"Dance of the Hours" is a comic ballet from Ponchielli's opera La Gioconda, satirizing the hours of the day. Its lively melody gained global fame after being featured in Disney's Fantasia as a humorous depiction of dancing hippos and alligators.
"Dance of the Hours" is a ballet segment from Ponchielli's 1876 opera "La Gioconda", satirizing the hours of the day. Its whimsical portrayal of dancing animals in Disney's Fantasia (1940) made it globally recognizable.
