Marek's Mazur (Academy of Danse Libre, 2006-12-08)

The Academy of Danse Libre performs a vintage dance called Marek's Mazur at the weekly social dance party. Danse Libre is a dance group that performs Victorian ballroom dances.

Website: www.danselibre.org

(At Cubberley Pavilion, Palo Alto, CA on 2006-12-08)

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Entertainment

Tags:

• marek's
• mazur
• academy
• danse
• libre
• vintage
• victorian
• dance

[lamarchesado]

This Polka is beautiful !!!! Thank you for sharing !!

[aimeballet]

I recognised that I know some of these movements - my father taught me to do them when I was a child. Thank you so much for the reconstruction of these dances!

[funkyladybean]

It was described to me, doing this dance well, that you should feel as if you are flying and it truly does feel that way :)

[malena444]

NIe było ani jednej poprawnie zatanczonej figury

[GreenLimePaint]

Oh, how much fun would that be?

[AndreaKPDB]

@oberek92 - Yes, he is. He (Kopinski) also spent time with the Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston as Music Director in the mid-80s, when this collaboration occurred.

[oberek92]

K Kopinski is a music teacher. He participates at the Lublin summer folklore course for Polonia, organized under direction of Stanislaw Leszczynski who manages the ZPIT group at University Marie Curie Sklodowska. Krystian FR.

[AndreaKPDB]

This music is from Jacek Marek's recording "Dances of Poland" - which he produced himself with Kazimierz Kopinski and Polish artists for the international folk dance market. He also is the choreographer of this mazur (hence the name). I don't believe the (LP!) recording is still available, but you might try online or from folk dance sources

[CapaodaCanoa]

Great. Polka Mazurka is a beatiful dance.

[EMesaros]

I would love it if I could understand your notes! Any chanceyou are dying to elucidate? I love the sweeping double arc of the mens' arms. I have never seen it before. I WANT YOUR MUSIC DISC, but you have not answered!