Research Catalog

The art of dancing: French dances of the 17th and 18th centuries

Title
  1. The art of dancing: French dances of the 17th and 18th centuries [electronic resource]
Published by
  1. [1972].

Available online

Details

Additional authors
  1. Hilton, Wendy.
Description
  1. 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (31 min.) : sd., b&w.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Wendy Hilton.
Subject
  1. Gavotte (Dance)
  2. Baroque dancing
  3. Dance > France > 18th century
  4. Dance > France > 17th century
  5. Social dancing > 17th century
  6. Minuet (Dance)
  7. Jig (Dance)
  8. Canaries (Dance)
  9. Motion pictures > The art of dancing
  10. Social dancing > 18th century
  11. Sarabande (Dance)
Contents
  1. CONTENTS: Sarabande pour une femme (1704). Choreography: Louis Pécour. Music: J. B. Lully. Danced by Wendy Hilton. -- Gigue, composed for Mlle Subligny. Choreography: Pécour. Danced by Wendy Hilton. -- Explanation of Feuillet dance notation. -- Minuet. Gavotte for Louis XV. Danced by children. -- Demonstration of steps and arm movements. -- Canarie, from Alcide (1712). Music: Louis de Lully and Marin Marais. Danced by Wendy Hilton. -- Comments on movement style and costume of the period. -- Sarabande pour une femme, danced in short modern tunic by Wendy Hilton.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDF 6387
Note
  1. Lecture demonstration by Wendy Hilton, assisted by Sonya Monosoff, violin, and two young dancers, Victoria Brown and David Castro.
Access (note)
  1. Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Title
  1. The art of dancing: French dances of the 17th and 18th centuries [electronic resource]
Imprint
  1. [1972].
Restricted access
  1. Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local note
  1. Former call number: *MGZIC 7-6.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Local subject
  1. Social dancing -- 18th century.
  2. Baroque dancing.
Local subject
  1. Social dancing -- 17th century
  2. Motion pictures. The art of dancing.
Added author
  1. Hilton, Wendy. spk, dancer.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDF 6387
  2. *MGZIC 7-6 (former)
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