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The '''Java''' is a [[dance]] developed in France in the early part of the 20th century. The origin of its name is uncertain, but it probably evolved from the [[mazurka]], and it was mainly performed to the [[bal-musette]] [[Music of France|music]] popular between 1910 and 1960 in France.

It was mainly performed in the [[bal-musette]] between 1910 and 1960 in France.

It is a fast [[waltz]], with the dancers very close together; in fact, some men place their hands on their partner's [[buttocks]] while dancing it. This of course led some of the more respectable bal-musette dance halls to ban the java.

The origin of java is popular. People looked for a type of [[walz]] easier, faster, more sensual and not requesting a large dance hall.

It is a fast [[waltz]], with the dancers very close together;, inwalking by small steps. In fact, some men place their hands on their partner's [[buttocks]] while dancing it. This of course led some of the more respectable bal-musette dance halls to ban the java.

== Titles ==

* [[Georgius]] - ''La plus bath des javas'', 1925

* [[Edith Piaf]] - ''L'accordéoniste'':

* [[Georgette Plana]] - ''la java bleue'', 1938

* [[Edith Piaf]] - ''L'accordéoniste'', 1942 :

:''Elle écoute la Java'' (She listens to the Java)<br />

:''Mais elle ne la danse pas'' (but she doesn't dance it) <br />

:''Elle ne regarde même pas la piste'' (She doesn't even look at the dance floor) <br />

* [[Georgette Plana]] - ''la java bleue''

== Bibliography ==

* Henri Joannis Deberne, ''Danser en société'', Christine Bonneton editor, 3/1999, Paris ISBN 2-86253-229-0 p. 144-145

[[Category:European dances]]