Marlbrouk Cotillion
(2016)
This dance turns up in the Revolutionary War years of the United States. Here it's danced by a group of students from Brigham Young University. Note the bouncy rigadoon step, which originated in French dance of the 17th century. The tune is known by generations of young children as "The Bear Went Over the Mountain."
This video clip is part of the Mormon Pioneer Dances program; information can be found here. The director of that project writes, "I included his older style of dancing in the project as an example of Brigham Young's favorite type of dancing, with fancy footwork that brought 'vigor to the body, and sweat to the brow.' It was never specifically mentioned in any historical [Mormon] sources, but Cotillions definitely were."
Collection: Historical squares
Subjects: Cotillon / cotillion
Tags: cotillion, Marlbrouk
Subjects: Cotillon / cotillion
Tags: cotillion, Marlbrouk
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Citation
“Marlbrouk Cotillion,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, http://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1641.
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Marlbrouk Cotillion
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This dance turns up in the Revolutionary War years of the United States. Here it's danced by a group of students from Brigham Young University. Note the bouncy rigadoon step, which originated in French dance of the 17th century. The tune is known by generations of young children as "The Bear Went Over the Mountain."
This video clip is part of the Mormon Pioneer Dances program; information can be found here. The director of that project writes, "I included his older style of dancing in the project as an example of Brigham Young's favorite type of dancing, with fancy footwork that brought 'vigor to the body, and sweat to the brow.' It was never specifically mentioned in any historical [Mormon] sources, but Cotillions definitely were."
This video clip is part of the Mormon Pioneer Dances program; information can be found here. The director of that project writes, "I included his older style of dancing in the project as an example of Brigham Young's favorite type of dancing, with fancy footwork that brought 'vigor to the body, and sweat to the brow.' It was never specifically mentioned in any historical [Mormon] sources, but Cotillions definitely were."
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2016
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2:46