18th Century Dance

 I've often written about doing research for novels. YouTube has generally been fairly far down on my list of resources because I'm a word, rather than a video, person. Another problem is that the camera work for many of the demonstrations is not well done. 

However, when they're good, they're often very good indeed. 

When I started writing historical romance, I knew nothing about period dance. Disclaimer: I still don't know much about it but at least I've now seen it performed, thanks to various groups on YouTube.   

It's Friday. If we were living in the 18th century, perhaps we would be attending a ball this evening. This is what it might look like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=___I5dy4PhQ Some seldom-seen or referenced 17^th and 18^th century dances. Have you ever heard of anyone performing "The Dumps" in a Georgian or Regency novel? I hadn't.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZWDrjLO7r4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdYoW6lhf6A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbXUWNaDKyw   No, I don’t know why one of the dancers is wearing a harlequin costume. Drafted from a masquerade because they were short one dancer and she knew the steps? We'll never know.

Wonderful music, too.