Civil War Ball Dance Videos for practice

Grand March

How To Dance Through Time, Volume VI: A 19th Century Ball: The Charm of Group Dances from Carol Teten on Vimeo.

Amelia’s Waltz
http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Amelias-Waltz.pdf


from Stephen Harris on Vimeo.

                 The Byerly Waltz

Main theme

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     Swing away then 4 turns.

     Swing away then 4 turns.

     Man turn then 4 turns.

     Man turn then 4 turns.

Main theme

     (Rock then 1 turn)

     Step away then 4 turns.

     Step away then 4 turns.

     Peek-a-boo then 4 turns.

     Peek-a-boo then 4 turns.

Main theme

     (Rock then 1 turn)

At end is a final turn/bow/curtsey 

(Try to do this at the same time).

Bird Island Schottische

Bricklayer’s Hornpipe
http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Bricklayers-Hornpipe.pdf


Black Mocassin

Bowers   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWwIsL7DPAg

  

Broom Dance (audience  participation)

Bucksaw Reel.

Post by State Historic Sites at Springfield, IL.

Candlelight Waltz
http://vimeo.com/35813320



Candlelight Waltz from Stephen Harris on Vimeo.

Chase the Squirrel.


Cinderella Waltz

Circle Waltz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVj-wx2cR8Y#t=67

Corner Triplet  
http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/CornerTriplet.pdf

"Crystal Schottische" - Central Illinois Civil War Dance Society 

Cumberland 8

Duke of Kent

Gay Gordons (also known as Carolina Promenade)

Gothic Dance

The Gothic Dance | Christmas Civil War Ball from Walter on Vimeo.

Harvest Home Dance Practice.

Jackson Reel

New version of the hay


Jenny Lind Polka

The Polish Mazurka from Youtube Polka Mazurka _ Excerpt from How To Dance Through Time, Vol. I
Posted by Gavin Lawrence on Saturday, June 27, 2015

http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Jenny-Lind-Polka.pdf

La Boulanger ~ Regency  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acDYKTmTlIA


Foothills Fancy
http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Foothills-Fancy.pdf



German Spa
http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/German-Spa.pdf
                    




Lanciers 1

1860s Lancers 5 Quadrille.

1860s Lancers 5 quadrille from Rose Connolly on Vimeo.




Lancers 1 and 5 at Snyder Village

Margate Hoy
http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Margate-Hoy.pdf

Market Lass
 http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/The-Market-Lass.pdf


Miss Blair’s Reel
http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Miss-Blairs-Reel.pdf



Nine Pin Quadrille (audience participation)  https://vimeo.com/35820395




Nine Pin Quadrille from Stephen Harris on Vimeo.


Northdown Waltz

http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Northdown-Waltz2.pdf

Opera Reel http://youtu.be/uEqtXbFlM_c





Oregon Trail


Oregon Trail from Stephen Harris on Vimeo.

Polka Mazurka



Rory O’More
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34oQ4M6qVI0

Schottische Quadrille





Schattisch Quadrille from Stephen Harris on Vimeo.

Solitude Schottische   

 

Snowball Contra (audience participation)

Soldiers Joy

Spanish Waltz
http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-chestnuts/109

Instructions:  http://www.riversidevictoriandance.com/spanishdance.pdf
Callers:  http://www.sharedweight.net/pipermail/callers/2013-June/006313.html

Tempest

Turn a Leaf




Trios

Varsouvianna (performance) http://youtu.be/8BshYzRtlWs
http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Varsouvianna1.pdf


Virginia Reel (audience participation)



Virginia Reel from Rose Connolly on Vimeo.



Old Waltz Quadrille Metamora

New Waltz Quadrille at Peoria GAR 11 22 12

New Waltz Quadrille at the Old State Capitol 6/12/15

Walker St. Waltz (audience participation)

 

Windmill Quadrille


Additional dances to study by the Central Illinois Dancers

https://www.youtube.com/user/mrcusn11/videos

How to Dance Through Time: 19th Century Ball: The Charm of Group Dances 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL9v0G-w0VuFOttTniq2SVg 

 

Olde South Ball

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJWlby4x6JxkGqTnyAjwfg



Virginia Reel, Crystal Scottish and Gathering Pea Pods.

Audio Samples:

http://www.bfv.com/cwb/