVI. Century

This dance is executed by a female; and probably the perfection of the dance consisted in approaching and receding from the bear with great agility, so as to prevent his seizing upon her, and occasioning any interruption to the performance, which the animal, on the other hand, appears to be exceedingly desirous of effecting, being unmuzzled for the purpose, and irritated by the scourge of the juggler.