A Manual of Dance Instruction
to accompany
The Civil War Ballroom recording by Spare Parts
Pugliese's Dances for The Civil
War Ballroom
A Manual of Dance Instruction
to accompany
The Civil War Ballroom recording by Spare Parts
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This pocket manual supplies instructions for all the dances on The Civil War Ballroom recording by Spare Parts, also the dance music in The Civil War Ballroom Band Book. To help recreate a Victorian ball, the manual also includes "Etiquette of the Ballroom" and "A Note on Ballroom Refreshments." Included are the most fashionable mid-nineteenth-century dances (see list below) with detailed explanations, plus abbreviated calls for the set dances. A companion DVD, Couple Dances of the Civil War Ballroom, provides video lessons for the couples dances. Patri Pugliese, a dance historian and teacher, drafted these instructions to help reenactors and people of all ages recreate a midcentury Victorian ball. The project was interrupted by Patri Pugliese's untimely death in February of 2007. With Barbara Pugliese's approval, Liz Stell and Bill Matthiesen have undertaken to format and publish this volume in the style of the mid-nineteenth century dance manuals that served as Patri's sources. Small hardbound volume (4.5" x 6.75"); 110 pages with period illustrations. "A knowledge of the theory of that species of dancing which is practised in polite society, and studied by well-bred and fashionable people, is almost indispensable to an accomplished education."
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Contents: Preface Etiquette of the Ballroom The Dances: The Grand March The Waltz Soldier's Joy The Polka The Lancers Quadrilles (figures 1, 3, and 5) The Galop La Tempête The Polka Redowa The Schottische The Gothic Dance Redowa Waltz Virginia Reel Spanish Dance Appendices: Ballroom Refreshments Select Bibliography Contact Information About the Authors |
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