A continuation of my post about the names of Ever After High parents. I felt the urge to give names to all of Justine’s sisters. I followed the theme of “dance”, since their family story is The 12 Dancing Princesses and it’s stated in the wiki how each of Justine’s sister specialize in different kinds of dance. Some are also named after famous dancers irl. Their names are in no particular order.
Diane Dancer (“heavenly, divine”) + Havilah Charming (Hebrew, “to dance”)
Minuet Dancer - ballroom dance; a slow and stately court dance that was popular in 18th century France.
Allemande Dancer - “German dance”, folk dance; an elaborate court dance from 16th century Germany.
Baila Dancer - Spanish “dance”; tango and flamenco (No real reason for her name other than I thought it was interesting and matched the other two.)
Calypso Dancer - Greek “she who hides”; a fun and upbeat style of dance and music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the 19th century and was spread to the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela. Also Calypso Rose.
Ciara Dancer - Irish “saint” or “dark”; Irish step, Ciara Sexton, a World champion Irish dancer who was the lead in Lord of the Dance and Riverdance.
Josephine Dancer - Hebrew “shall grow”; tap dance, Josephine Baker was a famous African-American dancer who gained fame in France for her *ahem* provocative shows.
Katherine Dancer - “pure”; jazz, Katherine Dunham was an African-American who saw success in European theater in the 20th century and directed her own dance company for many years.
Lindy Dancer - German variation of Belinda “pretty one”; Swing, the Lindy Hop is a popular swing dance that was born in 1920s New York among African American communities.
Loie Dancer - “understanding”, Contemporary; Loie Fuller was a pioneer in modern dance and theatrical lightning techniques.
Martha Dancer - “the lady”; Modern, Martha Graham was a modern dancer and choreographer whose style, the Graham Technique, reshaped American dance.
Aaliyah Dancer - Arabic “highborn, exalted, sublime”; Hip Hop, Aaliyah Dana Haughton known mononymously as Aaliyah, was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model.
Justine Dancer - “fair, just”, ballet (I think her name is literally a play on the words “Just Dance.”)
