Tuesday, December 8, 2015

So You Want to Know About: Victorian Dances

 
So you're wondering what the dancing looked like at Fezziwig's?  Here are some short videos to give you an idea of what Victorian-era dances looked like.  Check out the costumes, too - they're pretty accurate to the time!
 
 
 I'm not sure what dance this is, but this is what a formal ball for the upper-class would look like:
 
 
 
Examples of The Waltz Cotillion, Foursome Strathspey & reel,
and The Prince Imperial Quadrille dances:
 
 
Another country dance, called the Lobster Quadrille, that "common folk" would do:
 
 
 
Another country dance that "common folk" would do
(and no, those are NOT Victorian-era clothes!):


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