THE SHOCK OF THE RISKY(QUÉ) FEMALE: FEMININITY AND THE TRAUMA OF THE GREAT WAR ERA IN THE DANCING OF MAUD ALLAN AND ANNA PAVLOVA

What role did the figure of dancing female play in negotiating cultural anxieties Great War era? I explore this question by looking at performer Maud Allan who was famous for her danced interpretations Salomé pre-War London and cause a sensational libel suit 1918 bring together deviant sexuality wartime espionage. juxtapose with ballerina Anna Pavlova, contemporary, model par excellence proper femininity. These two examples offer rich comparison from which to discuss how femininity grounds inciting palliating profound trauma era. KeywordsDance. Femininity. Cultural Trauma. Era.