Product Details

• Actors: L. Ewing, S. Fava, J. Brosnahan, C. Levy, M. Watt
• Directors: Carol Teten
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Dancetime Publications
• VHS Release Date: September 11, 1998
• Run Time: 35 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 0966207408
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #374,713 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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The Washington Post

"To please those who enjoy information concerning history, social studies, cultures, and costumes, as well as dance and music."

Product Description

DanceTime! is a journey through 500 years of social dancing, traveling from court to country, ballroom to bistro, salon to street. The choreography of each dance is the result of extensive research and is staged with period music and costumes. Volume I/ The 15th to 19th Centuries Dance through history with the revelry of the Renaissance, the elegance of the Baroque, the charm of Regency country dances and the swirling headiness of Victorian couple dances. The Dances/ Balli, So Ben Mi Chi Ha Bon Tempo, La Volta, Galliard, Minuet, Contredances, Folies d'Espagne, Country Dances, Quadrilles, Durang's Hornpipe, Polka, Mazurka, Galop, Waltz Cotillion. DANCETIME DVD! 500 Years of Social Dance is a collectible two-volume set with an outstanding array of dance and music spanning 500 years. The 38 dances shown in the DVDs are woven together with witty commentary, and provide outstanding entertainment, as well as a comprehensive dance and social history education. Volume I displays the dances, fashions, and music from the 15th century through the 19th century, while Volume II focuses on the 20th century. The two-volume set includes 60 well-known musical selections and 100 elaborate period fashions within the 38 dances. The DVD adds 600 source documents and historical timelines. Anyone who loves history, social studies, culture, costumes, dance, music or theater will be captivated by this unforgettable set. All the dances in DANCETIME! are carefully researched from authentic period manuscripts. Both volumes have received rave reviews from consumers, libraries, colleges, dance lovers and historians.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great value, December 30, 2009

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This review is from: Dancetime! 500 Years of Social Dance Vol I : 15th-19th Centuries [VHS] (VHS Tape)

We bought this inexpensively, to supplement my daughter's homeschool curriculum in the arts. She enjoyed the video series.