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The Blackpool Lecture ~ A Journey Through Dance History

Discover the history of ballroom dancing with Brigitt Mayer, recorded partly live at the Blackpool Dance Festival 2011. This lecture explores the evolution of ballroom dance, from the European court dances and the elegant waltz, across the Americas with Ragtime, Charleston, and Jazz, and into the rhythms of Cuban Son, Tango, Milonga, and Maxixe. Instead of just telling you the story, Brigitt brings dance history to life with an all-star cast of ballroom champions, performing the steps that shaped social dance for centuries. 🎶 Music featured in this lecture/video: • “San Pascual Bailón” – Cuban Contradanza • Ragtime piano classics • Early Swing and Lindy Hop excerpts • “El Manisero” – Son Cubano hit ✨ Why watch this video? • Learn the origins of iconic ballroom dances like the waltz, tango, and Charleston • See historical dance forms demonstrated by professional champions • Explore the fusion of European, African, and American rhythms in social danceWith an All Star Cast of Ballroom Champions "Thanks go to my wonderful and enthusiastic cast that made this once in a lifetime History Show-Experience possible!" Brigitt Order of appearance Opening number dance: Allemande Opening cast Maurizio Veskovo and Andra Vaidilaite Francis Lafrenier and Claudia Primeau Kamil Studenny and Katya Trubina-Maganova Artur Adamski and Karolina Paliwoda Beginning: The distant past and the roots: 1 Valera Musuc & Nina Trautz (dance: Ländler) 2 Bryan Watson & Carmen Vincelj (dance: Charleston) 3 Kamil Studenny & Katya Trubina-Maganova (dance: Lindy-Hop) 4 Wendy Johnson & Igor Suvorov (dance: Argentine T.) 5 Jukka Happalainen & Sirpa Suutari-Jääskö (dance: Son/Mambo) 6 Rudi Homm & Viktorija Triscuka (dance: Milonga) 7 Allan Tornsberg & Vibeke Toft (dance: Maxixe) Middle: Establishment of competitive concept 8 Peter Eggleton & Loraine Barry (dance: old Slowfox) 9 Lorraine & Neil Jones (dance: mid 60s Cha-Cha) 10 Evelyn Haedrich-Hoermann (Opitz) & Bernd Hoermann (dance: 1962 Square Rumba) 11 Rudi Trautz & Nina Trautz (dance: 1968 Cha-cha-Cha) 12 Jurij Batagelj & Jagoda Strukelj (Mick and Lorna impersonation) (dance: 1972 Paso Doble) 13 Maurizio Veskovo & Andra Vaidilaite (Alan & Hazel impersonation) (dance: 1981 Jive) 14 Kenny & Marion Welsh (dance: mid 80s Tango)