How to Dance Through Time: 19th Century Ball: The Charm of Group Dances

[@temporarilyanoncwacc]

I'm watching this for fanfiction research because of course I am.

[@fandomqueen2208]

WhAt A mOoD

[@FavoritesPersonal]

Frostywhisker, I’m also researching for a fanfic. Which fandom do you write for?

[@enjolras9068]

Me too😂😂

[@andreacall3024]

Dang, me too

[@emieve617]

Same!

[@mistyrp1012]

as with all centuries there is good and bad things, but what i appreciate about this is that it was a time when people had a sense of elegance and pride in how they presented themselves. No matter if the were rich or poor, they did the very best the could do with what they had. They would never dream of going to town in their nightclothes. I bet i havent been to town in years that i dont see numerous people...especially the women, and i am a woman by the way, in their PJs.

[@Lea-fr5cn]

I'd love to wear dresses like this everyday. Wanna travel back in time!

[@stephenoshea4207]

Ebay has these types of dresses for sale. Just type Civil War ball gown in the search bar.

[@asofiafiatagaloa6256]

@@stephenoshea4207 b bbn ...mk

[@asofiafiatagaloa6256]

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[@Andorasful]

It's could be difficult to wear this dress without a maid.

[@stephenoshea4207]

I am a guy and even I would love to wear these gorgeous ball gowns on a daily basis.

[@criticalhard]

Omg that last one is the best, so much passion.

[@classicbaby2374]

Im a black female who is a historical costumer and i study the elegance and tradition of the 18th and 19th century, would love to learn these dances lol theyre so romantic and nostalgic. I feel like im the only black person whos into this stuff but i dont care and for those below talking about slavery, can we just not? I mean were living in the 21 century and black people may not have been able to do these dances back then and dress the way the white people did but now we can relive those beautiful times today with the exception of slavery. Idk what i would do without my historical costumes and going to events, just leave the slavery stuff alone everybody is tired of hearing it and quite frankly so am i.

[@Man4God4eva]

+classicbaby23 True, and even back then there were still a few notable exceptions for black people. New Orleans had some free blacks, for instance.

[@niffleheim1998]

Also here in the Philippines. As a former Spanish Colony, we have adapted these dances and turned them into our own folk dances. Like Rigodon de Honor, Alcamfor, etc.

[@AnnetteDrake]

+Tony Montana I so love ragtime. Scott Joplin = my hero.

[@thespaceshuttlechallenger7882]

I'm re-enactor, and I can tell you that even for us, there are a lot of things about the past had better stay in the past. Husbands don't get to reenact being their wives and "wealthy" re-enactor don't get to treat "working class" re-enactors like animals, and nobody has to spend the entire weekend locked up in an asylum just because they're gay or atheist or whatever else that people used to get locked up for. We even let women don mens' uniforms and fight in battles if that's what they want to do. If anyone ever tries to tell you that you that you can only portray slaves or low-class women because you're black, call them out on their racist double-standard, because a double-standard is exactly what it is.

[@kitanau1270]

I feel you, i'm asian and sooo interested

[@RetroFan]

True story. When I was a very young child, no older than 6, I had a dream I was a man in another time. I came through these curtains into a dark large room decorated with long, big red curtains. I was wearing a brown suit and I sat at a round table, had a small drink. Couples were dancing slowly and the women wore dresses like is shown in this video. As a child I also enjoyed Classical music and often would fall asleep to it and some times pretended I was a conductor. I'd also put on small plays by myself, acting different parts.

[@TVPaulina0o0]

Retro Fan perhaps you had a past life

[@baskorohpradono7171]

No one wear brown at period party

[@RetroFan]

@@baskorohpradono7171 It was a brown suit. I remember the dream. I'm from the south-eastern United States, so perhaps it was different here in that time. Who are you to say what a man wore? It wasn't a period party, the dream was in that time period. I also had another dream of this time period several years ago but I wore a blue suit jacket and was with another man. There were trees and a large field and a White schoolhouse. A woman was bringing children in and for some reason I shouted to her; God sees and she said what did you say? I then woke up.

[@beastinout7291]

Imagine going to a 19th century party but having skipped your ball room dance classes

[@RegencyLady-ho2ik]

I wish these were popular, I'd take this over clubbing. I can't stand clubbing but I'd love this. It's more romantic.

[@saramuresan9305]

Of course RegencyLady we all share this aspersion. God willing one day we can ban together and follow these dreams.

[@kelseymccollam5148]

Lol I’m sure most would agree unless your the wallflower that never gets asked to dance then at least if you go clubbing you can dance by yourself or with your friends.

[@08fighter08]

I've had to do research on different dances for the regency romance novels I edit and proofread. These look like fun but nerve racking if you mess up. Lol I recently saw a depressing video of kids dancing with their back to each other and arms hooked together due to COVID concerns. Why not have them do these? Much more fun if you ask me.

