Introduction to Baroque Dance: Dance Types
by Stuart Grasberg
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Actor: Musicians of the Baroque Arts ProjectDirector: Stuart Grasberg
Producer: Paige Whitley-Bauguess
Narrator: Paige Whitley-Bauguess
Commentary: Survey of Baroque Dance Types for Dancers and Musicians
Commentary: including demonstrations of steps sequences
Commentary: descriptions of dance types found in period sources
Commentary: examples showing music and dance rhythm relationships
Commentary: and performances in costume of complete social and theatre dances.
Primary Contributor: Baroque Dancers Paige Whitley-Bauguess and Thomas Baird
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 67 minutes
Published: 2005
Studio: BaroqueDance.com
DVD Reviews of Introduction to Baroque Dance: Dance Types
DVD Review: Well overpriced for what it is
Summary: 2 Stars
It is dull and it is not very informative. Well overpriced for just two scholars who imitate the dance. For the money one could expect to see groups of dancers and ceiling cameras showing pairs and circles. Each dance could have been different and memorable. There could be some history and sociology before each piece. As a demonstration of an attempt to interpret baroque dance notation - maybe. As yet another template for a curious dance instructor - perhaps. But as a source for education - this is hardly valuable. The dance is not only the sequence of body movements. It is the atmosphere, it is the feast, it is the (only allowed publicly at that time) contact between men and women. The baroque dancing is also the demonstration and leveling of the social status and the 'right' demeanor. So there is the meaning in each movement and each pose.
The dance notation doesn't register all that so doesn't show this DVD.
One can hardly teach somebody to be a poet by showing how to move a pen on a paper. Likewise it is hardly possible to explain baroque dancing by showing leg movements only.
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Description of Introduction to Baroque Dance: Dance Types
Ms. Whitley-Bauguess is joined by Baroque Dancer Thomas Baird and Musicians of the Baroque Arts Project on period instruments for this enchanting and informative presentation. Includes demonstrations of step sequences from Raoul-Auger Feuillet's 1700 publication "Chorégraphie" and step sequences from specific choreographies preserved in 18th-century notation, descriptions of the dances found in music and dance writings from the period, discussions and examples showing music and dance rhythm relationships, and performances in costume of complete social and theatrical dances reconstructed from 18th-century dance notation to illustrate each dance type. Contents: Step Sequences, Courante, Menuet, Bourrée & Rigaudon, Allemande, Gavotte, Sarabande, Gigue, Loure, Entrée Grave, Passacaille & Chaconne, & "Les Caractères de la Dance" (choreography by Whitley-Bauguess and Baird)Bestsellers in DVD
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