Kordax (Dance)

Kordax (Dance)

The Kordax was an ancient Greek mask danceCite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-22101/Western-dance|title=Dance in Classical Greece|accessdate=2008-03-07|work=Encyclopedia Britannica] and is a characteristic dance of a Comedy. Cite web|url=http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/JO-CD.html|title=Dionysian Meditations|accessdate=2008-03-07]

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