> From: Cin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The Burda pattern is charming, and I do love a fishtail hem, but I do > not think that you, as a dancer will be pleased. The upper skirt > looks likely to shorten your stride at the knee. IMHO, It should be > fine for Argentine tango, 30s foxtrot, 20s tango, but anything with a > longer stride like polka or swing might be frustrating. You didnt say > what styles you plan to dance at the reception.
Hello Cynthia, thank you for these ideas! At a friend's wdding, my now-fiance and I got to dance together for the first time and noticed that we were able to dance especially well together and knew nearly the same dances and figures, having both learned it within the sports program of (different) German universities. We will be dancing 'ballroom and latin' -- Viennese Waltz, English Waltz, Foxrot, Tango (not Argentino, the European Version), Disco-Fox, Cha-cha-cha, Rumba, Samba, Jive, possibly Paso Doble. Plus probably freestyle. But the opening dance is to be a 'snowball waltz'. That doesn't mean the music will be the 'Snow Waltz' (no way!). It's named after the effect with which you can start an avalanche with a snowball. One couple starts alone. They dance together for a few rounds and then separate, and each is asking someone else to dance. These new couples again separate after a few rounds to invite still others that are still seated... and in the end, everyone will be dancing. In Viennese Waltz, the couple has to make a full turn within about a second or less. To achieve that, they need to be quite close together, which is why the dance was considered immoral for a long time. I believe it wasn't actually danced much in the 1830s at all, though I may be wrong. In 1920s Tango, the couple has to be even closer, and the gentleman slides his leg between hers.In either case, you need freedom for the legs, so thanks, I'll go by your recommendation and try a mock-up of that fishtail skirt first. And anyway... he has seen the pattern already so I'm even more unsure if I will make that dress. De: From: "otsisto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [h-cost] wedding in historical costumes Thanks for all those links. They are wonderful, but they don't have patterns. They help me for _his_ suit, in particular http://www.fancyephemera.com/historicalfashion.html#1830sbeau and http://www.vintagetextile.com/gallery_early.htm (the two gentlemen's coats, in particular the red one). Now, where can I get patterns for that time? For a mans' suit? For myself, I'm taking Cynthia's advice, no indeed, we don't have to match. A good hint I found on one wedding website: I have to make sure that the wedding dress will fit into a suitcase. So, cage crinolines and most hoop skirts are out of the question! That said, there is another style that interests me -- and that's Dior-ish or similar. . And I've now placed a bid on a dress form! I've found one that seems to fit my measurements! Lucky that in Germany, we don't have bridemaids. :-) Barbara M aren _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
