The following list describes the 75 video clips that illustrate
portions of the Dance Instruction Manuals on the 4 dance instruction
CDs. These clips were selected from two different videotaping sessions.
The first was a public event, "Society Dances and Parlor Amusements
in The Great Hall," which took place at the Library of Congress
on October 15, 1997. The event, which marked the 100th anniversary
of the Library's Jefferson Building, featured late 19th-century
dances performed in costume against the backdrop of the Great Hall,
with music provided by a wind band using period instruments. The
second videotaping session took place in the Library's Coolidge
Auditorium on April 14, 1998. The videos from this session feature
a pair of dancers demonstrating specific dances or movements from
selected manuals in the collection. All time periods are represented
in these videos.
The Table of Contents provides a complete list of the 75 clips
arranged by historical period. The entries for individual video
clips provide links to more details and references for each dance.
(References are contained in Volumes 1-4 of the American Ballroom
Companion.)
Table of Contents:
Video Clip 1
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Grand March (also known
as The March, Polonaise, Grand Promenade, Opening March)
Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane
Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher
Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin,
Mark Mindek, Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff. Choreography/reconstruction
by Elizabeth Aldrich. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15
October 1997. Music: "Masonic March" by J. Schatzman, 1859. Played
by members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion Brass
Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders. (Members, Metro
Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM)
- The following sources provide descriptions of the Grand March
and its figures:
- Harvey, J.H. Wehman's complete dancing master and call book,
(#091), p. 32
Reilley, E. The amateur's vademecum, (#144) p. 199
Koncen, M.J. Prof. M. J. Koncen's quadrille call book and ball
room guide, (#109), p. 15
Dewey, V. Persis. "Tips to dancers", (#204), p. 18
Elmwell, L.H. Prompter's pocket instruction book, (#064), p. 4
Dick's quadrille call-book, (#013), p. 25
Cartier, P. Cartier and Baron's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#182), p. 42
The way to dance, (#138), p. 16
Bosshardt-Strubi, J.R. Leitfaden fur den tanz (#201), p. 51 (La
Polonaise)
Meyen, H. The ball-room guide, (#187), p. 17 (Polonaise)
Clendenen, F. Fashionable quadrille call book, (#016), p. 13 (Polonaise)
Kopp, E.H. American prompter and guide to etiquette , (#110),
p. 15
Grant, H.N. How to become successful teachers of the art of dancing,
(#089), p. 25
Video Clip 2
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Quadrille
Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane
Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher
Caines, Charles Garth, James Martin, Maris Wolff. Choreography/reconstruction
by Elizabeth Aldrich. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15
October 1997. Music: "Queen of Harvest Quadrille" by John Philip
Sousa, 1889. Played by members of The Library of Congress Centennial
Cotillion Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders.
(Members, Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710,
AFM)
- Virtually every dance manual published during the nineteeth
century contains information on the performance of the quadrille.
The following manuals provide helpful advice on late-nineteenth-century
quadrilles: (Please note - there are no specific page numbers
given, due to the amount of material in each volume. The links
provided here go to the front of each manual.)
- Reilley, E.B. The amateur's vademecum, (#144)
Roberts. Roberts' manual of fashionable dancing, (#147)
Radestock, R. The royal ballroom guide, (#140)
Dick's quadrille call-book, (#013)
Rowe, G. The prompter's own book, (#148)
Cartier, P. Cartier and Baron's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#182)
Carpenter, L. J.W. Pepper's universal dancing master, (#035)
White, C. Dancing and prompting, (#002)
Rivers, C. A full description of modern dances, (#146)
Howe, E. The pocket ball-room prompter, (#099)
Elmwell, L. Prompter's pocket instruction book, (#064)
Link, C. Unique dancing call book, (#113)
Witherspoon, E. The perfect art of modern dancing, (#119)
The way to dance , (#138)
Kopp, E. The American prompter, (#110)
Clendenen, F. Fashionable quadrille call book, (#016)
Video Clip 3
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: The German (also known as
cotillon; German cotillon) "The Rope"
Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane
Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher
Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin,
Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff. Choreography/reconstruction by Elizabeth
Aldrich. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15 October 1997.
Music: "The Stampede: A Descriptive Hunting Scene" by W. E. Pettee,
1892. Played by members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion
Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders. (Members,
Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM)
- The following manuals provide descriptions of "The Rope" as
well as other popular German figures:
- DeGarmo, W. The prompter , (#055), p. 46
Dick's quadrille call-book, (#013), p. 146
How to lead the German, (#190), p. 57
DeGarmo, W. Dance of society, (#181), p. 120 ("La Corde")
Cartier, P. Cartier's practical waltz instructor, (#183), p. 54
Koncen, M. Prof. MJ Koncen's quadrille call book, (#109), p. 113
Brookes, L. Brookes on modern dancing, (#027), p. 74 ("La
Corde")
Video Clip 4
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: The German (also known
as cotillon; German cotillon) "The Fan" (L'Èventail)
Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane
Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher
Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin,
Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff. Choreography/reconstruction by Elizabeth
Aldrich. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15 October 1997.
