We were trying to recreate the mazurka as it would have been done in nineteenth century ballrooms-hence, the tails and the oh-so-proper attitudes. We have several reprints of ballroom manuals from the 1850s and 60s that describe the dance. Some of the higher leaps would have been showy moves used by the better dancers. The music is Powitanie performed by Karolinka. It's Polish folk music rather than historic ballroom but it had the drive we wanted for this Mazurka/Viennese Waltz choreography.
The Polish folk dance was not a square dance, but the mazurka done in mid-1800s ballrooms generally was. The French dancing master, Cellarius, explains in his 1858 dance manual: "The Poles, in executing a mazurka begin by forming a general round...a word or a sign is sufficient for all to understand what they have to do...But the mazurka is not as yet sufficiently common in France for us to execute it as the Poles do, without rehearsal...For this [one] must know the figures of the cotillon.
Most other peoples. in West and East Europe Gouadeloupe Puerto Rico Philippines etc, use very simple steps and equally wonderful but very diverse music's for their mazurkas
The sashes are actually burgundy-it's the video quality that makes them look black. The sashes themselves were simply a costuming decision for an upper crust, period look.
They are excellent. Great dance
Beautiful and authentic! It helped my young piano student understand the beat, accents and phrasing of her first Mazurka piece. Thank you!
We were trying to recreate the mazurka as it would have been done in nineteenth century ballrooms-hence, the tails and the oh-so-proper attitudes. We have several reprints of ballroom manuals from the 1850s and 60s that describe the dance. Some of the higher leaps would have been showy moves used by the better dancers. The music is Powitanie performed by Karolinka. It's Polish folk music rather than historic ballroom but it had the drive we wanted for this Mazurka/Viennese Waltz choreography.
Lovely!
a nice piece of music....
The Polish folk dance was not a square dance, but the mazurka done in mid-1800s ballrooms generally was. The French dancing master, Cellarius, explains in his 1858 dance manual: "The Poles, in executing a mazurka begin by forming a general round...a word or a sign is sufficient for all to understand what they have to do...But the mazurka is not as yet sufficiently common in France for us to execute it as the Poles do, without rehearsal...For this [one] must know the figures of the cotillon.
Bravo!!!
Most other peoples. in West and East Europe Gouadeloupe Puerto Rico Philippines etc, use very simple steps and equally wonderful but very diverse music's for their mazurkas
Gastounette ?
..why to high in the air in spots...and yet it is lively...who gave them the music?
...cellarius...wasn't that 1847-48...the first ed....
mazur polonez
WHY A BLACK SASH?
The sashes are actually burgundy-it's the video quality that makes them look black. The sashes themselves were simply a costuming decision for an upper crust, period look.
...it was not orginially a square dance...whjat a sp[lemndid set of tails...but why the silly attitude of the man?