Waltz offences: when to call the police
For no reason except that I love the story, here’s an interesting fact about the waltz in 19th century Innsbruck. According to Eric McKee (2014) after 1780, the term deutscher…
Learn quadrilles for a day in Charing, Kent, 28th April 2019
Here’s a lovely idea for a Sunday in April—come to Charing in Kent for a day of learning to dance 19th century quadrilles with early dance expert Nicola Gaines. Nicola…
Playing for ballet class tips #5: Stock up on quadrilles
Apart from fiddle tune books (see tip #3), another great source of music for class is quadrilles. There are just hundreds of them out there for free on the net,…
Zorn’s ‘Grammar’ online, for all your polka mazurka needs
I got my copy of Zorn’s ‘Grammar’ via Abe Books a few years ago, but it occurred to me that it must surely be out of copyright, and digitised by…