Music: "The Stampede: A Descriptive Hunting Scene" by W. E. Pettee,
1892. Played by members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion
Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders. (Members,
Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM)
- The following manuals provide descriptions of "The Fan" as well
as other German figures:
- Sause, J. The art of dancing, (#150), p. 110
Dick, Harris B. How to lead the german, (#190), p. 53
DeGarmo, W. Dance of society, (#181), p. 115 (L'Èventail)
Rivers, C. A Full description of modern dances, (#146), p. 60
(L'Èventail)
Dodworth, A. Assistant for A. Dodworth's pupils, (#014), p. 41
Howe, E. American dancing master, (#102), p. 149
Dodworth, A. Dancing and its relations to education and social
life, (#186), p. 230
Cellarius, H. The drawing-room dances, (#037), p. 109
Cellarius, H. La danse des salons, (#038), p. 132-33 (L'Èventail)
Cartier, P. Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#183), p. 54
Koncen, M. Prof. M.J. Koncen's quadrille call book, (#109), p.
97
Cartier, P. Cartier and Baron's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#182), p. 36
Harvey, J. Wehman's complete dancing master and call book, (#091),
p. 79
Ferrero, E. The art of dancing, (#067), p. 169
Brookes, L. Brookes on modern dancing, (#027), p. 80
Giraudet, E. Traité de la danse, (#085), p. 105 (L'Èventail)
Paul, F. Le cotillon, (#132), p. 83 (L'Èventail)
Video Clip 5
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: The German (also known
as cotillon; German cotillon) "Blind Man's Buff" (Le Colin Maillard)
Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane
Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher
Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin,
Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff. Choreography/reconstruction by Elizabeth
Aldrich. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15 October 1997.
Music: "The Stampede: A Descriptive Hunting Scene" by W. E. Pettee,
1892. Played by members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion
Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders. (Members,
Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM)
- The following sources provide descriptions of "Blind Man's Buff"
as well as other German figures:
- Dick, H. How to lead the german, (#190), p. 51
DeGarmo, W. Dance of society, (#181), p. 128
Dick's quadrille call-book, (#013), p. 137
Koncen, M. Prof. M.J. Koncen's quadrille call book, (#109), p.
99
Dodworth, A. Assistant for A. Dodworth's, (#014), p. 41
Cellarius, H. Drawing-room dances, (#037), p. 109-110 (La Colin
Maillard)
Cellarius., H. La danse des salons, (#038), p. 133 (La Colin Maillard)
Howe, E. American dancing master, (#102), p. 149
Cartier, P. Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#183), p. 55
Cartier, p. Cartier and Baron's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#182), p. 37
Harvey, J. Wehman's complete dancing master and call book, (#091),
p. 81
Ferrero, E. The art of dancing, (#067), p. 169
Brookes, L. Brookes on modern dancing, (#027), p. 76 (Le Colin
Maillard)
Rivers, C. A full description of modern dances, (#146), p. 60
Video Clip 6
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Waltz Variations
Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane
Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher
Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin,
Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff. Choreography by Elizabeth Aldrich. The
Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15 October 1997. Music: "La
Gitana: Hesitation Waltz" by Ernest Bucalossi in Modern dance
music, Boston, Chicago, 1890. Performed by Kim Miller, violin
and John Legg, piano.
Video Clip 7
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Washington Post Two Step
Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane
Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher
Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin,
Mark Mindek, Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff. Choreography/reconstruction
by Elizabeth Aldrich. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15
October 1997. Music: "Washington Post" by John Philip Sousa (1889).
Played by members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion
Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders.
(Members, Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local
161-710, AFM)
Video Clip 8
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: The Washington Post Two Step
Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane
Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher
Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin,
Mark Mindek, Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff. Choreography/reconstruction
by Elizabeth Aldrich. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15
October 1997. Music: "Washington Post" by John Philip Sousa (1889).
Played by members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion
Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders. (Members,
Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM)
Video Clip 9
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Waltz and "Loomis' Glide Mazurka"
Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane
Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher
Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin,
Mark Mindek, Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff. Choreography/reconstruction
by Elizabeth Aldrich. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15
October 1997. Music: "Tres Jolie' Waltzes" by C.E. Waldteufel and
arranged for brass band (1881) by E. C. Walston. Played by members
of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion Brass Band, Emerson
Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders. (Members, Metro Washington D.C.
Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM)
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual: Gilbert, M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 79-88 (The
Waltz), p. 148 ("Loomis' Glide Mazurka")
Video Clip 10
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: "The Eugenie" and Waltz Cotillion
(also known as Waltz Quadrille)
Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane
Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher
Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin,
Mark Mindek, Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff. Choreography/reconstruction
by Elizabeth Aldrich. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15
October 1997. Music: "'Tres Jolie' Waltzes" by C.E. Waldteufel and
arranged for brass band (1881) by E. C. Walston. Played by members
of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion Brass Band, Emerson
Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders. (Members, Metro Washington D.C.
Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM)
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Gilbert, M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 97 ("The Eugenie"),
- Many nineteenth-century sources provide descriptions for waltz
cotillions (or waltz quadrilles) including:
- Strassburg, H. Call book of modern quadrilles, (#153), p. 8,
Radestock, R. The royal ballroom guide, (#140), p. 64,
Harvey, J. Wehman's complete dancing master, (#091), p. 19,
Cartier, P. Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#183), p. 21,
Cartier, P. Cartier and Baron's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#182), p. 21,
[Witherspoon, E] Perfect art of modern dancing, (#119), p. 49,
Wehman Bros.· book on the way to dance, (#138), p. 49,
[Brown, R.], A treatise on the elements of dancing, (#162), p.
