Dancing through the Ages 1800-1825
Dancing through the Ages (October, 2020) is a 10,800 page work offering background on, reconstruction of, and chorded music for nearly 1,000 dances from between from 1400 to 1900, as well as extensive notes analysing links between these dances, the evolution of dance forms, movement ideas and notation systems through this 500 period, and the changing nature of ball culture and dance sources in countries across the old and new word. The whole is supported by thousands of quotations, diagrams and illustrations from original sources.
The work is broken into 31 books, each of between 300 and 460 (average 350) double-sided A4 pages. After the 'Orientation and Overview' book 1, the work is organised into ten 'Volumes', each of 3 books.
Each 3-book Volume is devoted to a particular period and consists of 1,000 plus pages of research, discussion, analysis, illustrations, musical scores, dance reconstructions, source extracts, transcriptions and translations. The first book (Part 1a-d) looks at dancing in general (the social, political and geographic contexts in which dance and the institution of the ball was evolving; the nature and evolution of the period’s main forms of dance; dance elements such as style, etiquette, honours, holds, formations, figures and steps; developments in dance teaching, notation and publication, and period-relevant primary sources (including little known ones). The second and third books (Part 2a and Part 2b respectively) offer sources and music for, and reconstructions and analysis of dozens of dances from the relevant period, presented in alphabetic order.
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Below are the front covers and contents of the three books that constitute Volume VII in the series.
Part 1: Dance in General (Book 20)
Part 2a: Dances in detail A-L (Book 21)
Ah Ça Ira (2) ~ 6
The Alexander ~ 9
Allemande (5) / Straßburger ~ 11
The Attempt ~ 22
L’Augustin Waltz (1&2) ~ 23
La Batteuse ~ 26
The Battle of Leipzig ~ 40
La Belle Annette & La Batteuse Country d. ~ 41
Butter’d Pease (2) ~ 45
The Caledonian Quadrille ~ 47
Carillon (2) / Le Carillon de Dunkerque ~ 70
The Chase (1) ~ 82
Circassian Circle (1)—Chivers’ ~ 83
Clasemont or Miss Caroline Morris ~ 87
College Hornpipe ~ 90
The Comet ~ 94
Contre-Ecossaise ~ 96
Conversation (1) & (2) ~ 99
Le Cotillon 1820 (Lauchery) ~ 115
Le Cotillon 1823 (Lauchery) ~ 125
Le Cotillon 1823 (Collinet) ~ 140
Countess of Yarmouth’s Fancy ~ 160
Country Bumpkin (2) ~ 162
Country Bumpkin (3) ~ 165
The Cushion Dance (2) ~ 167
The Cushion Dance (3) / Der Polstertanz ~ 172
The Czar ~ 174
Damen Verein ~ 175
The De’il among the Tailors ~ 180
Downfall of Paris ~ 182
Drops of Brandy ~ 191
The Duke of Kent’s Waltz ~ 194
Dutch Dollars ~ 199
Ecossaise mit 2 Colonnen ~ 200
Elegance and Simplicity ~ 204
L’Été (2) ~ 206
The Fair Circassian ~ 208
The Fairy Dance ~ 209
Française en rond ~ 211
Francaise royal ~ 216
The Good Girl ~ 220
The Graces ~ 223
Großvater (1)—Gergoux ~ 226
Großvater (2) / Le Grand-père (Collinet) ~ 238
Haste to the Wedding ~ 250
Highland Laddie (1) ~ 252
Highland Laddie (2, 3 & 4) ~ 254
Highland Laddie & Mr Chivers’ Fancy ~ 256
Les Hussars ~ 258
Isabella (1) ~ 272
Isabella (2) ~ 273
Italian Monfrina (1) ~ 275
Italian Monfrina (2) ~ 277
Joan’s Placket (2a & b) ~ 279
La Josephine ~ 281
Juliana (1 & 2) ~ 283
Juliana (3) ~ 285
Juliana (4 & 5) ~ 288
