At the time it was sometimes called the Brazilian Polka, when danced in a quick tempo
@sundayreadings94364 жыл бұрын
It's called a two step in the early 20th century
@fernandaa.64156 жыл бұрын
Maravilhoso!
@webrarian6 жыл бұрын
And the music is "Nights of Gladness" by Charles Ancliffe. I found this video when looking to understand a record review from April 1914 in the Bedfordshire Times and Independent: "Another 12in. contains two of the new Boston "Hesitation Waltzes,” the dance which has captivated America in succession to the Tango. Both items. "Nights of Gladness" and "The poem," are played in strict dance time by Prince's Orchestra, and a huge sale for this record may be safely predicted. "
@JonathonNeville6 жыл бұрын
Great! Anyone know the names of some of the moves (state the time)? Is the choreography written out somewhere? (I know back in the day it would more likely have been improvised than choreographed, but perhaps this reconstruction was choreographed, yes?) ---- Also: I'm still trying to understand why it was called One Step. If it was danced with one step per beat, never more, never less, then that name would make sense, but that's not quite how it is danced, so....?
@vintagedancesociety8926 жыл бұрын
The Whirl of Life (1914, you can actually see the Castles dance); the Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939, Fred and Gingers version of Vernon and Irene dancing). Most of these dances (waltz, foxtrot, one-step, tango, hesitation waltz, etc.) were done by everyday people on the dance floor; they would typically not have been choreographed (though there were a number of professional dancers who did choreographed performances). Yes, this reconstruction was choreographed. It is called the one step, because the basic steps are danced one step to the beat. Though there are many variations and they are not always danced "one step to the beat".