82,
Howe, E. American dancing master, (#102), p. 63,
Howe, E. Howe·s complete ballroom hand book, (#243), p.
54,
Elmwell, L. Prompter's pocket instruction book, (#064), p. 32,
French, J. The prompter's handbook, (#079), p. 48,
Kopp, E. The American prompter, (#110), p. 77,
White, C. Dancing and prompting, (#002), p. 18,
-
Video Clip 13
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: The Butterfly Dance
Choreographed by Elizabeth Aldrich and Jody Sperling. Performed
by Jody Sperling. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15 October
1997. Music: Themes from Grosse Fantasia aus Richard Wagner's "Die
Walküre" arranged by Arthur Seidel, orchestrated for brass band
by Robert Sheldon. Played by members of The Library of Congress
Centennial Cotillion Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon,
Leaders. (Members, Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians
Local 161-710, AFM)
Video Clip 16
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: The German (also known as
cotillon; German cotillon) "Blind Man's Buff" (Le Colin Maillard)
"The Covered Pieces"
Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane
Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher
Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin,
Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff. Choreography/reconstruction by Elizabeth
Aldrich. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15 October 1997.
Music: "The Stampede: A Descriptive Hunting Scene" by W. E. Pettee,
1892. Played by members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion
Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders. (Members,
Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM)
The following manual provides a description of "The Covered Pieces":
Dodworth, A. Dancing and its relations to education and social
life (#186), p. 232,
- The following manuals provide descriptions of "Blind Man's Buff"
as well as other figures:
- Dick, H. How to lead the german, (#190), 51,
DeGarmo, W. Dance of society, (#181), p. 128,
Dick's quadrille call-book, (#013), p. 137,
Koncen, M. Prof. M.J. Koncen's quadrille call book, (#109), p.
99,
Dodworth, A. Assistant for A. Dodworth's, (#014), p. 41,
Cellarius, H. Drawing-room dances, (#037), p. 109-110 (La Colin
Maillard),
Cellarius., H. La danse des salons, (#038), p. 133 (La Colin Maillard),
Howe, E. American dancing master, (#102), p. 149,
Cartier, P. Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#183), p. 55,
Cartier, p. Cartier and Baron's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#182), p. 37,
Harvey, J. Wehman's complete dancing master and call book, (#091),
p. 81,
Ferrero, E. The art of dancing, (#067), p. 169,
Brookes, L. Brookes on modern dancing, (#027), p. 76 (Le Colin
Maillard),
Rivers, C. A full description of modern dances, (#146), p. 60,
Video Clip 20
Early Nineteenth-Century Quadrille: Step combinations for figures
balancé and tour de mains
Performed by Cheryl Stafford and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus,
violin. Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Music: La Pantalon from
"Pietro l'Eremita" in Quadrilliana, a selection of the most admired
and popular quadrille melodies. C. Wheatstone: London, 181-.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Strathy, A. Elements of the art of dancing, 1822 (# 154),
Instructions for balancé, p. 76, Instructions for tour de mains:
p. 67
Video Clip 21
Early Nineteenth-Century Quadrille: Step combinations for figures
Forward and Back; Cross Over
Performed by dancers Cheryl Stafford and Thomas Baird; Susan Manus,
violin. Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Music: La Trenise from
"La Latona" in Quadrilliana, a selection of the most admired and
popular quadrille melodies. C. Wheatstone: London, 181-.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Gourdoux-Daux, J. Elements and principles of the art of dancing,
1817 (#212). Instructions for Forward and Back, p. 70, Instructions
for Cross Over, p. 71
Video Clip 22
Baroque Dance: Courante from "La Bourgogne" (1st couplet;
man's part only)
Choreography by Raoul-Auger Feuillet; reconstructed by Thomas Baird.
Performed by Thomas Baird, dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: unknown,
provided in source.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Recueil de dances, composée par M. Pecour, 1709 (#073), p.
43-44
Video Clip 23
Baroque Dance: Sarabande from "La Bourgogne" (1st couplet;
man's part only)
Choreography by Raoul-Auger Feuillet; reconstructed by Thomas Baird.
Performed by Thomas Baird, dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: unknown,
located in source.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual: Recueil de dances, composée par M. Pecour, 1709 (#073),
p. 47-48
Video Clip 24
Baroque Dance: Bourée from "La Savoye" (1st couplet; man's
part only)
Choreography by Raoul-Auger Feuillet; reconstructed by Thomas Baird.
Performed by Thomas Baird, dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: Act
I, Méduse (1697) by Charles Hubert Gervais.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Recueil de dances, composée par M. Pecour, 1709 (#073), p.
