CommonwealthVintageDancers

CommonwealthVintageDancers

The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers reconstruct, teach and perform American ballroom dance of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. We focus on the Federal, Civil War, Gilded Age, Ragtime and Roaring Twenties Eras. In addition to performing the dances of these periods, we host public balls, dance classes and multi-day workshops for a thriving community of historical dance enthusiasts.

We are located in the Boston area. See our website at www.vintagedancers.org or contact us at [email protected].

L'Alliance

L'Alliance

The Scotch Reel

The Scotch Reel

The Sea Serpent Polka

The Sea Serpent Polka

The Cazorti

The Cazorti

The Quadrille

The Quadrille

Chase the Squirrel

Chase the Squirrel

La Boulanger

La Boulanger

Fezziwig's Ball

Fezziwig's Ball

Ragtime One Step

Ragtime One Step

Regency Dance Weekend 2015

Regency Dance Weekend 2015

1890s Dance Lesson

1890s Dance Lesson

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  • @johnshirlaw-w7x
    @johnshirlaw-w7x27 күн бұрын

    A great and moving dance and, as a chance to appreciate traditional costumes, beautiful icing on the video cake that is!

  • @stannieholt8766
    @stannieholt87664 ай бұрын

    At first I was thinking “‘Gothic’…? But the dancers’ outfits are far too modern for the Gothic era!” (Either the medieval period or the late 18th-early 19th C era of Gothic romances.) Then the penny dropped: It’s the arches the gentlemen form! That’s a very pretty dance, and must have been popular due to its simplicity.

  • @user-qp3wt4mt5d
    @user-qp3wt4mt5d6 ай бұрын

    What is the name of the music used for this dance?

  • @ccpage19143
    @ccpage191437 ай бұрын

    How did "Swing four half round and back" turn into moulinets?

  • @chaoticblades2382
    @chaoticblades23827 ай бұрын

    I was looking for references of how crinoline affects dancing and this was far and away the most useful one! Thank you so so much for the upload <3

  • @mandyyearwood5054
    @mandyyearwood5054 Жыл бұрын

    What is thos music and by whowm please foe the quasuddo

  • @luvwings
    @luvwings Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful ❤

  • @jasonmast7769
    @jasonmast7769 Жыл бұрын

    I was looking at a site about this and weasel can be a reference to a suit and pop could mean to pawn something... trading in the suit could fit with the dance really although some people think it's about spending all your money on dessert and drinking alcohol and then having to pawn your suit. tuppenny rice and treacle are ingredients for rice pudding idk hopefully it is an "eat drink and be merry" thing without all the pawning the suit stuff

  • @Maddy_ShowChoir
    @Maddy_ShowChoir Жыл бұрын

    Where did you get the dresses?

  • @Harlem55
    @Harlem55 Жыл бұрын

    What the hell is this?

  • @maryorosco1027
    @maryorosco1027 Жыл бұрын

    came for the swoosh ad was not disappointed

  • @juanitajones6900
    @juanitajones6900 Жыл бұрын

    I recognized the second tune from the 1985 miniseries, "North and South".

  • @neilgarrick6401
    @neilgarrick6401 Жыл бұрын

    Is this before or after the masked orgy??

  • @papercup2517
    @papercup25172 жыл бұрын

    That was fun - thank you! Love the costumes too... :-)

  • @mcfmcf_
    @mcfmcf_2 жыл бұрын

    Comedy

  • @meghaneward
    @meghaneward2 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know what this song is called?

  • @indiawitt
    @indiawitt2 жыл бұрын

    would love to take classes

  • @aishwariyasweety2433
    @aishwariyasweety24332 жыл бұрын

    Apparently it was all the rage in mid 19th century.

  • @Awesnap
    @Awesnap2 жыл бұрын

    I can't get 10 people to show up for my birthday party with free beer and ribs... They found enough people to do a period costume dance to a childrens rhyme.

  • @jasonmast7769
    @jasonmast7769 Жыл бұрын

    could be a recommendation for having obscure interests... people with weird interests can be counted on to show up

  • @springinggrass
    @springinggrass2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for recording and sharing this! I just learned how Pop Goes the Weasel took the country by storm - and that there was a dance to it! I was wondering what that dance could possibly look like, and then your video took care of that question :)

  • @throughthelookingglass5973
    @throughthelookingglass59732 жыл бұрын

    Same here.

  • @mohamoly
    @mohamoly2 жыл бұрын

    Can you tell me please what is the first tune called? Thanks

  • @violeteasley2908
    @violeteasley29082 жыл бұрын

    How long did it take to learn all of these dances?

  • @minsukim2433
    @minsukim24333 жыл бұрын

    One step is a ballroom dance popular in social dancing at the beginning of the 20th century. Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances with one man and woman, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world.

  • @dreamsolo1386
    @dreamsolo13863 жыл бұрын

    I love these

  • @dreamsolo1386
    @dreamsolo13863 жыл бұрын

    oh wow

  • @tippullthemnow9839
    @tippullthemnow98393 жыл бұрын

    silly...dull like the folks dancing them

  • @elirchi9214
    @elirchi92142 жыл бұрын

    Aww... poor thing.

  • @blahblahblah1267
    @blahblahblah12673 жыл бұрын

    I have no idea what is going on but I’ll be there

  • @daraechols3370
    @daraechols33703 жыл бұрын

    What's the first song? It's so cute!

