Les Lanciers
Les Lanciers is a variant of the quadrille .
dance
Performed by four couples, the dance was popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a compound dance made up of five figures or tours, each performed four times, so that each couple dances the main part. It exists in many variants in several countries. Although widespread across Europe, Les Lanciers went out of style at the beginning of the 20th century. It has survived as a folk dance in Denmark to this day after it was introduced from England in 1860.
Denmark
Danish dance took its current form before World War I. From the bourgeoisie of Copenhagen it spread through dance schools in provincial cities and through the country nobility. It is danced at court, at many universities and schools in Gaudies and at countless private events. Les Lanciers is also taught in most grammar schools in Denmark; In Denmark it is a tradition to dance Les Lanciers at the Abiball.
Dance steps
The five rounds of Danish dance are:
- La Dorset
- La Victoria
- Les Moulinets
- Les Visites
- Les Lancers
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- ↑ Frances Rust: Dance In Society Ils 85 . Routledge, 2013, ISBN 978-1-134-55407-2 ( google.de [accessed August 11, 2019]).
- ↑ The Lancer's Quadrilles (Anonymous) - IMSLP. Retrieved August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Why Danes dance 'les Lanciers'. Accessed August 11, 2019 .
- ↑ Spokane Daily Chronicle - Google News archive search. Retrieved August 11, 2019 .