Jumping Joan (3a&b) ~ 291
Kattfuß’s Ecossoise no. 1 ~ 292
Keraus ~ 294
Kreuz-Ecossaisen ~ 300
Lady Caroline Lee’s Waltz (1) ~ 306
Lady Caroline Lee’s Waltz (2) ~ 309
The Lancers Quadrille (1) / Les Lanciers (1) ~ 311
The Lancers Quadrille (2) / Duval Lancers ~ 320
The Lancers Quadrille (3) / Hart Lancers ~ 347
Les Lanciers (2) / Les Lanciers for 16 ~ 363
Les Lanciers (3) / Les L. (country dance) ~ 367
Länger’s Ecossaise no.1 ~ 371
Lauchery’s Ecossaise for 1823 ~ 377
Part 2b: Dances in detail M-Z (Book 22)
Mazurka Quadrille (1) ~ 6
La Monaco ~ 18
Money Musk (2) ~ 22
La Monferine ~ 24
Morgiana in Ireland (1a, b, c) ~ 28
Morgiana in Ireland (2) ~ 32
The Moscovians ~ 34
Mr Chivers’ Fancy (1, 2, 3 and 4) ~ 40
Mr Turner’s Academy Cotillion ~ 43
La Napoléon ~ 46
National Waltz ~ 49
National Waltz and Highland Laddie ~ 52
Nichols’ Favorite ~ 54
Pantalon (1a&b), (2) & (3) ~ 56
Pleasures of the Town (2) ~ 59
Polonaise (3) / La Grande Polonaise ~ 61
La Poule (1) ~ 72
La Poule (2a) ~ 74
La Poule (2b, c, d) ~ 75
La Poule (3a&b) ~ 79
The Prisoner (1) & (2) ~ 81
Quadrille Français (1) / Simonet’s ~ 84
Quadrille Français (2a) / Paine’s 1st Set ~ 113
Quadrille Français (2a) for 12 or 16 ~ 145
Rond(e) de Rocha(t) ~ 151
The Russian Ambassador’s Waltz ~ 165
Russian Dance (1), (2) and (3) ~ 169
Russian Dance and Morgiana in Ireland ~ 173
Scotch Reel of 3 & of 4 ~ 175
Scotch Reel of 5 (1a&b) ~ 185
Scotch Reel of 5 (2) ~ 189
Scotch Reel of 6 (1a,b&c)~ 190
Scotch Reel of 6 (2) ~ 194
Sicilian Dance (1) & (2) ~ 197
Sir Roger de Coverley (2a) ~ 199
Sir Roger de Coverley (3) / Haymakers ~ 207
Soldier’s Joy (2a&b) ~ 214
Spanish Dance (1a&b) / The Guaracha ~ 216
La Tempête (1 a, b, c, d & e) ~ 218
Triolet (1) ~ 241
The Triumph (1b&c, 2) ~ 246
La Trompeuse ~ 251
Tyrolese Waltz and Isabella ~ 254
The Union Waltz ~ 256
La Valse en Cotillon ~ 258
La Vinetta ~ 260
The Volga ~ 262
Waltz (1) / French Waltzing ~ 264
Waltz (2) / German Waltzing / Drehen ~ 287
Waltz in the Russian style ~ 296
Wechsel-Waltzer ~ 300
Wilson’s Quadrilles ~ 304
PART 1a: DANCE CONTEXT ~ 8
England ~ 10
The dances of the common folk ~ 10
The importance of the ballroom ~ 13
The private ball according to Jane Austen ~ 16
Assembly room dancing outside of London—including at Bath ~ 20
Assembly room dancing in London – including at Almack’s ~ 23
Public balls according to Thomas Wilson ~ 29
Dancing in Jane Austen screen adaptations ~ 35
Scotland ~ 39
Ireland ~ 43
Austria to Belgium ~ 48
The folk couples dances ~ 48
Group ballroom dances ~ 48
Vienna—dance halls and Congress of 1814 ~ 50
Outside Brussels—the Duchess of Richmond’s ball ~ 51
France ~ 55
Germany ~ 60
University dance culture ~ 60
Expanding dance culture ~ 61
Changing dance repertoire ~ 62
The winter ball season ~ 65
America ~ 68
The acceptance of dance ~ 68
Regional differences ~ 70
African-American involvement with dance ~ 72
The West Indies ~ 73
Australia ~ 75
Dance among the convicts and ‘lower orders’ of society ~ 75
The transplanting of British Isles traditions ~ 75
A broadening repertoire ~ 76
Poland and Russia ~ 80
Poland ~ 80
Russia ~ 81
PART 1b: DANCE FORMS ~ 84
Allemande ~ 86
Le cotillon / The cotillion dance game ~ 89
The origin ~ 89
The early 1820s ~ 93
The Country Dance ~ 95
Its origin ~ 95
Its variety ~ 97
Its mechanism according to Saltator ~ 99
Its mechanism according to Ivenseen ~ 100
Its mechanism according to Wilson ~ 101
Its mechanism according to Chivers ~ 103
