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La Strasbourgoise Cotillion -Regency era
Demonstration of a period cotillion at a Napoleonic Ball View itemMoving Image
George Washington's Favourite
This dance comes from the Asa Wilcox 1793 manuscript held by the Newberry Library of Chicago; St. Louis dance leader John Ramsay found it in Leland Tichnor’s George Washington’s Birthday… View itemMoving Image
Marlbrouk Cotillion
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… View itemDocument
Quadrille and Cotillion - history
Part of a history of English country dancing in America, this segment looks at the quadrille and the cotillion. Caution: The author is mistaken when he asserts, "The French had imported the… View itemDocument
Quadrilles and Cotillions
This is a collection of e-mails in 1997 from the Fiddle-L discussion group, with participants offering thoughts about tunes and dances. Although the information can be found on a website, we're… View itemWebsite
Kitty Keller - Social Dance History
This is a series of six edited videos, selections from a 90-minute interview with social dance historian Kate Van Winkle Keller. She is a specialist in dances of the 18th century, and here she trace… View item
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