Mazurka | Excerpt from How To Dance Through Time, Volume 5 Victorian Era Couple Dances

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This is an excerpt from the DVD: How To Dance Through Time, Volume V
Victorian Era Couple Dances
Volume V of the How to Dance Through Time series teaches exciting variations on the basic Waltz, Polka, Galop (Gallop), and Mazurka. The Victorian Era's themes of freedom and revelry were manifest in the ballroom; dancers celebrated the tradition of classic dances by adding new embellishments. Volume V: Victorian Era Couple Dances introduces 24 versions of the classic dances learned in Volume I: the Waltz, Polka, Galop (Gallop), and Mazurka. A kaleidoscope of variations, this video teaches viewers how to add fun and improvisational sequences to these romantic dances.In Victorian times, the Waltz burgeoned with multiple new turning patterns; the Polka developed whimsical, hopping variations; the Galop chassed to a new level of expertise; and the Mazurka blossomed into virtuosic displays of skillfulness. Most people who buy this DVD also buy the Companion CD. Learn the basics first! Master the mid-19th century, beginner's versions of the Waltz, Polka, Galop, and Mazurka on How To Dance Through Time, Volume I: Mid-19th Century Couple Dances. With 40 years of experience teaching and performing dance, Carol Téten provides clear instructions and entertaining context. Dancetime Titles are now available on iTunes: georiot.co/dancetimeyt

[@DancetimePublication]

Yes. Everything has been very well researched. Carol

[@bluepool210]

gosh this is so cute

[@purplepointeshuz]

mazurka is really fun in character dance form as well

[@LazlosPlane]

Quite beautiful.

[@Doug19752533]

@anyan112 Chopin's Mazurkas arnt for dancing. he expanded the characteristics of the mazurka into a very unique form. he took it way beyond a folk dance and turned it into a artwork, much like he did with the Etude, from a technical study in a musical setting into a concert piece

[@chrisczajasager]

see and hear on You Tube the documentary Polish television made of Artur'Rubinstein's visit to Polska. At end he asks for a Polish group of dancers to dance the Mazurka for him Priceless, idiomatic and a true picture of the dance: it made the Maestro very happy , that in itself a joy to witness, the dancing too very special

[@den4980]

Reading war and peace at the part where Denisov dances with Natasha

[@TheAlgeriano9]

Same

[@tymanung8058]

Peoples in West and East Europe Gouadeloupe Puerto Rico Philippines etc forr their mazurkas use simple steps but amazing and diverse musics.

[@twoZornottwoZ]

I would love to see all of this dance (without having to pay 40 bucks for the dvd, cuz I'm cheap like that)

[@user-zk1ui7jw5v]

❤❤❤

[@Doug19752533]

@anyan112 its not Chopin. its Camille St. Saens. op. 21. Chopins mazurkas are highly complex, and are instrumental rather then dances. he expanded the mazurka beyond its original form while retaining its characteristics. he did the same thing with the Polonaise, Scherzo, and Etude. while these were simple basic forms before, he crafted them into almost totally new forms by expanding them way beyond what they originally were. same with the Mazurka.

[@DancetimePublication]

Mazurka Op. 21 by Camille Saint-Saëns 1895

[@trzcinarowice]

"Mazurka" is genitive or accusative case of the word "mazurek" (diminutive form of "mazur").

[@DancetimePublication]

@getsick187 it is one version of a dance that has many many versions

[@SteinerneReiter]

Very nice music, movements and arrangement, although I must take exception to the term "professional dancers". Has dancing gone from something we learn growing through life, to something that makes distinctions between "amateurs" and "professionals"? I've been dancing for nearly a decade now and still wouldn't use the label professional. It creates too much intimidation for those who are interested in learning it. I feel it is best to keep this great artform accessible to all.

[@nancydobbsowen]

The term professional dancer refers to dancers who make their living through the art form, rather than participating as a hobby. No more, no less. It has nothing to do with access to learning it.

[@TheWhanfried]

The Addams Family brought me here.

[@sylwiatime]

LOL Actually folk dances _are_ artworks in their own right. The reason no one dances Chopin mazurkas is they're not dances. They're instrumental variations on Polish dances, not dances in their own right.

[@Tirn0]

@Doug19752533 Yeah... everyone knows that folk dances aren't artworks in their own right - thank heavens for classical composers...

[@yuraskarpov6577]

!!!

[@brennanarmacost1762]

No, this is NOT the mazurka.

[@aynurgulcu9676]

Çüş

[@12thDecember]

Good form by the dancers, but the dance leaves a lot to be desired.

[@brennanarmacost1762]

Yeah, the whole mazurka part! They're waltzing.

[@Vpmatt]

Yes, seeing the mazurka makes me want to go beserka