Reviews
of How To Dance Through Time, Volume
VI
A 19th Century Ball: The Charm of Group Dances
Library Journal “Anyone with an interest in social history
and culture will greatly enjoy these glimpses into the past.”
Dancing U.S.A. “Social dance, history, technique, and researched
choreography all come together in Dancetime Publications’ latest videos….this
ideal addition to any traditional ballroom dancer’s video collection.”
Dance Teacher Now “In fact, through well organized instruction,
professional cinematography, sumptuous period costumes, and the cheerfully stentorian
narration of Dance through Time founder Carol Teten, they provide an unexpectedly
engaging look of dance forms of times past.”
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."
Brattleboro Reformer, Keene, N.H. “The organization of the
material in each of these sets is first to go over each step of a dance several
times in different tempos, from different angles, and with full explanations
by the creator and head of the company, Carol Teten. You can watch, then skip
back and try the steps yourself as you watch a second time, and over and over
until you have it down pat.
“…she explains the social structure of the society as it is reflected
in each dance and now and then gives us the "sub-text" of the steps
-- what the dancers are acting out either consciously or subliminally. It is
all fascinating stuff.
“Who must have all six volumes? Public libraries, music and dance departments
in all high schools and colleges, local theater groups who do "period" plays,
anyone who loves dance, anyone interested in social history, even anyone interested
in psychology. That does not leave many who would not want copies of this set.”
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