54
Video Clip 25
Baroque Dance: Sampler of steps: pas de bourée, coupé glissé,
coupé ouverte
Choreography from "La Savoye" by Raoul-Auger Feuillet; reconstructed
by Thomas Baird. Performed by Thomas Baird, dancer; Susan Manus,
violin. Music: Méduse (1697) by Charles Hubert Gervais.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Feuillet, R. Chorégraphie, 1709 (#072), pas de bourée from
Table de Pas de Bourée, our Fleurets, p. 53, coupé glissé from Table
des Coupés, p. 44, coupé ouverte from Table des Coupés, p. 45.
Video Clip 26
Baroque Dance: Pas de menuet de deux mouvements (minuet
step of two movements)
Reconstructed by Thomas Baird. Performed by Thomas Baird, dancer;
Susan Manus, violin. Music: unknown, located in source.
- The following manuals provide descriptions of the above figure:
- Rameau, P. Le Maître a danser, 1748 (#142), p. 76-83
Weaver, J. The dancing-master, (#143), p. 43-47
Video Clip 27
Baroque Dance: Pas de menuet de trois mouvements (minuet
step of three movements)
Reconstructed by Thomas Baird. Performed by Thomas Baird, dancer;
Susan Manus, violin. Music: unknown, located in source.
- This performance was based on descriptions found in the following
manuals:
- Rameau, P. Le Maître a danser, 1748 (#142), p. 76-83
Weaver, J. The dancing-master, (#143), p. 43-47
Video Clip 28
Baroque Dance: "Entrée d'apolon" (1st couplet)
Choreography by Raoul-Auger Feuillet, reconstructed by Thomas Baird.
Performed by Thomas Baird, dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "
Le Triomphe de l'Amour" (1681) by Jean-Baptiste Lully.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Feuillet, R. Recueil de dances, composeés par M. Feuillet
(#073), p. 60
Video Clip 29
Renaissance Dance: Cinq pas de la gaillarde (basic galliard
step)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford,
dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: variation on "Belle qui tiens
ma vie" by Thoinot Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), p. 53 recto
Video Clip 30
Renaissance Dance: Autres cinq pas (galliard variations)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford,
dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Galliard" by Claude Gervaise.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), p. 53 verso
Video Clip 31
Renaissance Dance: Passage d'unze pas (eleven-step gallliard
variation)
Reconstructed by Cheryl Stafford. Performed by Cheryl Stafford,
dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: variation on "Belle qui tiens
ma vie" by Thoinot Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), p. 60 recto-60 verso
Video Clip 32
Renaissance Dance: Sample steps from the Italian repertory:
continenza grave; 2 seguito ordinario; 2 seguito spezatto
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford,
dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Amor Constante" from Nobiltà
di dame.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Caroso, F. Nobiltà di dame, (#199), continenza grave, p.
16, seguito ordinario p. 26, sequito spezatto p. 30.
For contrasting descriptions, see:
Negri, C. Nuove inventioni di balli, (#121), continenza grave, p.
105, seguito ordinario, p. 108, seguito spezatto, p. 108,
Video Clip 33
Renaissance Dance: Sample steps from the Italian repertory:
seguito ordinario; fioretto ordinario; seguito spezatto; saffice
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford,
dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Amor Constante" from Nobiltà
di dame.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Caroso, F. Nobiltà di dame, (#199), seguito ordinario, p.
26, fioretto ordinario, p. 37, sequito spezatto, p. 30, saffice,
p. 61.
For contrasting descriptions, see:
Negri, C. Nuove inventioni di balli, (#121), seguito ordinario,
p. 108;, fioretto ordinario, p. 51; , seguito spezatto, p. 108,
(saffice not in Negri)
Video Clip 34
Renaissance Dance: Sample steps from the Italian repertory:
seguito ordinario; trabuchetto grave; seguito spezatto; destice
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford,
dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Amor Constante" from Nobiltà
di dame.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Caroso, F. Nobiltà di dame, (#199), seguito ordinario, p.
26, trabuchetto grave, p. 36, sequito spezatto, p. 30, destice,
p. 62.
For contrasting descriptions, see:
Negri, C. Nuove inventioni di balli, (#121), continenza grave, p
105, seguito ordinario, p. 108, seguito spezatto, p. 108. , (destice
not in Negri)
Video Clip 35
Renaissance Dance: Sample steps from the Italian repertory:
sequito spezatto schischiato; sequito battuto al canario
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford,
dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: canario from "Adda Felice" from
Nuove inventioni di balli.
