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There's a dance company here in Mexico City that say and swear they do Renaissance dance and I just watched an hour long video of them and my main comment is: what the fuck did I just see? Definitely not Renaissance dance.
And don't let me start with the costumes.
Thank you for reading my rant.
just in case any secret admirers thought I was joking about the ball thing
I just got home from three hours of Regency dancing I danced every dance at the ball. I always dance every dance at every ball. And I ENJOY IT the whole time. I'm incredibly happy right now, dampened only by the fact that I am not still doing Regency dances and the next ball I can attend (Victorian) isn't until December I have to open at work tomorrow and be on my feet for five hours. I knew that when I bought the ticket and I still went gladly. This is my ideal night out. This is my idea of a good time Oh, and I always dress up
Well, I do really enjoy dancing, so I don't think I'd regret anything. Plus, I like to think I'm a fast learner (if not, a very persistent one).
Maybe not, then. The balls are always really fun, at least to my mind. There’s a lot of laughing and messing up and nobody really judges you for it. You’re not trying to attract a suitable husband with your dancing skills since this is 2017 and not actually 1865 (or 1811, or whatever era the particular theme is); you’re just having fun and so is everyone else. Plus nobody cares about the gender combinations of the couples because
A. again, 2017, and
B. there’s usually a pretty sizeable gender disparity. the modern patriarchy frowns upon men getting dressed up in old-timey clothes and dancing (although, interestingly, there was often a gender disparity back in the day, too. the Regency/Victorian/Edwardian patriarchy grudgingly allowed for getting dressed up and dancing because that might lead to getting a lady undressed and dancing horizontally, but it still wasn’t on the top ten list of Manly Pastimes. so ladies dancing with ladies didn’t raise any eyebrows if they were both dressed in a feminine manner and didn’t behave in any more-than-platonic way while dancing. well, most of the time. there are always weird cases like that of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake in 1810 Vermont, where they were basically married and the community considered them married and their families considered them married- actually used the word “married” -and everyone just kind of went with it? doubly odd because Charity had suffered a ruined reputation because of previous liasons with women, but apparently her actual commonlaw marriage didn’t count for some reason.) Anyway, massive tangent, but yeah same-gender dance partners are fine now and were fine to an extent then.
I’m really glad I found this group, because their events are pretty much everything I've wanted in dances from middle school onwards. Screw prom; I’d much rather have been doing this. They’re called the Commonwealth Vintage Dancers, if anyone else in the Boston/Salem/general New England because let’s be honest it’s not that big area is interested.
Michael Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore; Voices of Music 4K UHD
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Renaissance Dances and Domenico di Piacenza (Rostiboli gioioso)
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Domenico da Piacenza: Rostiboli gioioso, Voices of Music: Leonardo da Vinci program (Rostibuli) 4K
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studio homo
For three years now, I have been part of a dance troupe that started in Tartu and spread to Rakvere (i think) 5 years ago. I joined them first in Rakvere, danced there for two years and since that have been dancing with the Tartu people. The troupe in Rakvere is called Fioretto (their name is based on a dance step from the renaissance, in translation “little flower”) and the one in Tartu - Saltatriculi.
Yesterday I heard a funny story that the original idea for the name was ‘Studio Homo’ because they were due for their first performance and in the festival that they were to perform, one of the performers was Studio Hetero. I have heard nothing about Studio Hetero, but Saltatriculi is still together and prosperous.
The instructor for both Saltatriculi and Fioretto is Külli Kressa, who in my opinion has a genius way of putting together the dances from manuscripts with the right kind of music, storyline and with the help of Eve Valper, costume designer for Saltatriculi, beautiful historical dresses. The dancer sew their own clothes for performances and the whole troupe is really supportive and kind towards each other.
Love those guys. I would love to interview Külli, but I find it diificult to set a focus for the interview because there is so much that we could talk about!
The Quadrille: Not Just An Old Dance Anymore
The Quadrille: Not Just An Old Dance Anymore
quadrille: noun – 1. a square dance performed typically by four couples and containing five (or six) sections, each of which is a complete dance in itself. A piece of music for a quadrille dance. 2. each of four groups of riders taking part in a tournament or carousel, distinguished by a special costume or colors. A riding display.
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