Product Details

• Actors: L. Ewing, S. Fava, Carol Teten
• Directors: Carol Teten
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Dancetime Publications
• VHS Release Date: August 1, 2001
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 0966207467
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #365,409 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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In fact, through well organized instruction, professional cinematography, sumptuous period costumes, and the cheerfully stentorian narration of Dance through Time founder Carol Teten, they provide an unexpectedly engaging look at dance forms of times past. --Dance Teacher Now

Social dance, history, technique, and researched choreography all come together in Dancetime Publications latest videos....this ideal addition to any traditional ballroom dancer s video collection. --Dancing U.S.A.

Anyone with an interest in social history and culture will greatly enjoy these glimpses into the past. --Library Journal

Product Description

Volume V continues the tradition of The Romance of Mid-19th Century Couple Dances/ Waltz, Polka, Galop and Mazurka. This volume introduces a kaleidoscope of 24 variations on these romantic classics. By the Victorian era, these dances had developed intricate embellishments and improvisational sequences which heralded the freedoms of the 20th century ballroom/ the Waltz burgeoned into multiple turning patterns, the Polka developed whimsical variations, the Galop rose to a new level of expertise, and the Mazurka blossomed into virtuosic displays. As with all the HOW TO DANCE THROUGH TIME videos, the dances are introduced with a concise, historical overview illustrated with authentic photographs and drawings. All the steps are carefully researched from authentic period manuscripts. Each instruction shows close up views and slow motion so that easy learning is possible. Professional dancers demonstrate step details. Following the instructional section, dancers perform all the dances with the authentic music and fashions of the era. Production of the How-To Dance Through Time series follows rave reviews from critics, dance experts, libraries, colleges, dance lovers, and historians who have enthusiastically embraced the two volume video set, DANCETIME! 500 Years of Social Dance.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good for teachers, March 16, 2010

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This review is from: HOW TO DANCE THROUGH TIME Volume V: Victorian Era Couple Dances [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While this video has clear views of the dancers feet all the explanation of the steps is in choreographers language. No attention is given to posture or position and the teacher inexplicably uses more then one term for several steps. As a teacher I can translate the steps into beginners language, but this video is not for beginners.