- This performance was based on descriptions found in the following
manuals:
- Caroso, F. Nobiltà di dame, (#199], sequito spezatto
schischiato, p. 33
Negri, C. Nuove inventioni di balli, (#121), sequito battuto al
canario, p. 109 ,
Video Clip 36
Renaissance Dance: Pavane (pavan) steps for moving forward
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford,
dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Belle qui tiens ma vie" from
Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), pas simple p. 27
recto - 27 verso, pas double p. 27 verso
Video Clip 37
Renaissance Dance: Pavane (pavan) steps for moving backward
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Thomas Baird dancer;
Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Belle qui tiens ma vie" from Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), pas simple p. 27
recto - 27 verso, pas double p. 27 verso
Video Clip 38
Renaissance Dance: Conversion while dancing the pavane (pavan)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Thomas Baird,
dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Belle qui tiens ma vie" from
Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), 29 recto
Video Clip 39
Renaissance Dance: Pavane (pavan)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Belle qui
tiens ma vie" from Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), pas simple p. 27 recto
- 27 verso, pas double p. 27 verso, conversion p. 29 recto, p. 28
verso, and 29 verso for information on performing pavane
Video Clip 40
Renaissance Dance: Branle Simple
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Branle Simple"
from Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), p. 71 recto - 71
verso
Video Clip 41
Renaissance Dance: Branle Double
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Branle Double"
from Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), p. 68 verso - 69
recto - 69 verso
Video Clip 42
Renaissance Dance: Branle Charlotte
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Branle Charlotte"
from Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), p. 76 recto - 77
verso
Video Clip 43
Renaissance Dance: Pas double for dancing the branle
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Thomas Baird,
dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Branle des Lavandieres" from
Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), pas double p. 27
verso
Video Clip 44
Renaissance Dance: Pas simple for dancing the branle
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford,
dancer; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Branle des Lavandieres" from
Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), pas simple p. 27
recto - 27 verso
Video Clip 45
Renaissance Dance: Last bar: Branle des Lavandieres (Washerwomen's
Branle)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Branle des
Lavandieres" from Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), p. 83 recto
Video Clip 46
Renaissance Dance: Branle des Lavandieres (Washerwomen's Branle)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Branle des
Lavandieres" from Arbeau.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), pas simple p. 27 recto
- 27 verso, pas double p. 27 verso, "Branle des Lavandieres"
p. 83 recto - 83 verso - 84 recto.
Video Clip 47
Early Nineteenth-Century Dance: March steps, bow, and Slow
French Waltz
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Tunes adapted
to the French Slow Waltz" in Wilson.
Video Clip 48
Early Nineteenth-Century Dance: March steps, bow and curtsy
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Tunes adapted
to the French Slow Waltz" in A description of the correct method
of waltzing, Sherwood, Neely, and Jones: London, 1816.
Video Clip 49
Early Nineteenth-Century Dance: Scotch Reel steps
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Devil's
Dream; a dance," New York: W. Hall, 185-.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Peacock, F. Sketches relative to the history and theory, but more
especially to the practice of dancing (#133). kemshóle, p.
91, minor kemkóssy, p. 92, double kemkóssy and single
kemkóssy, p. 93.,
Video Clip 50
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Dance: Polka
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Sontag Polka"
in The social orchestra by Stephen Foster, New York: Firth,
Pond, 1854.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Ferrero, E. The art of dancing, (#067), p. 144-145
- Descriptions of the polka can be found in many mid-nineteenth
sources including:
- Cellarius, H. The drawing-room dances, (#037), p. 20
Cellarius, H. La danse des salons, (#038), p. 27
Hillgrove, T. A complete practical guide (#093), p. 162-163
Durang, C. The fashionable dancer's casket, (#063), p. 46-49
Hillgrove, T. The scholars' companion, (#094), p. 82
The ball-room guide (#216), p. 67-70
Howe, E. American dancing master (#102), p. 108-109
Gawlikowski, P. Guide complete de la danse, (#084), p. 53-54
Brooks, C. (The Polka Waltz), The ball-room monitor (#030), p.
16
Blasis, C. Nouveau manuel complet de la danse, (#020), p. 37
Reilley, E. The amateur's vademecum (#144), p. 106-108
Ball-room dancing without a master, (#177), p. 26
Coulon, E. Coulon's hand-book, (#049), p. 3-4
Beadle's dime ball-room companion (#101), p. 29
Video Clip 51
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Dance: Esmeralda (1st version)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Sontag Polka"
in The social orchestra by Stephen Foster, New York: Firth,
Pond, 1854.
- This performance was based on descriptions found in the following
manuals:
- Hillgrove, T. A complete practical guide, (#093), p.
168-169
Hillgrove, T. The scholars' companion, (#094), p. 89
Video Clip 52
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Dance: Esmeralda (2nd version)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin.
Music: "Sontag Polka" in The social orchestra by Stephen
Foster, New York: Firth, Pond, 1854.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Howe, E. American dancing master, (#102), p. 110
- For further descriptions of the Esmeralda, see
- Brookes, L. Brookes on modern dancing, (#027), p. 55
Reilley, E.B. The amateur's vademecum, (#144), p. 121
DeGarmo, L. The dance of society, (#181), p. 97
Cartier, P. Cartier and Baron's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#182), p. 31
Ferrero, E. The art of dancing, (#067), p. 151
Video Clip 53
Renaissance Dance: Révérence
Reconstructed by Cheryl Stafford. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Arbeau, Thoinot. Orchesographie, (#219), p. 40 verso
Video Clip 54
Baroque Dance: Révérence (Honour)
Reconstructed by Thomas Baird. Performed by Cheryl Stafford and
Thomas Baird.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Rameau, P. Le maître a danser, (#142), p. 62
Video Clip 55
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Bow and curtsy (Salutations)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Dodworth, A. Dancing and its relations to education and social
life (#186), p. 75
Video Clip 56
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Dance: Schottisch (schotisch; schottische)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Rainbow
Schottisch" in The social orchestra by Stephen Foster, New
York: Firth, Pond, 1854.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Ferrero, E. The art of dancing , (#067), p. 146-147
- For additional descriptions, see
- Hillgrove, T. A complete practical guide to the art of dancing,
(#093), p. 163-164
Durang, C. The fashionable dancer's casket, (#063), p. 66
Howe, E. American dancing master, (#102), p. 109
Gawlikowski, P. Guide complete de la danse, (#084), p. 55-56
Brooks, C. The ball-room monitor, (#030), p. 17 p. 17
Reilley, E. The amateur's vademecum, (#144), p. 110-112
Ball-room dancing without a master, (#177), p. 28
Blasis, C. Nouveau manuel complet de la danse, (#020), p. 39-40
The ball-room guide, (#216), p. 71-73
Coulon, E. Coulon's hand-book, (#049), p. 45
Beadle's dime ball-room companion, (#101), p. 29
Giraudet, E. Traité de la danse, (#085), p. 61-64
Video Clip 57
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Dance: Polka mazurka and the Gitana
waltz
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers: Susan Manus, violin. Music: "Byerly's
Waltz" in The social orchestra by Stephen Foster, New York:
Firth, Pond, 1854.
