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

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

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Details

Additional Authors
Hilton, Wendy.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (31 min.) : sd., b&w.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Wendy Hilton.
Subjects
Note
  • Lecture demonstration by Wendy Hilton, assisted by Sonya Monosoff, violin, and two young dancers, Victoria Brown and David Castro.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Contents
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
*MGZIDF 6387
OCLC
NYPY877000504-F
Title
The art of dancing: French dances of the 17th and 18th centuries [electronic resource]
Imprint
[1972].
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 7-6.
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Local Subject
Social dancing -- 18th century.
Baroque dancing.
Local Subject
Social dancing -- 17th century
Motion pictures. The art of dancing.
Added Author
Hilton, Wendy. spk, dancer.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 6387
*MGZIC 7-6 (former)
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