#baroque dance

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I had this brainrot in my head all week. Just two cuties dancing an allemande (???)

yeah she's dancing in her stays, don't worry about it, I assume they're alone or James wouldn't have indulged this side of himself I've decided that he has

I referenced this vid on youtube, which was an excerpt from something called Dancing Through Time. In my brief and poorly-educated searches on baroque dance, I came across two different ideas about what it was - a much simpler and less touchy-feely dance, and the one I linked above, which appears to be the 18th century version of grinding on the dance floor swing and actually looks like a lot of fun.

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Yearly obligatory reblog 😌

Today is World ballet Day, and you must be crazy if you thought I’d let this day pass with no new post soooo… here we are! With a ballet from the 18th century staged in the 18th century way! ISN’T THAT AWESOME?

This is the scene no. 7 of “Didona Abbandonata, ballo tragico pantomimo” (1766) by Gasparo Angiolini. This is a live recording from 2015, re-staged by Helena Kazárová. All this looks just gorgeous. I with there was a troupe of baroque dancing near me.

Credits:

Helena Kazárová (choreography and stage direction)

Hartig Ensemble dancers

Musica Florea orchestra (conducted by Marek Štryncl)

Costumes: Roman Šolc

Make-up and wigs: Karel Langer

Filmed by Daniel Roznyó

Cast: Queen Dido - Blanka Ferjentsik Wernerová, Aeneas - Miroslav Stehlík, Ladies-in-waiting: Michaela Bartlová, Ida Fišerová, Lenka Kantorová, Michaela Špačková. Companions of Aeneas: Ladislav Beneš, Aleš Hanzlík

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ah yes, the two genders. testosterone boys and harlequinn girls.

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Ferdinand van Kessel (attributed)

The Dance of the Rats

ca. 1690

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Dance Fever by Florence and the Machine is Transgender and Asexual!

requested by anon

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An Early Documentation of the Safety Dance

Andromeda by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante

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A Dance to the Music of Time by Nicolas Poussin, 1634-1636.

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Tracklist:

ベルコメン (Välkommen) • Strawberry • 天誅 (Tenchuu) • ブーゲンビリア (Bougainvillea) • GENTLE • Elopement • しょってぃん (Shot in) • グラストレード (Glass Trade) • 少女趣味 (Shoujo Shumi) • モラトリアムの悪態 (Moratorium no Akutai) • ラヴリーアサシン (Lovely Assassin) • The Decisive Hour • ガーネットの涙 (Garnet no Namida)

Spotify ♪ YouTube

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No references no coherent thoughts just Sansa and Arya dancing to Purcell

Oh my GODS Sansa would have loved Purcell

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I miss ski jumping :(

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Scoring Florence + The Machine’s Albums Out of 100

Florence Welch’s discography is a wild journey of emotion, grandeur, and vulnerability. Here’s how I would score each album out of 100:

Lungs (2009) – 95/100 Florence + The Machine's debut album that started it all. Lungs is a raw and powerful album that shows the versatility of Florence Welch's voice and songwriting talents. The music has a chaotic energy because Florence was still discovering her voice. She technically wrote the album over five years. Plus, she was working with multiple songwriting partners and producers. The mystical undertones, gothic lyrics, and big drums make this album a storm. Some of my favorite songs were co-written and produced with Florence + The Machine co-founder Isabella Summers, including "Dog Days Are Over" and "Cosmic Love." Standouts: "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)," "Cosmic Love", and "Between Two Lungs"

Ceremonials (2011) – 97/100 This album is a true masterpiece because it's "a wall of sound," to quote Florence Welch. Florence leaned fully into the baroque. She and her collaborators (Paul Epworth, Isabella Summers, Francis White, James Ford, etc) created an otherworldly atmosphere with drums & percussion, harps, pianos, guitars, bells, bass, synth, and layers of Florence singing backup vocals. Ceremonials explores themes of water, death, and rebirth. Every elegant song feels like a grand cathedral of sound. Standouts: "Shake It Out," "Breaking Down," and "Only If For a Night"

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015) – 92/100 Florence reined in some of the grandiosity for a more rock-influenced sound. It's still lush, but the instrumentation focuses on guitars and horns. Florence faces her demons in this album and comes out better on the other side. I love the emotional complexity of this album, but a couple of tracks feel slightly more subdued than expected. This was the last album where Isabella Summers co-wrote or produced any Florence + The Machine songs. She and Florence co-wrote three songs, including one of my favorites, "Delilah." Standouts: "What Kind of Man," "Ship to Wreck," and "Delilah"

High as Hope (2018) – 93/100 This album is more stripped-back and personal than her previous ones. Florence Welch co-produced and wrote the whole album by herself. The vulnerability of High as Hope is palpable throughout the songs. While some might miss the massive production of earlier albums, the intimacy of High as Hope is its strength. All the songs feel delicate and confessional. Standouts: "Hunger," "Sky Full of Song," and "Big God"

Dance Fever (2022) – 99/100 This is my favorite Florence + The Machine album. Dance Fever blends the theatricality of Ceremonials with the emotional introspection of High as Hope. I love how Florence wrote an album that combines the confessional aspects of High as Hope and How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful with the horror movies she watched during the pandemic to produce some genuinely epic lyrics. The instrumentals of every song make you want to dance, even if the lyrics make you want to cry. Florence's vocals are at the next level, showing how much she has grown since Lungs. Standouts: "King," "Free," and "Dream Girl Evil"

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What power art thou?

Who from below

Hast made me rise?

Unwillingly and slow

From beds of everlasting snow

See'st thou not how stiff

And wondrous old?

Far unfit to bear the bitter cold

I can scarcely move

Or draw my breath

I can scarcely move

Or draw my breath

Let me, let me

Let me freeze again

Let me, let me freeze again to death

Let me, let me

Let me freeze again to death 💀

The Cold Song by Klaus Nomi 🎧