Film, Video Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: The German (also known as cotillon; German cotillon) "The Rope"

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Late Nineteenth-Century Dance: The German (also known as cotillon; German cotillon) "The Rope"
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Notes
-  Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin, Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff.
-  Choreography/reconstruction by Elizabeth Aldrich.
-  The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15 October 1997.
-  Music: "The Stampede: A Descriptive Hunting Scene" by W. E. Pettee, 1892. Played by members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders. (Members, Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM)
-  See: p. 46 in DeGarmo, W. The prompter , (#055),
-  See: p. 146 in Dick's quadrille call-book, (#013),
-  See: p. 57 in How to lead the German, (#190),
-  See: p. 120 ("La Corde") in DeGarmo, W. Dance of society, (#181),
-  See: p. 54 in Cartier, P. Cartier's practical waltz instructor, (#183),
-  See: p. 113 in Koncen, M. Prof. MJ Koncen's quadrille call book, (#109),
-  See: p. 74 ("La Corde") in Brookes, L. Brookes on modern dancing, (#027),
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videorecording
videoreel
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1 digital file. Duration: 0:28
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videorecording | 1 digital file. Duration: 0:28 | Performed by members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher Caines, Reneé Camus, Charles Garth, Elizabeth Keen, James Martin, Hugh Murphy, Maris Wolff. Choreography/reconstruction by Elizabeth Aldrich. The Great Hall, The Library of Congress, 15 October 1997. Music: "The Stampede: A Descriptive Hunting Scene" by W. E. Pettee, 1892. Played by members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders. (Members, Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM) See: p. 46 in DeGarmo, W. The prompter , (#055), See: p. 146 in Dick's quadrille call-book, (#013), See: p. 57 in How to lead the German, (#190), See: p. 120 ("La Corde") in DeGarmo, W. Dance of society, (#181), See: p. 54 in Cartier, P. Cartier's practical waltz instructor, (#183), See: p. 113 in Koncen, M. Prof. MJ Koncen's quadrille call book, (#109), See: p. 74 ("La Corde") in Brookes, L. Brookes on modern dancing, (#027), Videorecording (Form). Videoreel (Form).
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Video Performers

Performers for the October 1997 Great Hall event: Dancers

Members of The Jonquil Street Foundation, Inc. Ariane Anthony, Thomas Baird, Barbara Barr, Patricia Beaman, Christopher Caines, Charles Garth, James Martin, Maris Wolff. Musicians - members of The Library of Congress Centennial Cotillion Brass Band, Emerson Head and Robert Sheldon, Leaders (Members, Metro Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians Local 161-710, AFM.)

Performers for the Coolidge Auditorium clips: Dancers

Cheryl Stafford and Thomas Baird. Musicians - Boris Gurevitch (piano), Susan Manus (violin).

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