We invite you to take part in master classes of classical early 19th Century dances.
Yulia Vassilieva, the teacher of Russian Academy of Choreography, Melbourne, the graduate of State Moscow Academy of Choreography has kindly agreed to start our Historic Dance Club. She will teach and tell us about 19th century ballroom dances - French Quadrille, Polonaise, Mazurka, Cotillion and some others.
The classes are for everyone who has an interest in learning and understanding early dances. There will be an opportunity to demonstrate the acquired knowledge and skills at the “War & Peace Ball” which will be held on 8th of September 2012 at the Plazza Ballroom, of the Regent Theatre, Melbourne.
The classes are held on Tuesdays, 6.30 to 8 pm, at Russian House, 118 Greeves Street, Fitzroy. The cost is $8 per person.
Please wear soft, comfortable shoes and bring a partner!
Traditionally, Balls were opened by the Polonaise (of Polish origin) is a slow, dignified ceremonial dance that from the 17th to 19th century often opened court balls and other royal functions, the dancers, in couples according to their social positions, prom step.
After the Polonaise guests danced The Quadrille during which old men preferred to sit, leaving dancing to young people. The French Quadrille was a lively dance with four couples, arranged in the shape of a square, with each couple facing the center of that square.
The Cotillion is a type of patterned social dance that originated in France in the 18th century. It was originally made up of four couples in a square formation, the forerunner of the quadrille . Its name, from French cotillon, "petticoat", reflected the flash of petticoats as the changing partners turned.
The Mazurka is a Polish folk dance resembling the Polka, for a circle of couples, characterized by stamping feet and clicking heels and traditionally danced to the music of bagpipes. The Mazurka was the culmination of any ball.
And finally, the most popular ball dance is the Waltz, well-known for its one-two-three step rhythm. Two hundred years ago the waltz was considered to be a salacious dance as it involved men dancing pressed up against their female partners, in what was considered a very intimate and prolonged encounter. Shocking many when it was first introduced, the waltz became fashionable in Britain during the Regency Period, though the entry in the Oxford English Dictionary shows that it was considered "riotous and indecent" as late as 1825. The waltz, and especially its closed position, became the example for the creation of many other ballroom dances. Subsequently, new types of waltz have developed, including many folk and several ballroom dances.
Refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki for more information.
Yulia Vassilieva, the teacher of Russian Academy of Choreography, Melbourne, the graduate of State Moscow Academy of Choreography has kindly agreed to start our Historic Dance Club. She will teach and tell us about 19th century ballroom dances - French Quadrille, Polonaise, Mazurka, Cotillion and some others.
The classes are for everyone who has an interest in learning and understanding early dances. There will be an opportunity to demonstrate the acquired knowledge and skills at the “War & Peace Ball” which will be held on 8th of September 2012 at the Plazza Ballroom, of the Regent Theatre, Melbourne.
The classes are held on Tuesdays, 6.30 to 8 pm, at Russian House, 118 Greeves Street, Fitzroy. The cost is $8 per person.
Please wear soft, comfortable shoes and bring a partner!
Traditionally, Balls were opened by the Polonaise (of Polish origin) is a slow, dignified ceremonial dance that from the 17th to 19th century often opened court balls and other royal functions, the dancers, in couples according to their social positions, prom step.
After the Polonaise guests danced The Quadrille during which old men preferred to sit, leaving dancing to young people. The French Quadrille was a lively dance with four couples, arranged in the shape of a square, with each couple facing the center of that square.
The Cotillion is a type of patterned social dance that originated in France in the 18th century. It was originally made up of four couples in a square formation, the forerunner of the quadrille . Its name, from French cotillon, "petticoat", reflected the flash of petticoats as the changing partners turned.
The Mazurka is a Polish folk dance resembling the Polka, for a circle of couples, characterized by stamping feet and clicking heels and traditionally danced to the music of bagpipes. The Mazurka was the culmination of any ball.
And finally, the most popular ball dance is the Waltz, well-known for its one-two-three step rhythm. Two hundred years ago the waltz was considered to be a salacious dance as it involved men dancing pressed up against their female partners, in what was considered a very intimate and prolonged encounter. Shocking many when it was first introduced, the waltz became fashionable in Britain during the Regency Period, though the entry in the Oxford English Dictionary shows that it was considered "riotous and indecent" as late as 1825. The waltz, and especially its closed position, became the example for the creation of many other ballroom dances. Subsequently, new types of waltz have developed, including many folk and several ballroom dances.
Refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki for more information.
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