- This performance was based on descriptions found in the following
manuals:
- Ferrero, E. The art of dancing, (#067), p. 148-149 polka mazurka,
p.153 gitana waltz
Hillgrove, T. A complete practical guide to the art of dancing,
(#093), p. 175 polka mazurka , p. 187 gitana (called La Carlowitzka)
Howe, E. American dancing master, (#102), p. 111 polka mazurka,
p. 113 gitana (called gintana)
- Additional sources for the polka mazurka:
- Hillgrove, T. The scholars' companion, (#094), p. 91
Durang, C. The fashionable dancer's casket, (#063), p. 74
Gawlikowski, P. Guide complete de la danse, (#084), p. 57-58
Blasis, C. Nouveau manuel complet de la danse, (#020), p. 40-41
Brookes, L. Brookes on modern dancing, (#027), p. 53
Reilley, E.B. The amateur's vademecum, (#144), p. 118-119
Ball-room dancing without a master, (#177), p. 31
Coulon, E. Coulon's hand-book, (#049), p. 42
Giraudet, E. Traité de la danse, (#085), p. 54-55
Video Clip 58
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Dance: Waltz (also known as La
valse à trois temps; plain waltz; waltz of three steps; new valse;
waltz a trois temps)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Waltz aus der oper
"La Sonnombula" in A collection of dance music, waltzes,
galops, polkas, polonaises, marches, etc., arranged in most part
from operas by German and French composers, Mainz: B. Sohne, [182-?-
184-?].
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Cellarius, H. The drawing-room dances, (#037), p. 26 (waltze
a trois temps)
- Virtually every nineteenth-century manual contains description
of the waltz. For other descriptions, see:
- Cellarius, H. La danse des salons, (#038), p. 35-40 (La Valse
à Trois Temps)
Ferrero, E. The art of dancing, (#067), p. 143 (The Waltz)
Hillgrove, T. A complete practical guide to the art of dancing,
(#093), p. 176-178 (Plain Waltz)
Durang, C. The fashionable dancer's casket, (#063), p. 63-65 (Valse
à Trois Temps)
Hillgrove, T. The scholars' companion, (#094), p. 87 (The Waltz)
Gawlikowski, P. Guide complet de la danse, (#084), p. 45-47 (Valse
à trois temps)
Reilley, E. The amateur's vademecum, (#144), p. 115-117 (The Plain
Waltz)
Howe, E. American dancing master, (#102), p. 118-119 (Waltz of
Three Steps)
Brooks, C. The ball-room monitor, (#030), p. 17-18 (Waltz)
Ball-room dancing without a master, (#177), p. 50 (The New Valse)
Blasis, C. Nouveau manuel complet de la danse, (#020), p. 34-36
(Valse à trois temps)
Ball-room guide, (#216), p. 60 (Valse à trois temps)
Brookes, C. Brookes on modern dancing, (#027), p. 47 (Valse à
Trois Temps)
Coulon, E. Coulon's hand-book, (#049), p. 69-70 (The waltz)
Beadle's Dime ball-room companion, (#101), p. 27 (waltz a Trois
Temps)
Giraudet, E. Traité de la danse, (#085), p. 33-40 (Valse
à Trois Temps)
Video Clip 59
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Dance: Varsovienne (varsoviana)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Violet
Waltz," by R. Albert, New York: W. C. Peters and Sons, 1850.
- The following manuals provide descriptions of the above figure:
- Ferrero, E. The art of dancing, (#067), p. 147-148
Hillgrove, T. A complete practical guide to the art of dancing,
(#093), p. 173-174
Hillgrove, T. The scholars' companion, (#094), p. 92
Howe, E. American dancing master, (#102), p. 107
Reilley, E. The amateur's vademecum, (#144), p. 125-126
Ball-room dancing without a master, (#177), p. 47
Durang, C. The fashionable dancer's casket, (#063), p. 145 (Varsoviana)
Ball-room guide, (#216), p. 65-67 (Varsoviana)
Giraudet, E. Traité de la danse, (#085), p. 90-92 (Varsoviana)
Coulon, E. Coulon's hand-book, (#049), p. 89-90 (Varsoviana)
Video Clip 60
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Dance: Zingirella
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "The Original
Mazurka, and Cellarius Waltze," by Jullien, London: Jullien and
Co., 184-.
