tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post3725834628858396009..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: The Waltz - From Outrageous to Acceptable in Six Years?Louise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-32803545173812757072011-06-20T06:00:16.096+01:002011-06-20T06:00:16.096+01:00I came across this snippet on the internet re the ...I came across this snippet on the internet re the introduction of the waltz at the English court, not sure if you've seen it. I can't verify the source though, I don't have access to the Times archives.<br /><br />"We remarked with pain that the indecent foreign dance called the Waltz was introduced (we believe for the first time) at the English court on Friday last ... it is quite sufficient to cast one's eyes on the voluptuous intertwining of the limbs and close compressure on the bodies in their dance, to see that it is indeed far removed from the modest reserve which has hitherto been considered distinctive of English females. So long as this obscene display was confined to prostitutes and adulteresses, we did not think it deserving of notice; but now that it is attempted to be forced on the respectable classes of society by the civil examples of their superiors, we feel it a duty to warn every parent against exposing his daughter to so fatal a contagion." (Source: The Times of London, 16th July 1816)<br /><br />Read more: Waltz History http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/waltz.htm#ixzz1PmzN1ReI<br />Dance Fitness Sports www.Centralhome.com<br /><br /><br />Makes one wonder what the writer of this article would have said about, say, the tango. ;) (says this Austrian who's not particularly good at waltzing. Or tango, for that matter.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-61883830626823777422011-06-19T19:42:11.286+01:002011-06-19T19:42:11.286+01:00The Mirror of Graces is known for its discussion o...<i>The Mirror of Graces</i> is known for its discussion of "Literary ladies", which our Lady of Distinction places between the sections on "Slatterns" and "Rich slovens".<br /><br />The Liz Jones of her day?Stephenhttp://wenlock.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-32217724551067624902011-06-19T17:13:50.918+01:002011-06-19T17:13:50.918+01:00I love your newly acquired print, Louise. 'Dec...I love your newly acquired print, Louise. 'Decadent' is definitely the word for it! One can see why Mamas were so alarmed.<br /><br />Even in the other, more decorous print, the gentleman's hand seems to be becoming rather intimately acquainted with the young lady's bust as she performs her pirouette. Still, she doesn't look as though she has any objection.Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-15694656739063400202011-06-19T13:58:04.062+01:002011-06-19T13:58:04.062+01:00Gosh, all VERY fascinating, Louise. So many differ...Gosh, all VERY fascinating, Louise. So many different styles!Jan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471022034388834235noreply@blogger.com