DANCETIME! is a journey through 500 years of social dancing, traveling from court to country, ballroom to bistro, salon to street. The choreography of each dance is the result of extensive research and is staged with period music and costumes. Volta, Waltz or Tango - the names may change but once again, boy meets girl and they Dance Through Time.
Volume II: The 20th-Century Dance through the 20th century with the elegance of the Castle Walk, the spunky madness of the Charleston and Black Bottom, the desperation of the marathons, the sultriness of the Rhumba, the acrobatics of the Jitterbug, the rebellion of Break and Punk and the startling creativity of Hip-Hop.
The Dances: Animal Dances, Castle Walk, Apache, Tango, Black Bottom, Charleston, Marathon, Movie Musical, Big Apple, Jitterbug, Rhumba, Swing, Rock n’ Roll, Mambo, Twist, Mod, Psychedelic, Disco, Break Dancing, Punk, Moonwalk, Vogueing, Hip Hop, Country Western. 45 Minutes.
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DANCETIME DVD! 500 Years of Social Dance is a collectible two-volume set with an outstanding array of dance and music spanning 500 years. The 38 dances shown in the DVDs are woven together with witty commentary, and provide outstanding entertainment, as well as a comprehensive dance and social history education. Volume I displays the dances, fashions, and music from the 15th century through the 19th century, while Volume II focuses on the 20th century. The two-volume set includes 60 well-known musical selections and 100 elaborate period fashions within the 38 dances. The DVD adds 600 source documents and historical timelines. Anyone who loves history, social studies, culture, costumes, dance, music or theater will be captivated by this unforgettable set.
All the dances in DANCETIME! are carefully researched from authentic period manuscripts. Both volumes have received rave reviews from consumers, libraries, colleges, dance lovers and historians.
Publisher, choreographer and dance historian Carol Teten has over 40 years of dance teaching and performing. She is the founder and founding artistic director of Dance Through Time, the award-winning theatrical dance company of San Francisco, which performs the dances in the video.
DVD technology allows the DANCETIME series to include material to please the most demanding historian as well as the casual dance enthusiast.
DANCETIME DVD! contains the following:
500 Years of Social Dance Styles, reflecting the changing cultural relationships between men and women
100 Period Fashions
60 Selections of Popular Music
426 Original Text Documents
221 Film References
34 Living History Citations
Historical Origins of the Dances
Cultural Timeline, linking dances with events
Biography of the dance company and the artists
DVD-ROM content: printable references and bibliography
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Program VOLUME II: 20th Century
l910s Animal Dances J. Brosnahan, S. Fava, M. Marchiaro, T. Virmond, E. Wolfram, M. Watt Castlewalk L. Ewing, C. Levy Apache J. Brosnahan, T. Virmond Tango The Company
1920s Black Bottom J. Brosnahan, C. Levy, M. Watt Charleston L. Ewing, T. Virmond, E. Wolfram, C. Levy, M. Marchiaro, M. Watt
1930s Marathon M. Marchiaro, M. Watt, L. Ewing, C. Levy, T. Virmond, E. Wolfram Movie Musical D. Magpiong, S. Fava Big Apple L. Ewing, M. Watt, M. Marchiaro, C. Levy, S. Fava, E. Wolfram Jitterbug T. Virmond, J. Brosnahan, M. Marchiaro, E. Wolfram
1940s Rhumba L. Ewing, S. Fava Swing The Company
l950s Rock n’ Roll J. Brosnahan, M. Watt Mambo L. Ewing, C. Levy
1960s Twist E. Wolfram, M. Marchiaro, S. Fava, T. Virmond Mod Brosnahan, C. Levy Hippies S. Fava, M. Watt,E. Wolfram, J. Brosnahan, L. Ewing
1970s Disco L. Ewing, C. Levy, M. Marchiaro, T. Virmond
1980s Break Dancing J. Brosnahan, E. Wolfram Punk S. Fava, M. Watt Moon Walk M. Marchiaro, J. Brosnahan, L. Ewing
l990s Vogue S. Fava, C. Levy, M. Watt Hip Hop The Company Country Western The Company
Reviews of Dancetime DVD! 500 Years of Social Dance Volume II: The 20th Century
Library Journal “DANCETIME! 500 Years of Social Dance. Dance historian and choreographer Carol Teten takes us on an educational and entertaining tour of dance through the ages. Dancers introduce centuries and styles with arch versification that reveals the soul of each dance (the minuet is formal and quaint, the sarabande is provocative)... The dances themselves follow, performed with authentic choreography by couples or groups on a lighted stage. The dancers… are splendidly costumed as befits each period, from perukes and beauty spots to poodle skirts to mohawks...Highly recommended for libraries with collections in history, dance, music, or costume."
The New York Times "DANCETIME! 500 Years of Social Dance. Performances of 38 dances by the Dance Through Time troupe (in costume) trace history, fashion and romance from European royal courts in the early 15th century to disco and hip-hop."
The Washington Post ”Stepping through history, choreographer and dance historian Carol Teten has assembled a video set, 'DANCETIME! 500 Years of Social Dance.' Over the years, the group from Kentfield, Calif. has toured regularly throughout the United States. For these videos, it weaves together 38 dances with interesting costumes and delightful musical selections as well as facts to please those who enjoy information concerning history, social studies, cultures, and costumes, as well as dance and music."
Dance On Camera Journal "These instructional videos will be invaluable to choreographers who create dances for period films or for cotillions and charity balls. They preserve the art form and provide the story of the cultural phenomenon, thus making a perfect addition to dance, design, and anthropological libraries."
Video Librarian ”… bonus features-such as added options of simultaneous instructive text diagrams and descriptions that truly take advantage of DVD's expanded capabilities.”
Dancing U.S.A. "The essence of social dance is courtship. The history of social dance, as presented in the DANCETIME two video set, reveals much about the changing dynamics between men and women. Dancetime is a triple treat, appealing to scholars, ballroom aficionados and choreographers.”
Dove Foundation Dove Executive Director Comments: “This DVD has many special features and is a wealth of information on the 20th Century of Social Dance. In the Special Features selection you can learn the Dance Descriptions, Timelines, Bibliography, Credits, Instructional Text and a Preview of Volume I. On a computer, you can access a Timeline or Bibliography that gives you more in depth information. You can dive into the text portion of the DVD either with the video or with just the text being displayed. The text is very informative. All the steps are explained in detail. There is just a ton of information on so many 20th Century Dances in this volume. Dance enthusiasts and history buffs will love it. Dancetime Publications did a marvelous job of putting this DVD together.”
Library Bookwatch Official Newsletter of The Midwest Book Review. “Performed beautifully by the Dance Through Time dancers, each of these 45 minute DVDs span the entire recorded span and spectrum of Western dance… Taken together, these two superbly produced, performed, presented, and recorded DVDs comprise a complete course in Western dance and would be a welcome addition to personal, professional, academic, and community library collections.”
Connecticut Post "Entertainment and Education are blended with great style in a new two-volume video. 'DANCETIME 500 Years of Social Dance' which takes us from Renaissance Court Dances to 1990s rap and MTV styles...each of the social dances has been scrupulously researched but there is nothing stuffy about the presentation. The wonderful performers race us through 500 years of changes in the ways that people have related to each other on the dance floor. Helpful subtitles give us background on what we are seeing, but most viewers will probably be too busy watching the highly skilled dancers to read the titles during a first viewing."
Dancetime DVD! 500 Years of Social Dance, Volume II