Its mechanism according to the Analysis of the London ball-room ~ 104
Its setting to music ~ 105
Dance and tune medleys ~ 107
Its decline ~ 107
Écossaise ~ 110
Its origin ~ 110
Its popularity in Germany ~ 110
Its popularity in Russia ~ 113
Its formation and mechanism ~ 113
Its speed ~ 118
Its figures ~ 119
Its influence ~ 122
The Finishing dances ~ 124
The whole longways set ~ 124
The whole circle set ~ 125
The cotillon ~ 125
Gavotte ~ 127
The hybrid dances ~ 130
The circular system of English Country dancing ~ 131
The Spanish Dance ~ 132
The Swedish Dance ~ 134
The Mescolanze ~ 135
The Circassian Circle ~ 136
Chivonian Circle ~ 136
The Union Dance / Quadrille country dance ~ 137
The Jig and Hornpipe ~ 138
The Jig ~ 138
The Hornpipe ~ 140
The Mazurka ~ 142
In its rural homeland ~ 142
Ivensenn ~ 143
After the Napoleonic Wars ~ 146
The Minuet ~ 147
In England ~ 147
In Scotland ~ 149
In Ireland ~ 150
In America ~ 151
In Scandinavia ~ 152
The Minuet in double time ~ 152
The Polonaise ~ 154
In Poland ~ 154
In Russia ~ 155
To the West ~ 157
The Quadrille ~ 159
Its origins and first devotees ~ 159
Its form ~ 162
Its stepping ~ 165
Its debut in England and Scotland ~ 167
Its diversification ~ 172
Quadrilling it ~ 174
The Scotch Reel ~ 181
In Scotland ~ 181
In England ~ 181
The Waltz ~ 185
Its arrival in France ~ 185
Its arrival in England ~ 190
Its arrival in Scotland ~ 196
Its arrival in America ~ 197
Its arrival in Australia ~ 197
PART 1c: DANCE ELEMENTS ~ 199
Style ~ 200
Deportment ~ 200
Management of arms and hands ~ 203
A new naturalism ~ 204
Knowing appropriate steps ~ 205
Shunning exhibitionism ~ 207
The reality of the ballroom ~ 211
Etiquette ~ 216
Precedence ~ 216
Lady first ~ 216
Civility ~ 216
Ballroom rules ~ 219
Honours ~ 223
The bow and courtesy ~ 223
Honours in country dances and quadrilles ~ 225
Putting on and taking off the hat ~ 226
Holds and positions ~ 227
Turn out ~ 227
Five positions ~ 228
Standing ~ 230
Carriage of the arms ~ 230
Couples dance arm holds ~ 233
Formations ~ 234
The Quadrille ~ 234
The longways set ~ 236
Couples ~ 241
The new ‘hybrid’ formations ~ 241
Figures in general ~ 243
In the Country Dance ~ 243
In the Quadrille ~ 247
In the Écossaise ~ 250
In Waltz Country dances ~ 253
In the Spanish Dance ~ 253
In the Mescolanzes ~ 256
In the Union danses ~ 257
Meaning in figure arrangement ~ 257
Figure glossary ~ 259
Across Parallels ~ 259
À Droite et à Gauche / Chassez-dechassez ~ 259
À Droite sur les Côtes ~ 263
Allemande ~ 263
Back to Back / Dos à Dos ~ 266
Back / Retreat and Advance ~ 268
Balancé ~ 269
Cast off ~ 269
Chaîne Anglaise ~ 271
Chain / Chaîne for 8 or more ~ 271
Chain for 6 / Chaîne en six ~ 273
Chain for four (snowballed) ~ 274
Chaînes des Dames ~ 274
Change corners / Change over ~ 274
Change sides ~ 274
Change Places ~ 275
Chase ~ 275
Chassé à droite / à gauche / dechassé ~ 276
Chassé Crois(s)é ~ 276
Chassé out / Chassé ouvert ~ 280
Circle ~ 281
Contra corners ~ 281
Crossing Over 1 or 2 couples ~ 281
Dechassé ~ 284
Demi Promenade ~ 284
Down the middle ~ 284
Dos-à-dos ~ 284
En Avant et en Arrière ~ 284
En Avant les Huits ~ 285
Figure / Figure of eight ~ 285
Forward and Back / En Avant et en Arrière ~ 287
Forward all Eight / En Avant les Huit ~ 290
Grand Square ~ 291
Grand Rond / Ronde en huit ~ 291
Gypsy~ 291
Half Promenade / Queue de chat ~ 292
Hands across / Moulinet ~ 293
Hands round / Rond~ 294
