Dance Descriptions
for dances taught by Richard Powers at the
2012 International Festival of Historical Dance in Moscow

These are either Web pages or downloaded pdf pages that you can view or print out.

Dance Descriptions

     Social Dances of the Nineteenth Century   
     Polka Variations   
     Triplet Galop Quadrille   
     Triplet Polka Quadrille   
     Schottische Quadrilles   
     Videos of Schottische Quadrilles   
     Mazurka Steps   
     Mazurka Tours and Holubiec   
     Cellarius Mazurka Quadrille   
     Freestyle Mazurka   
     Russian Mazourka Quadrille, with video   
     Bohemian National Polka   
     Video of the Bohemian National Polka   
     The Swiss Dance   
     Gattopardo Mazurka (1896 St.George's Waltz)  
     The Fireman's Dance   
     Veleta Waltz Mixer   
     Waltz Virginia Reel   
     Social Dances of the Ragtime Era   
     Dance Fashions of the Ragtime Era   
     American One-Step variations  
     Tango  
     Maxixe  
     Castle Schottische  
     A few other dances not taught this week   


Dance Music

     Waltz, Redowa, Mazurka Waltz music   
     Hongroise   
     Five-Step Waltz   
     Polka   
     Triplet Galop Quadrille   
     Triplet Polka Quadrille music   
     Schottische Quadrille Figure 1   
     Schottische Quadrille Figure 2   
     Schottische Quadrille Figure 3   
     Schottische Quadrille Figure 4   
     Schottische Quadrille Figure 5   
     Bohemian National Polka   
     Cellarius Mazurka Quadrille   
     Freestyle Mazurka   
     Russian Mazourka Quadrille   
     The Swiss Dance   
     The Fireman's Dance   
     Veleta Waltz Mixer   
     Waltz Virginia Reel   
     Gattopardo Mazurka Mixer   
     One-Step "Whispering"   
     Tango  
     Maxixe "Down In Zanzibar"  
     Maxixe "Dengozo"  
     Castle Schottische   


Other Vintage Dance Weeks and more

     Grand Hotel Vintage Dance Week
       May 5-8, 2013, Makinac Island, Michigan   
     Richard's Home Page   
     Richard's collection of dance manuals   
     Upcoming Vintage Dance Workshops   


You can write to me at  vintage (at) Stanford (dot) edu