[@thetriumphofthethrill2457]

Well done vid. Nice to see the stories behind what one reads in novels and sees in movies.

[@juliantotriwijaya9208]

3:14 my favorite part of the dace, seems fun :)

[@lalouisianecreole4883]

I'm a huge lover of the Antebellum south And I'm more then Positive that the Southern aristocracy indulged in these Elegant, Sophisticated Dances The young Southern Belles in Beautiful Ornate Dresses fresh from the Shops of New Orleans ( in which then was the South's Largest/Richest City, Bustling Port city got these Dresses from the Mother country France/Paris) The Southern Planter and his Charming Attire, Cape and Top hat While they pranced around the Luxurious Ballroom of the Plantation, Butlers and Maids tended to their every Need and Desires, The Wine from Bordeaux France, Heavily Supplied in the wine room, and the Foods as if from Heaven itself. Ham,Turkey,Chicken,Jello,Red rice and Beans, Beignets, Just about anything the mind could Conjure this Charming Aristocracy had it's hands on. I'm forgetting Mammy's Delicious Creole Gumbo. ⚜🇫🇷⚜🇺🇸⚜ Edit: a spelling Mistake Mon Ami

[@saramuresan9305]

I feel terribly home sick when I read comments like this, it’s like some memory that I have but never had experienced it. Oh if only someone could make a time machine so I could dance with my own debonair Rhett Butler!

[@lalouisianecreole4883]

@@saramuresan9305I'm so glad to have given you a dose of Nostalgia, I believe you my freind are a Romantic, a Connoisseur and a Refined cultured person. If you like I hope you to Read works written by Harnett t kane, Lyle Saxon, Grace King and George Washington cable. All Prominent Southern Aristocratic Authors My Nostalgic romantic Writing stems from these great Southern American authors. And do check my channel 🎩⚜ Merci mon ami

[@elianamarshall9333]

the fact that i remembered ALL of this from middle school square dancing 💀💀

[@танц.клубПируэтАсбест]

beautifully!!!

[@JonathonNeville]

The best cotillion I found is at kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5nRfnuod8qbbpY, with choreography reconstruction by Richard Powers. It's great - but not as great as the description in this video (2:18-2:47; the handkerchief thing is not part of it). Where can we see a video that matches this description of the cotillion?

[@alpha-alpha-alpha]

How many hours did the maidens and the young lads spend to learn all dances fluently, only to use it to find a date?

[@nywphadora]

The end was perfect

[@lipgloss675411]

but when do they start doing the stanky leg?

[@shirleynitka5030]

I wanted to see Colonial dances like in Turn Washington's Spies & Poldark

[@1awareness]

amazing

[@SaintDelilah]

I understand music was slow and there is heart but I can’t help but see a lot of these dances as just walking in circles with occasional hand contact.

[@JimWhite-c7q]

These were social dances in an era where chastity was highly valued. More complicated than the majority of dancing you see today in the club scene today.

[@TheSecretProvider]

Damn. Evolution of dance didn't get this.

[@okthatscool9503]

Anyone know the song at the beginning

[@shrutirajput9994]

Storm and silence

[@mohdisrail2578]

Now 2023: DANGEROUS THE GIRL WAS SO DANGEROUS (HEE-HEE) moonwalk lol but that cool and chill dance

[@happykim4989]

Anyone tell me about musics??

[@wintersecret9284]

Watching this so I can write my fan fiction correctly.

[@nttn4302]

Is this early or late 19th century?

[@ariakingsleye6271]

Which piece are they dancing to?

[@scarletweb2106]

I gotta go back in time to the 19th century

[@jenshertog1702]

I used this as inspiration for a choreography inspired by/cover of Vogue by madonna for a nutcracker musical for my dance studies. Specifically her infamous VMA performance. Don't know how i ended up this deep into references

[@davehshs651]

A "grand" society, indeed! It's maintenance only required the forced, unpaid labor of millions of brutalized slaves. Thank God it's "gone with the wind."

[@ihammadkhan]

tank u, i wuz lukin for dance for a party opanang. u sevd da day

[@actuary33]

now the wife wont leave me in peace because of this.hahhah..damn this clip! :)

[@lyssalouise2705]

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

[@hongkijeremy5236]

I'm watching this to know what jobs the Misteresses of Liszt has. 😂😂😂

[@lamiaramadan7110]

Hi 2023😊😄

[@aprilmadrigal5145]

I really adore the 19th century I want to be born in those times to be a duchess or something

[@saramuresan9305]

We share your dream April.

[@malibu64]

I wanna play!

[@mrtray98]

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[@Gemzstone1]

Thank god I wasn't around in that time to wear those clothes!

[@tdsims1963]

Of course, this only applied if you weren't a slave....

[@EMNstar]

I cant get over how dull ballroom dances of the 18th and 19th centuries were. I always look at them and think "... they're just walking and skipping"

[@Anne-ed7qc]

now i'm ready to be isekaid