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Polka is dead! Long live Mazurka!
A mysterious death announcement for Polka, murdered by its sister Mazurka. Let's analyse this strange document together!
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Quadrille vs. Country dance, 1823
Analysis of Thomas Moore's poem "Country dance and Quadrille. A defence of the old dancing". A deepdive into the late Regency / early Romantic balls with this epic text.
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Menuet, a short story about minuet, 1882
"Menuet" is a short story by Guy de Maupassant. It bears witness to the obsession with the 18th century that was typical of the late 19th century.
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The pope, the tango and the furlana
The story of the Furlana, the dance that tried to dethrone Tango in the 1910s.