  • @taylorh6229
    @taylorh62293 жыл бұрын

    Could you please tell me what's the music of the first dance? Many thanks!

  • @LadyAmarra1
    @LadyAmarra13 жыл бұрын

    i remember caricatures about hoopskirts and the women`s ignorance of the "naughty sights" they offered while women moved around their daily lives. I also always wondered why it was so popular for men to sit at the edges of the rooms and watch the dancefloor. I had a somewhat hard time to imagine the whole thing, never having worn a hoopskirt myself, but with the way you can literally see the lace edges of these ladies`s bloomers during some of the more active dances, it all becomes too clear. ;)

  • @POLMAZURKA
    @POLMAZURKA3 жыл бұрын

    @1:50 Chopin sits in the corner....

  • @POLMAZURKA
    @POLMAZURKA3 жыл бұрын

    cwvd, still exist...2020?

  • @DanteEDM1
    @DanteEDM13 жыл бұрын

    The deep blue gown is especially effervescent!

  • @KieraCameron514
    @KieraCameron5142 жыл бұрын

    I do not think that word means what you think it does.

  • @DanteEDM1
    @DanteEDM13 жыл бұрын

    Love the video! What are the names of the individual dances?

  • @WilliamZeebub
    @WilliamZeebub3 жыл бұрын

    in these times of corona virus, O am crying for the past.

  • @Jemalacane0
    @Jemalacane03 жыл бұрын

    So, you long for the time of the deadliest war in U.S. history? Adjusted to current population, the death toll could be as high as 10 million people.

  • @WilliamZeebub
    @WilliamZeebub3 жыл бұрын

    No.. BUt with this virus about, i really miss dancing cheek to cheek

  • @Adelei42069
    @Adelei420693 жыл бұрын

    How do you find dances like this and are they open to anyone?

  • @fluttershybutterflyy
    @fluttershybutterflyy3 жыл бұрын

    this is so nice, im obsessed with 19th century dancing and love stories

  • @acai-barracao9418
    @acai-barracao94183 жыл бұрын

    superbe !

  • @ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim
    @ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim4 жыл бұрын

    Gorgeous outfits and demonstration! Watching this, I can really imagine how much fun this would have been at a country dance when it first came out.

  • @howwhen419
    @howwhen4194 жыл бұрын

    I came here to see what the 1860 Japanese embassy found funny.

  • @FelicityUwU
    @FelicityUwUАй бұрын

    Oh? I'm intrigued. I know you said this 4 years ago, but I'm very interested.

  • @scarlettflower9777
    @scarlettflower97774 жыл бұрын

    Oh MY GOSH I DIDNT EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A THIS I GOTTA WHIP OIT MY SEWING MACHINE SO I CAN DO THIS SOME DAY . Those dances look like so much fun I wonder why on earth we don’t do them any more

  • @POLMAZURKA
    @POLMAZURKA3 жыл бұрын

    FOR ALL DANCE LOVERS FIGHT FOR EUROPEAN/ POLISH SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCES: POLONAISE AND MAZURKA ESSAYS, VIDEOS AND INSTRUCTIONS: GO TO THE INTERNET AND SEARCH FOR: ACADEMIA.EDU………..RAYMOND CWIEKA TO VIEW THE VIDEOS PASTE THE VIDEO - WORD - ESSAY TO A WORD DOCUMENT AND THEN CLICK & PRESS THE CTRL KEY ON THE VIDEO.

  • @user-rx1yk8vy8y
    @user-rx1yk8vy8y3 жыл бұрын

    YES U BEST BE WOKRING ON MAKING SOME 1860s CLOTHES

  • @WilliamZeebub
    @WilliamZeebub3 жыл бұрын

    I miss real ballrooms., not Stricly, dancing together is illegal now, 2 metres apart,

  • @sato-kuu
    @sato-kuu2 жыл бұрын

    @@WilliamZeebub Dancing together is not illegal if you simply do not care to abide.

  • @jdyg3712
    @jdyg3712 Жыл бұрын

    Yo todos los días de mi vida me preguntó eso mismo

  • @jacopodalcastello6855
    @jacopodalcastello68554 жыл бұрын

    What's the name of the first dance?

  • @jenniferparmenter3708
    @jenniferparmenter37084 жыл бұрын

    This is so delightful and a breath of fresh air. Thank you.

  • @davidalen9279
    @davidalen92794 жыл бұрын

    I love this! kudos...I wish I lived in your area to participate...

  • @farisahalhaq7095
    @farisahalhaq70954 жыл бұрын

    So in love with this😍

  • @chopsddy3
    @chopsddy34 жыл бұрын

    Without regard for political affiliations, the next time we have a “lame duck”, I want this example of dance and music played as background for political ads. Great vid.👍

  • @unalunaelvishwitchfae4250
    @unalunaelvishwitchfae42504 жыл бұрын

    🖤🖤🖤🖤magical

  • @unalunaelvishwitchfae4250
    @unalunaelvishwitchfae42504 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @ugolinoandhissons
    @ugolinoandhissons5 жыл бұрын

    Delightful piece of music; love the boy dancing with the lady in the blue dress.

  • @OccasionalWoman84
    @OccasionalWoman845 жыл бұрын

    Love the dresses.