Character dance Character dance Character dance is a specific subdivision of classical dance. It is the stylized representation of a traditional folk or national dance, mostly from European countries, and uses movements and music which have been adapted for the theater. Character dance is integral to much of the classical ballet repertoire. A good example of character dance within ballet is the series of national dances which take place at the beginning of Act III of Swan Lake. The ballet Don Quixote as well as La sylphide also features many character variations based on traditional Spanish dances. Popular character dance adaptations for
Odette Roy Fombrun of the country's new constitution, the organization Ligue Feminine d'Action Sociale (Feminine League for Social Action), and the founding in 2007 of the Fondation Odette Roy Fombrun. She turned 100 in June 2017. Her historical works include "L'Ayiti des Indiens" (Port-au-Prince: Deschamps, 1992) and "Le Drapeau et les Armes de la République" (Port-au-Prince: Deschamps, 1989). Odette Roy Fombrun Odette Roy Fombrun (born 13 June 1917, Port-au-Prince) is a Haitian writer and intellectual. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, she graduated in 1935 from the teachers training college, Ecole Normale d'Institutrices, and in 1945 went to the United States to pursue nursing studies