Typical Dance
DANCING THRU TIME A Typical Dance Programme Only some of these will be done at our Masquerade Ball in Fall 2023 | |||||
Name of Dance some with video link | approx. Dates | Suggested Music Title some with video scores | Dance "Form" | Comment | |
1 | or Virginia Reel | 1565 | Trad. (or any reel) | Longways Formation. Reel (Folk dance style) | Queen ELizabeth 1st danced this near Stratford. Published in Playford. |
2 | 1806 | Duke of Kent (Traditional) | Longways Formation Waltz (Regency style | A levely and elegant dance. | |
| 3 | 1840 or much, much earlier | Varsouvienne trad) | Partner LOD (maybe the 1st one) Waltz-Mazurka | Very Early couple dancce (1700?) repoplularized in the 1800's | |
| 4 | Spanish Waltz | late 1700's | Cinderella's Waltz (Rossini) Landler K-606 (Mozart) Contredance (Beethoven) | Circle Formation for two couples (A "set" of 4) Waltz | The "modern" waltz is almost invented (discovered?) with this dance. |
5 | Circassian Circle | 1700's | La Bastringue (Quebec trad) | Grand Circle formation | Common folk dance style. |
6 | Circle Waltz | Late 1700's | Joseph Lanner? | Grand Circle formation | |
| 7 | The Lancers (DANISH) | 1804 | Les Lanciers Swedish composer | Quadrille ("Eightsome") | 5th Figure only. Popular in Denish Graduation Balls. |
8 | La Rinka | 1909 echo of 1815 | "La Rinka" (Hurndal) | Partner Sequence waltz. (24 bars!) | Some beautiful moves no longer seen in the modern ballroom but fun to dance. Reminiscent of earlier times. |
9 | The Lancers (ENGLISH) | 1850 approx | "Finke-Linke" selection. | Quadrille ("Eightsome") | I learned this at aged 11. St. Mary's Isles of Scilly, UK. Still a favourite. |
10 | 1850 approx | "The Kiss" by Arditti "Roses From The South" (Johann Strauss) | Quadrille ("Eightsome") | Learned in Cornwall at aged 15 in the village of Troon. We were all teenagers and this was very popular. | |
INTERMISSION | |||||
11 | Yearning Saunter | 1919 | "Yearning" (Neil Moret) [Daniels} | Saunter (smooth foxtrot) Partner LOD | Traditional Sequence. An excellent choice for teaching several basic concepts and moves of the ballroom. |
12 | Veleta | 1901 | "Veleta" (Arthur Morris) | Patrtner LOD Waltz | The "original Old Time Dance choreographed by Arthur Morris, who also composed the music (1895) |
| 13 | Ragtime "Two-Step" and "Cakewalk" | 1895 | "Swipesy Cakewalk" (Joplin) | Partner LOD | Very easy. Much fun. Uses simple but standard steps. |
| 14 | Bohemian Polka | 1840 + | "Firesafe Polka" (Joseph Strauss) and other tunes. | Partner sequence LOD Polka / gavotte | Many conventions were introduced by this and similar dances. |
| 15 | Destiny Waltz | Partner Sequence LOD waltz. | A delightful & simple dance. Steps are a pleasure but seldom seen in modern ballroom dancing. Pity. | ||
| 16 | Veto Galop | 1860? | "Veto Galop" (Make Peace) | Galop LOD | Very energetic, but very easy. |
| 17 | Square Tango | 1923 | "Jealousy" (Gade) | Sequence tango. LOD | Traditional Sequence. Not "Argentine" |
10 | Canon Quadrille | 1860's | ??? | ||
18 | Barn Dance | 1800's | "Trout" (Schubert) | Partner LOD Schottische (or march) | Very simple, and without partner changes |
19 | Swedish Masquerade | 1800'2 | Traditional. March, Waltz & Reel | Partner dance.LOD Very slow march, fast waltz, hectic reel.l | (a) Very slow march (b)waltz (c) jig |
| 20 | Hesitation Waltz | "Merry Widow" (Lehar) | Partner Sequence LOD Waltz. | Looks hard, but is actually quite easy. | |
| 21 | One Step Sequence | 1912 | "Too Much Mustard" | Partner Sequence LOD One Step | Very difficult. But spectacular. Many basic moves. |
| 22 | The Toddle | 1920's | The Toddle (score not yet discoered) | Partner Sequence LOD novelty | As a simple sequence it is fairly easy. |
| 23 | DANCER's CHOICE | (encore) | |||
24 | "Closing Waltz." | any | any traditional waltz | waltz. LOD freestyle. | xx |