Myths, Fables & Legends Showcase 2025

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Oregon Presents: Myths, Fables & Legends Showcase Born from Aphrodite’s sea foam or Chinese dragon treasures—pearls symbolize feminine beauty. But in stories of women’s suppression from Hindu Lakshmi to Celtic selkies, pearls veil feminine power. With strength forged from vulnerability, the pearl does not attempt to erase the original wound but is a testament to resilience and complex beauty forged in its place….Just some Girls, breaking ancient chains.

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Oregon Presents: Myths, Fables & Legends Showcase In the misty highlands of Irish and Scottish lore, where ancient clans whisper tales from the mists of time, the banshee emerges as a spectral harbinger… Her keening wail echoes through history as an omen of death. Through the shadows of Celtic legend, the banshee’s lament weaves fate’s tragic thread, a bridge between mortal sorrow and the otherworld.

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Oregon Presents: Myths, Fables & Legends Showcase In the shadowed legend of early 20th-century Russia, Anastasia Romanov, the lost princess of the 1917 revolution, survives in whispered tales of escape and identity, blending history with mythic mystery since her family’s execution. Her story inspires global legends of hidden heirs as memory flickers in winter’s dream.

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Oregon Presents: Myths, Fables & Legends Showcase In the vibrant rhythm of 20th-century American legend, Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, rises from 1950s Memphis as a cultural icon, blending gospel, blues, and rebellion in a myth of charisma and immortality. His story echoes ancient heroes, a modern fable of fame’s glow and shadow…charisma immortal.

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Oregon Presents: Myths, Fables & Legends Showcase In the cunning tales of Japanese folklore, where Kitsune fox spirits shift shapes, the fox embodies trickery and wisdom across continents—from Native American sly coyotes to Celtic foxy mischief. These legends highlight the fox’s playful deception and clever survival with sly steps that tease fate’s twist!

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Oregon Presents: Myths, Fables & Legends Showcase In the heroic epics of ancient Greece, Hercules completes twelve labors, his might tested by love’s vulnerability. Swaying through playful devotion, even the strongest of hearts yields to passion’s call.

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Oregon Presents: Myths, Fables & Legends Showcase From the sun-baked shores of ancient Greece, Pygmalion, a Cypriot sculptor of legend, crafts an ivory statue so perfect he falls in love with his creation, Galatea. His devotion moves Aphrodite to grant her life, transforming art into flesh where love breathes life into the stone.

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Oregon Presents: Myths, Fables & Legends Showcase From the frost-bound folklore of 17th-century England, Mr. Jack Frost emerges as a mischievous sprite, nipping at noses and painting icy patterns, rooted in Anglo-Saxon winter tales of cold spirits. Alongside Mrs. Jack Frost—they dance winter’s duality where Mr. & Mrs. Jack Frost weave love’s chill into silvered beauty.

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Oregon Presents: Myths, Fables & Legends Showcase From the sunlit pantheon of ancient Greece, Apollo, god of music and dance, inspires mortal artistry with his lyre and radiant beauty, bridging divine and human creativity—who will ignite the stage as Apollo’s muse tonight?

Fred Astaire Dance Studios of Oregon Presents: Myths, Fables & Legends Showcase In the blood-chilled legends of Eastern Europe, vampires like Romanian Dracula rise as undead predators, draining life in tales from Slavic folklore since the Middle Ages. Challenged by hunters like Van Helsing, they symbolize seduction and terror. Join us as we dance through European legend, where vampires’ eternal night meets the hunter’s dawn.