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1. www.funtrivia.com › askft › Question84946Is there a historical reason as to why traditionally men bow ...

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   Aug 26, 2007 · Commoners knelt to their overlords, and of course everyone knelt before the King or Queen. But the late 16th and 17th centuries saw a gradual substitution of a mere bow or curtsey for kneeling, and kneeling was increasingly reserved in Protestant circles for God alone.

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2. old-fashionedcharm.blogspot.com › 2010 › 01Old-Fashioned Charm: Decadence Of The Curtsey - Blogger

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   Jan 4, 2010 · curtsy - 1570s, "bending the knee and lowering the body as a gesture of respect," a 16c. variant of courtesy. Not originally exclusively feminine. - Online Etymology Dictionary. Below is an excerpt from Manners for Women by Mrs. Humphry which was first published in 1897.

3. www.traditioninaction.org › Cultural › C030cpCurtsyThe Resurgence of the Curtsy by Judith Fife Mead

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   Dec 5, 2011 · By the time we reach the late 20th century, however, the now reigning Miss Manners by Judith Martin, issues a decree that Americans should never curtsy, especially to royalty, because “the curtsy is the traditional gesture of an inferior to a superior.”

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4. nobility.org › 2016 › 07The Charm of the Curtsey - Nobility and Analogous Traditional ...

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   Jul 7, 2016 · Children learning how to curtsy from an 1890 German Print. Then it happened that teachers of social decorum began to consider how to improve the girls’ social bearing, and in looking over the field they decided that a touch of quaintness and old fashioned forms would be both charming and suitable.

5. debretts.com › the-art-of-the-curtsyThe Art of the Curtsy - Debretts

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   Aug 26, 2024 · The old-fashioned curtsy, a word that derives from “courtesy”, dates to the Middle Ages and the association of the curtsy with young ladies, rather than gentlemen, can be traced back to the 17th century.

6. medium.com › writers-blokke › its-time-to-bring-backIt’s Time To Bring Back The Curtsey | by Kian Ameli | Writers ...

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   Jan 27, 2021 · This did reach ridiculous heights in 1744 when “curtsey pits” were dug around large towns. Women of the era would enter the pits to bestow great honor upon visitors or suitors.

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   Where did the word curtsy come from?

   • Manners for Women, 1897, by Mrs Humphry The old-fashioned curtsy, a word that derives from “courtesy”, dates to the Middle Ages and the association of the curtsy with young ladies, rather than gentlemen, can be traced back to the 17th century.

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   Are girls taught to curtsy now?

   • “Girls are never taught to curtsy now, as they used to be. A real old-fashioned “courtesy”, as it used to be spelled, is quite an elaborate performance.

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   When is a curtsy appropriate?

   • The late Princess Diane was well known for her deep and very elegant curtsy. It seems to me the curtsy is always appropriate at the end of awards presentations or music recitals. After receiving an award at a formal ceremony, the girl should curtsy to the teacher or principal to show her gratitude.

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   What does it mean when a performer curtsy?

   • The performer curtsies to her teacher or the maestro, also a sign of gratitude. At the end of an instrumental or chorus performance, it is still customary today for the men to bow and the ladies to curtsy, although some directors, following the egalitarian tendencies of our times, let the girls bow as well.

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   How do you do a curtsy?

   • To perform a modern curtsy, transfer the weight to one foot (usually the left), while the ball of your other foot is placed behind the leading foot. Bend at the knees, keeping the back straight, holding your hands by your side and bowing your head. It is best to dispense with glasses and handbags before attempting to curtsy.

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   What does it mean when a girl curtsy to a teacher?

   • After receiving an award at a formal ceremony, the girl should curtsy to the teacher or principal to show her gratitude. The performer curtsies to her teacher or the maestro, also a sign of gratitude.

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8. www.nytimes.com › judy-chicago-dinner-partyJudy Chicago, the Godmother - The New York Times

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   Feb 7, 2018 · When Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party” opened on March 14, 1979, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, no one had ever seen anything like it.