Quadrille at Temeraire launch party

A team of regency dancers perform a quadrille at the Explorers Club during the launch party of Victory of Eagles, book 5 in the Temeraire series. Sadly, I missed the very beginning while getting into position with camera, but this has the lion's share of the beautiful dance. They make their own costumes, too!

Performers:
Susan de Guardiola
Irene Urban
Marc Hartstein
Mary Alice Ladd
Racheline Maltese
Alan Ahles
Marci Morimoto
and friend!

You can also see Susan de Guardiola's website at http://blank.org/susan/ for more on regency dancing.

http://www.temeraire.org

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[intimations]

A "quadrille" is specifically a dance from the Regency era, and this one was performed at a launch party for the latest Temeraire book, so the title is entirely accurate, actually.

[GaryBancroft]

Beautifully done. Although the Quadrille originated in France, it became very popular in England. Whenever people perform so-called English dances, they usually walk the steps making them look dreary but these skip the steps as they should be. Also, the music is perfect, I'm sure I can even hear a Flageolet playing which would always accompany the Quadrille.

Well done!!!

[Birdsong16]

I really like seeing the hop in their step. Much more lively and more historically accurate.

[SiostryAiK]

niezupełnie. jej matka była Polką. przepraszam za nieścisłość :)

Sorry for that! Her mother is from Poland.

So she is... half-Polish ;]

[PowerCampbell]

Nice Quad !

[SiostryAiK]

I don't like old style dancing, but this video is very nice! I like it!

I'm from Poland like Naomi Novik.

[VomicaEmanio]

I HATE when ppl put up movies with titles not matching the contains.

Put this under "Old Fashioned Dancing".

[lenusix23]

What is this?

[cl7player]

Who's the band?