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Historic Dance VIII: 1825-1850

Historic Dance 1825-1850


A4 book. 700 pages of research, discussion and analysis with dozens of illustrations, musical scores, dance reconstructions, source extracts, transcriptions and translations.To order, go to Shop.

26 page Preface and bibliography then the following 5 parts (omitting the subheadings for the Part 4 dance contents):


Part 1 ~ Dance Context ~ 54 pages

~ Ballet stars and ballroom dances ~  3

~ England ~  5

~ Assembly dances ~  5

~ State balls ~  13

~ The private ball ~  14

~ Outdoor dancing ~  16

~ Central Europe ~  19

~ France ~  27

~ The public dance hall ~  27

~ The view from England ~  33

~ America ~  40

~ Australia ~  44

~ Poland ~  51

~ Russia ~  53


Part 2 ~ Dance Forms ~ 132 pages

~ The Cotillon Dance Game ~  3

~ The Country Dance ~  5

~ The Finishing dances ~  9

~ The Galop ~  10

~ The Hybrid Dances ~  16

~ The Mazurka ~  19

~ In Poland ~  19

~ In Russia ~  20

~ To Germany ~  24

~ To Austria ~  28

~ In Paris~  30

~ To England ~  50

~ To America ~  56

~ The Minuet ~  57

~ The Polka ~  59

~ Origins ~  59

~ In France ~  61

~ In England ~  73

~ In Germany ~  94

~ In Australia ~  99

~ In America ~  101

~ In Mexico ~  107

~ The Polonaise ~  110

~ In Poland ~  110

~ In Russia ~  112

~ To the West ~  115

~ The Quadrille~  118

~ The Waltz ~  125

~ The Vals à deux temps ~  128

 

Part 3 ~ Dance Technicalities ~ 68 pages

~ Style ~  3

~ A new naturalism ~  3

~ Shunning exhibitionism ~  4

~ Arms ~  4

~ Grace ~  6

~ Honours ~  8

~ The man’s bow ~  8

~ The woman’s courtesy ~  8

~ Holds and positions ~  10

~ Five positions ~  10

~ Quadrille holds ~  12

~ Couple’s holds ~  12

~ Formations ~  19

~ Figures and steps in general ~  20

~ Steps for the mazurka ~  22

~ The Running Step ~  24

~ Pas de basque (Polonais) ~  27

~ Pas glissé (1) – hop first ~  32

~ Pas glissé (2) – glide first ~  34

~ ‘The Soccer kick’ ~  36

~ Coup de talon (1) / Pas Polonais / Hobble (1) ~  37

~ Coup de talon (2) / Heel-clicks in a row ~  41

~ Pas boiteux / Hobble (2) ~  42

~ Pas coupé poussé ~  45

~ Pas Chassé ~  45

~ Holubiec / Tour sur place ~  47

~ Assemblé ~  58

~ Steps for the polka ~  60

~ The basic step (1) ~  60

~ The basic step (2) ~  62

~ Heel and Toe ~  67

~ Other steps ~  68

 

Part 4 ~ Dances in Detail ~ 388 pages

~ The Cinderella Cotillion ~  3

~ Cotillion-mazurka for any number ~  16

~ Cotillion-mazurka for 3 couples ~  22

~ Cotillion-mazurka for more W ~  30

~ Cotillion-mazurka for 4 couples ~  35

~ Fancy Quadrille Figures ~  42

~ The Five Step Waltz (1) ~  68

~ Galop (1) / Galopade (1) ~  76

~ La Galopade (2) ~  81

~ Highland Reel ~  88

~ Hull’s Victory ~  91

~ Lady’s Triumph / The Triumph (3) ~  95

~ The London Polka Quadrille ~  98

~ The Mazurka Quadrille (1) ~  124

~ The Mazurka Quadrille (2) ~  151

~ Mazurka Waltz (1) / La Cellarius ~  178

~ Minuet (3) ~  195

~ Polka (1) ~  203

~ Polka (2) ~  218

~ Polka (3) / Grand Baden Polka ~  239

~ Polonaise (4) ~  248

~ Portland Fancy ~  257

~ The Redowa (1) ~  261

~ The Royal Gallopade ~  283

~ The Serious Family Polka ~  286

~ Sir Roger de Coverley (3) /  291

Virginia Reel (1) ~  291

~ Soldier’s Joy (2) ~  297

~ Spanish Dance / Spanish Waltz (1) ~  301

~ Spanish Waltz (2) ~  313

~ La Tempête (2)~  326

~ The Triolet ~  328

~ Waltz (3) / Valse à deux Temps ~  332

~ Waltz (4) / Valse à trois temps ~  366

~ Waltz Cotillion ~  380

 

Part 5 ~ Dancing Masters ~ 28 pages

~ The Profession ~  3

~ Dance schools ~  3

~ Changing repertoire ~  7

~ Calling ~  8

~ Notation ~  9

~ Lives and Works ~  11

~ Anonymous ~  11

~ Barnett ~  15

~ Baron ~  15

~ Bartholomay ~  16

~ Blasis ~  16

~ Burgmuller ~  17

~ Cellarius~  17

~ Coulon ~  18

~ Day ~  19

~ D’Orsay ~  19

~ Durang ~  19

~ Foster ~  20

~ Glover ~  21

~ Häcker ~  21

~ Helmke ~  21

~ Hentschke ~  22

~ Hłasko ~  22

~ Knox ~  23

~ Laborde ~  23

~ Lancelott ~  23

~ Lopez ~  24

~ Lowe ~  24

~ Lund ~  24

~ Mason ~  25

~ Narrey ~  25

~ Petroski ~  25

~ Perrot ~  26

~ Powell ~  26

~ Prince ~  27

~ Stanhope ~  27

~ Tegg ~  27

~ Théleur ~  28

~ Wiener ~  28

~ Whale ~  28