Overview Mazurkas Polkas & Galops Schottisches Varsoviennas Waltzes

The three varsoviennas offered here are all 32 bar sequences, but whereas the first starts with opposite foot and opposite hand, the second starts same foot and same hand, and the third starts opposite foot and same hand. As a consequence enthusiasts who wants to dance these sequences back-to-back, will need to anticipate some transition switches - either between ballroom hold and promenade hold, or between both starting outside foot to both starting inside foot. To avoid having to do both simulataneously, however, I recommend not trying to go from La Va Ouvert and La Va Croissée (or vice-versa), but putting between the two La Va Melangée. To make the most of these dances I also recommend trying for less of the rocking stomp and bent heel asociated with varsoviennas in some surviving folk traditions and more of the chest-up glide and pointing of toe associated with mid-19th century ballroom. Have fun!

Our apologies for the temporary removal of the dance instructions from this page. The instructions that were on this page were only sketchy working editions of dances for which you can now find corrected versions, with full historical notes and accompanying music, in the work The Lost Dances of Earthly Delights Volume 2. Although we hope to get around to putting the up-dated versions back up on the web it may not be for some time and we hope you will take the opportunity that now presents to acquire the definte version of these dances in the beautiful hard copy book and 4 CD set that is now available. Please go to http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/cds2.htm for more information, order form and contents summary.