Hands four / hands four round / circle ~ 294
Hands three / Rond de Trois ~ 295
Hands six / circle ~ 297
Hey ~ 297
Half-moon / Horseshoe ~ 297
Ladies’ Chain / Chaîne des Dames ~ 299
Lead around ~ 301
Lead down and back ~ 302
Lead outside ~ 307
Lines / Les Lignes ~ 308
Moulinet (Le) ~ 308
Petit tour ~ 308
Pirouette ~ 308
Porte d’Honneur ~ 308
Poussette ~ 309
Promenade / La promenade / Queue du chat ~ 311
Right and Left / Chaîne Anglaise ~ 314
Set / Setting / Balancer ~ 320
Set and change places ~ 328
Set and change sides / set and cross through ~ 328
Set contrary corners ~ 329
Set between two... ~ 330
Set four in line / Balancez quatre en ligne ~ 330
Set three in place and three across ~ 331
Set to the 2nd and turn the 3rd / Baulking ~ 331
Swing ~ 332
Swing corners ~ 332
Swing round / Swing with right hand then with left ~ 332
Le Tiroir / Les Tiroirs / Small Square / Double Square ~ 333
Tour de Mains ~ 334
Tour sur place ~ 334
Traversez ~ 334
Turn with both hands / Tour de Mains ~ 337
To the Right and to the Left ~ 338
To the Sides / À Droite sur les Côtes ~ 338
Traverser ~ 339
Turn corners ~ 339
Turn right hand / Turn left hand / La Main / Swing ~ 340
Visiting the set ~ 341
Waltzing in a set ~ 342
Steps in general ~ 343
Steps for country dance ~ 347
Kattfuss 1800 ~ 347
Mädel 1805 ~ 348
Ivensenn 1806 ~ 351
Wilson 1810-1820~ 352
Steps in Ecossaises ~ 355
Kattfuss 1800 & 1802 ~ 355
Mädel 1805 ~ 358
Ivensenn 1806 ~ 359
Steps used in Quadrilles ~ 362
Step glossary ~ 364
Assemblé ~ 364
Balancé ~ 366
Ballonné ~ 366
Balloté ~ 366
Battement ~ 366
Bending / Plié ~ 368
Bourrée ~ 369
Change of feet / Changement de jambe / Cross spring ~ 369
Chassé ~ 372
Contretems / Contretemps ~ 375
Coupé ~ 376
Entrechat ~ 376
Eschappé / Flic Flac / Fosgladh~ 377
Flic Flac / Fosgladh ~ 378
Glissade ~ 378
Jeté ~ 380
Kemkossy- minor / Forçepas / Back-skipping ~ 383
Kemkossy- single & double / Balançepas / Double Irish footing ~ 384
Kemshoole / Pas sauté / Schottische step ~ 386
Minuet (Pas de) ~ 388
Pas de basque ~ 388
Pirouette ~ 389
Rond de Jambe ~ 390
Running footing ~ 391
Seby-trast ~ 391
Sissone ~ 391
Temps Levé ~ 393
Temps de Courante ~ 394
Walking / Pas marché ~ 395
Zephyr (Pas de) ~ 396
PART 1d: DANCE TEACHING ~ 398
Dance teaching and leading ~ 399
Dance classes for children ~ 399
Dance classes for adults ~ 403
The changing repertoire ~ 406
The different types of dancing masters—case study of Ireland ~ 408
The teachers of dubious quality ~ 410
The teachers of quality ~ 413
Visual aids ~ 416
Calling ~ 418
In country dances ~ 418
In cotillions and quadrilles ~ 419
Publication and Notation ~ 423
Publication ~ 423
Notation ~ 424
Dance notebook – Stender 1818 ~ 426
Anonymous works and collections ~ 432
Anonymous books ~ 432
Beckers Taschenbuch zum geselligen Vergnügen ~ 433
Other publisher collections ~ 435
Manuscripts ~ 437
Authors and their works ~ 438
Bigatti ~ 438
Blanchard ~ 438
Blasis ~ 438
Campbell ~ 439
Cherry ~ 440
Charpentier ~ 440
Chivers ~ 440
Clarchies ~ 442
Collinet ~ 442
Dun ~ 443
Duval ~ 443
Gergoux ~ 444
Gourdoux-Daux ~ 444
Hart ~ 445
Ivensenn ~ 446
Jenkins ~ 446
Kattfuß ~ 447
Länger ~ 448
Lauchery ~ 448
Lowe ~ 449
Lund ~ 449
Mädel ~ 450
Moreau de Saint-Méry ~ 450
Nichols ~ 450
Noke ~ 451
Paine ~ 451
Payne ~ 454
Peacock ~ 455
Rice ~ 456
Roller ~ 456
Rosenhain ~ 456
Saltator ~ 456
Schaffer ~ 457
Simonet ~ 457
Stender ~ 457
Strathy ~ 458
Thompson ~ 458
Voiart ~ 458
Wills ~ 459
Wilson ~ 459