Dance Descriptions
for dances taught by Richard Powers at the
2016 International Festival of Historical Dance in Moscow

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Dance Descriptions
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     Social Dances of the Nineteenth Century   
     Romany Polka   
     Video of Romany Polka   
     Canon Galopade Quadrille – Three Figures   
     Basley's Galopade Quadrille – All Five Figures   
     35 Old Dan Tucker, Nine-Pin Quadrille and Paul Jones Mixers  
     The Skittle Nine-Pins Quadrille   
     The Danish Dance, 1859   
     The Union Dance, 1863   
     Triplet Polka Quadrille – Exact Version   
     Social Dances of the Ragtime Era   
     Dance Fashions of the Ragtime Era   
     Social Dances of the Jazz Age   
     Ragtime One-Step variations  
     Waverley Two-Step   
     Momento Tango   
     Dream Waltz Mixer   
     The 1937 Lambeth Walk — Revised Version   
            DANCED AT THE RAGTIME BALL:  
     Maxixe  
     Castle Schottische  
     The Castle Walk  
     1908 Boston Two-Step  
     Charleston Madison  



Dance Music
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     Romany Polka
     Romany Polka, 6% slower
  If you see "file is corrupt," read the above directions again.            
     Canon Galopade Quadrille – Three Figures   
     Basley's Galopade Quadrille – All Five Figures   
     The Skittle Nine-Pins Quadrille
  If you see "file is corrupt," read the above directions again.  
     Old Dan Tucker   
     Triplet Polka Quadrille   
     Danish Dance   
     Union Dance   
     Music for improvised Polka   
     Music for improvised Waltz   
     Waverly Two-Step  
     Momento Tango  
     Dream Waltz Mixer   
     Paul Jones   
     Music for improvised One-Step   
     The Lambeth Walk   


Other Vintage Dance Weeks and more

     Richard's Home Page   
     Richard's collection of dance manuals   
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