Quadrille 1815
In the Dragon Keepers’ Cotillion, the dance master teaches the quadrille. Here’s what it might have looked like.
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I shall pass on the quadrille!
If I were 40+ years younger and considerably lighter on my feet (and elsewhere), and had a very patient dance teacher . . . . but, no. It’s fascinating to watch, though. Thanks for posting this.
I am exhausted just watching that dance sequence. Wow! Talk about your stamina. I’m like Diana if I were 40 years younger… not make that 50 years younger. Maybe in my 20s, I’d be able to keep up but I’m not sure even then. That was fun. Thanks for sharing. I could just imagine you in the middle of that dance group.
I can certainly see why one needed to be taught these dances! Also why it was so hard for a clumsy man like Collins to learn them, and the damage he could cause by turning wrong, or late. Also why the dowagers tended to sit and watch…
Thanks for Sharing! I find it fascinating to watch!
Like others, I now understand why the matrions would watch. I also marvel that you could have a conversation during such a dance.
This was fascinating! The little foot flourishes looked ballet-influenced to me, and the gentleman in the couple furthest from the camera definitely had some ballet training (such pretty footwork!) I was surprised to see the Hungarian steps in the gentleman’s solo at about 8:30. (I used to be in a Hungarian folk dance troupe. Look up “legenyes” and you’ll see what I mean.)
Very pretty. Would this have had a “caller”, as so many set dances do (and did)? Given that this example seems almost to be several short dances strung together, I’d definitely want someone to tell me what came next – it’s a LOT to memorize! Looks like fun, though.