Baroque Dance: Trio Minuet

[tokyopiglet]

This clip just wash away when I had some dark moment. Thanks!! This is about 30th time I had watched.

[LaBelleDanse]

@tokyopiglet

SO glad this video can cheer you up!!

Coming back to class in September?

:-)

[rfantom]

From which Bach's Suites is this??

[proserepair]

This mashes up nicely with Alanis Morisette, "One Hand in My Pocket."

[BrutalTruth1]

The problem with those dresses is they can hide very huge ugly legs!

[tokyopiglet]

THEY ALL LOOK LIKE GODDESS!!



[78lerusse]

Beautiful dance!

[biznews2015]

Refreshing

[metalvixen8261]

Ha ha I've known Alexis and her brothers since Kindergarten WOW She hasn't changed a bit and was beautiful up there -They all did amazing -very lovely dance!!

I'm glad I found this :-)

[lichtbroeder]

@metalvixen8261 The dancers are Alexis and her brothers? She may not have changed, but...

[metalvixen8261]

@lichtbroeder No I said I have KNOWN her and her brothers since we were kids. I never said those were her brothers up there with her..I don't know how you are getting that from my comment.....Lastly I complimented all the dancers ...Try reading carefully next time.

[lichtbroeder]

@metalvixen8261 I did read carefully, and obviously, she is not dancing with her brothers. I suspect that this lady and her brothers would appreciate wry humor, even if you don't. My sincere apologies for having flustered you.

[POLMAZURKA]

nice...

[missquackquack]

very interesting and elegant

[LaBelleDanse]

We do actually have a version of this performance that was captured from a further vantage point. We chose to post the close-up version as it draws one into the performance more successfully.

[Fuliginosus]

I agree--having the camera close drew me into the performance. (I'm the sort of person who always sits as close to the stage as possible.)

[MatthewMcIntyre321]

The camera angle on this is horrible. The dancers look so elegant, and the music is played so well by the orchestra, but we can hardly see what the dancers are doing half the time because the camera man is so zoomed in on their upper bodies. It also would have been nice to have a bigger view of the stage to give the visual aspect more perspective.

[POLMAZURKA]

nice

[liuterpramsan]

Bravissime!!! many thanks for yours delightous menuet dance, the baroque era very artistic period and sensual too... We'll be glad to have yours ballet company in Italy!!

[LaBelleDanse]

Thank you!

We would love to come to Italy!

[twilightrox928]

I bet that their arms hurt a lot

[LaBelleDanse]

Not at all. They have good strong arms.

[celeluwhen]

But maybe, if it looks hard, it's wrong... It's supposed to look as natural as possible. I should check my sources, but I think Pierre Rameau wrote that the hands should be held at waist level. That looks more like chest to me...

[LaBelleDanse]

Does it look hard?

[celeluwhen]

It seems that I'm not the only one who thinks so...

[LaBelleDanse]

It looks beautiful, full of air and buoyancy. Enjoy reading P. Rameau when you get around to it.

[celeluwhen]

When you finish reading it, have a look at P. Beaussant's books for a better understanding of french aestethics from 17th and 18th centuries.

[LaBelleDanse]

I read Rameau decades ago and incorporated what I found valuable from it. I have also read what Philippe Beaussant has to say. Much of it is good. Beaussant however, is of course just another (well-informed) modern individual trying to interpret the past, as we do at La Belle Danse.

[dbmozart]

Yes, Rameau did say that the hands should be held at waist level. And the women shouldn't hardly do anything at all with them... But this is a different dance master and maybe he wanted it this way.

[KarlAmade]

The arms are too high, yes, and their hand positions are to discuss. ;)

I don't see the arms making a nice V from the shoulders, but but, what what ;)

It was charming though =)

[LaBelleDanse]

It's lovely that people are viewing and commenting. Do remember however that this is not a ballroom minuet, and there are distinct differences between ballroom and theatrical style.

There are many different interpretations of this style which was notated some 300 years ago and left many details open to interpretation.

To see this illustrated, you need only compare the interpretations of the French vs American baroque dance companies. Same source material - dramatically different interpretations.

[sisterspure]

Just plain enjoyable - wonderful visuals; magical music of Bach (JS).

[ggmorvaj]

OMG!!!!!!!! I just clicked on your profile & realized you guys(& girls) were from Toronto.....I'm just outside of Lindsay (a bit of a drive) . As soon as I finish typing this , I'm going to look online ,when & where your next performance is. Had no idea TO even had a baroque dance company & can't wait to see it live.

[ggmorvaj]

I've really enjoyed watching your baroque dance videos. I did some 17th & 18th century European history studies in college & I've always thought the music & dress was totally awesome. But dance was NEVER even mentioned,, definitely not taught or discussed.......thanks so much for sharing these, they're not just fun to watch, they really describe & bring to life the era(maybe even epitomize it) in a way that no other medium does.Thanks so much.

[LaBelleDanse]

Thanks for your kind words. Sadly dance sometimes does receive short shrift in baroque studies curricula. Particularly unjust when one realizes its importance within its own culture. If our performances make the era accessible to you, then we are fulfilling our mandate.

Thanks again!

[ggmorvaj]

No need to thank me......you earned the compliment, totally!!!!Awesome dancing

[krononomikon]

I want to see how they danced to thinks like Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries ;)

They couldn't have all been this dull back then... :(

[LaBelleDanse]

It all depends on what you think DULL is.

[UltrasonicMailman]

This is what dancing is. Not that stupid balderdash one would call break dancing.

[wainscottbl]

Yes, exactly! True art!

[gtojan]

@UltrasonicMailman

why don't you try that "break dancing" and show us?

[Miriamcarolyn]

Who is the song/music by?

[LaBelleDanse]

It's a minuet from one of J.S. Bach's orchestral suites.

[CircularHey]

nicely stepped, but the arms are very high... not at all convincing... very much more in the style of stage dancing than historical, which is a shame when the foot work is so good.

Chris

[LaBelleDanse]

The arms were intended to be theatrical style, not ballroom.

[cazonetta]

Very nice!

[pussybubbles]

preeeeeeeeeeeeettyy ;-)

[Corsairette]

Breathtaking!

[davidbi]

Very interesting. It seems that Mr. Isaac stole some figures from Groscort's Ecchoe or vice versa. :o)

[LaBelleDanse]

You were quite right. The choreography is indeed taken from Groscort's eccho minuet. As dances from both masters are included in Pemberton's 1711 "Essay for the Further Improvement of Dancing", we mistakenly credited Issac. Thanks for being on the ball.

[davidbi]

Oh, OK. I was puzzled because choreography is similar but certainly different from Groscort's eccho minuet.

Thank you for all the videos.