- The following manuals provide descriptions of the above figure:
- Howe, E. American dancing master, (#102), p. 115
Ferrero, E. The art of dancing, (#067), p. 153
Hillgrove, T. A complete practical guide to the art of dancing,
(#093), p. 188
Video Clip 61
Mid-Nineteenth-Century Dance: Five Step Waltz (also known
as Cinq Temps; Valse en Cinq Temps; Waltze à Cinque Temps)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Waltz
in five-four," in First Part of the Musician's Companion, compiled
by Elias Howe, Jr., Boston: E. Howe, 1844.
- The following manuals provide descriptions of the above figures:
- Hillgrove, T. A complete practical guide to the art of dancing,
(#093), p. 181-182
Howe, E. American dancing master, (#102), p. 114
Ferrero, E. The art of dancing, (#067), p. 152-153
- For alternative methods of performing this waltz, see:
- Cellarius, H. The drawing-room dances, (#037), p. 48-50 (Waltz
à Cinque Temps)
Cellarius, H. La danse des salons, (#038), p. 61-64 (La Valse
à Cinq Temps)
Brookes, L. Brookes on modern dancing, (#027), p. 55-56 (Step
of the Cinq Temps)
Giraudet, E. Traité de la danse, (#085), p. 76 (Valse en
Cinq Temps)
Video Clip 62
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Waltz
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Wein,
Weib und Gesang Waltzes," in Johann Strauss Dance Music,
Boston: White, Smith and Perry, 189-.
- The following manuals provide descriptions of the above figure:
- Gilbert, M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 79-88
Dodworth, A. Dancing and its relations to education and social
life, (#186), p. 62-70
- For additional sources on late-nineteenth-century waltzes, see:
- Gass, H. The waltz C., (entire volume) (#082)
Radestock, R. The royal ball-room, (#140), p. 72-74
Cartier, P. Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#183), p. 43
Cartier, P. Cartier and Baron's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#182), p. 28 (The New Waltz)
Koncen, M. Prof. M.J. Koncen's quadrille call book, (#109), p.
80
Rivers, C. A full description of modern dances, (#146), p. 7-8
Sause, J. The art of dancing, (#150), p. 80 (The Modern Waltz)
Harvey, J. Wehman's complete dancing master, (#091), p. 66-67
(The Waltz), p. 67-69 (The Modern Plain Waltz), p. 69 (The Glide
Waltz)
Dick's quadrille call-book, (#013), p. 110 (Modern Plain Waltz)
Video Clip 63
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Waltz (feet only)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Wein,
Weib und Gesang Waltzes," in Johann Strauss Dance Music,
Boston: White, Smith and Perry, 189-.
- The following manuals provide descriptions of the above figure:
- Gilbert, M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 79-88
Dodworth, A. Dancing and its relations to education and social
life, (#186), p. 62-70
- For additional sources on late-nineteenth-century waltzes, see:
- Gass, H. The waltz C., (entire volume) (#082)
Radestock, R. The royal ball-room, (#140), p. 72-74
Cartier, P. Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#183), p. 43
Cartier, P. Cartier and Baron's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#182), p. 28 (The New Waltz)
Koncen, M. Prof. M.J. Koncen's quadrille call book, (#109), p.
80
Rivers, C. A full description of modern dances, (#146), p. 7-8
Sause, J. The art of dancing, (#150), p. 80 (The Modern Waltz)
Harvey, J. Wehman's complete dancing master, (#091), p. 66-67
(The Waltz), p. 67-69 (The Modern Plain Waltz), p. 69 (The Glide
Waltz)
Dick's quadrille call-book, (#013), p. 110 (Modern Plain Waltz)
Video Clip 64
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Heel-and-Toe Polka (also
known as the Bohemian)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Heel and
Toe (Kutsche) Polka," in The national dance album by favorite
composers, Philadelphia: Thos. Hunter, 1882.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
[Brown, R]. A treatise on the elements of dancing, (#162).
p. 58-59
- For alternative descriptions of the Heel and Toe Polka, see:
- Koncen, M. Prof. M.J. Koncen's quadrille call book and ball
room guide, (#109), p. 91
Dodworth, A. Dancing and its relations to education and social
life, (#186), p. 56-57
[Witherspoon, E.] The perfect art of modern dancing, (#119), p.
54
Harvey, J. Wehman's complete dancing master, (#091), p. 72
Cartier, P. Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#183), p. 45
Gilbert, M.B. Round dancing, (#250), p. 55-56
Video Clip 65
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Heel-and-Toe Polka (feet only)
(also known as the Bohemian)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Heel and
Toe (Kutsche) Polka," in The national dance album by favorite
composers, Philadelphia: Thos. Hunter, 1882.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
[Brown, R]. A treatise on the elements of dancing, (#162).
p. 58-59
- For alternative descriptions of the Heel and Toe Polka, see:
- Koncen, M. Prof. M.J. Koncen's quadrille call book and ball
room guide, (#109), p. 91
Dodworth, A. Dancing and its relations to education and social
life, (#186), p. 56-57
[Witherspoon, E.] The perfect art of modern dancing, (#119), p.
54
Harvey, J. Wehman's complete dancing master, (#091), p. 72
Cartier, P. Cartier's practical illustrated waltz instructor,
(#183), p. 45
Gilbert, M.B. Round dancing, (#250), p. 55-56
Video Clip 66
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Cross Step Polka
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Spring
Morning Polka," by A.P. Wyman in The organ at home, Boston:
Oliver Ditson & Co, 1873.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Gilbert. M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 54
Video Clip 67
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: The Carlton
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Spring
Morning Polka," by A.P. Wyman in The organ at home, Oliver
Ditson and Co.: Boston, 1873.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Gilbert. M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 64
Video Clip 68
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: The Carlton (feet only)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Spring
Morning Polka," by A.P. Wyman in The organ at home, Oliver
Ditson and Co.: Boston, 1873.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Gilbert. M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 64
Video Clip 69
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Loomis' Glide Mazurka
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Only for
Thee-Polka Mazurka," by Hermann Fliege in Modern dance music,
Boston and Chicago: White, Smith and Co., 1890.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Gilbert, M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 148
Video Clip 70
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Loomis' Glide Mazurka (feet
only)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Only for
Thee-Polka Mazurka," by Hermann Fliege in Modern dance music,
Boston and Chicago: White, Smith and Co., 1890.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Gilbert, M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 148
Video Clip 71
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Waltz Minuet
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Spring
Morning Polka," by A.P. Wyman in The organ at home, Boston:
Oliver Ditson & Co., 1873.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Gilbert, M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 102
Video Clip 72
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Star Schottische
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Military
Schottisch" by C.H. Rowell in Modern dance music, Boston,
New York, Chicago: White, Smith and Co., 1890.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Gilbert, M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 123
Video Clip 73
Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: Star Schottische (feet only)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Military
Schottisch" by C.H. Rowell in Modern dance music, Boston,
New York, Chicago: White, Smith and Co., 1890.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Gilbert, M. Round dancing, (#250), p. 123
Video Clip 74
Ragtime Dance: One Step Variation
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "The Castle
Walk" by James Reese Europe and Ford T. Dabney, New York, Chicago,
London, Australia: Jos. W. Stern and Co., 1914.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Hopkins, J. The tango and other up-to-date dances, (#097),
p. 25
Video Clip 75
Ragtime Dance: Castle Walk
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "The Castle
Walk" by James Reese Europe and Ford T. Dabney, New York, Chicago,
London, Australia: Jos. W. Stern and Co., 1914.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Castle, I and V. Modern dancing, (#240), p. 47
Video Clip 76
Ragtime Dance: Standard Waltz
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Bink's
Waltz" by Scott Joplin, Saint Louis: Bahnsen Music Co., 1905.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Newman, A. Dances of to-day, (#122), p. 104-106
Video Clip 77
Ragtime Dance: The Maxixe (1st Step)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Bregeiro
Maxixe" by Ernesto Nazareth in The Mark Stern latest society
dance folio for piano, New York, Chicago, London, Australia:
Jos. W. Stern and Co., 1914.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Newman, A. Dances of to-day, (#122), p. 143
Video Clip 78
Ragtime Dance: The Maxixe
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Bregeiro
Maxixe" by Ernesto Nazareth in The Mark Stern latest society
dance folio for piano, New York, Chicago, London, Australia:
Jos. W. Stern and Co., 1914.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
[O'Donnell], B. The tango and the new dances, (#239), p.
26-27 (4th Figure)
Video Clip 79
Ragtime Dance: The Maxixe
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "Bregeiro
Maxixe" by Ernesto Nazareth in The Mark Stern latest society
dance folio for piano, New York, Chicago, London, Australia:
Jos. W. Stern and Co., 1914.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
[O'Donnell], B. The tango and the new dances, (#239), p.
26-27 (4th Figure-upper torso)
Video Clip 80
Ragtime Dance: Argentine Tango
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "El Choclo"
by A.G. Villoldo in The Mark Stern latest society dance folio
for piano, New York, Chicago, London, Australia: Jos.W. Stern
and Co., 1914.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Walker, C. The modern dances, (#161), p. 60 (1st Figure),
p. 61 (3rd Figure), p. 61-62 (4th Figure) p. 63 (7th Figure)
Video Clip 81
Ragtime Dance: Argentine Tango (1st figure-feet only)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano.
Music: "El Choclo" by A.G. Villoldo in The Mark Stern latest
society dance folio for piano, New York, Chicago, London, Australia:
Jos.W. Stern and Co.: 1914.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Walker, C. The modern dances, (#161), p. 60 (1st Figure--feet
only)
Video Clip 82
Ragtime Dance: Argentine Tango (4th figure-feet only)
Reconstructed by Elizabeth Aldrich. Performed by Cheryl Stafford
and Thomas Baird, dancers; Boris Gurevich, piano. Music: "El Choclo"
by A.G. Villoldo in The Mark Stern latest society dance folio
for piano, New York, Chicago, London, Australia: Jos.W. Stern
and Co., 1914.
This performance was based on a description found in the following
manual:
Walker, C. The modern dances, (#161), p. 61-62 (4th Figure)
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