In vintage dance circles we've done the Newport and the Ripple--they are
real 1890s dance steps.
The NEwport (sort of a limping step:
Newport Leap back left, across LOD (gents) with a quarter
turn, Side right and close, Side right and Close, Leap forward right
(gents) with a quarter turn, Side left and close, Side left close..i.e.:
{1&2&3,4&5&6}.
Don't remember the ripple sequence of steps.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 1:10 PM, ruthan...@mindspring.com <
ruthan...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Hello the list, after so long…
>
> Doing a play (“Camping with Henry and Tom”) where the character Henry Ford
> refers to two dances: The Ripple and The Newport. A quick Google doesn’t
> yiield anything. Did the playwright just make up these dance names, or were
> they real dances around 1920? I’d very much like to hear from any reenactor
> who has danced one or both, or even heard of one or both.
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
> —Ruth Anne Baumgartner
>
>
> > On Jun 9, 2016, at 11:14 PM, Christine Robb <c-c...@conundrums.ca>
> wrote:
> >
> > (Retrying - originally sent May 30 but it failed to be delivered)
> >
> > Best website with a couple of pictures:
> > http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/guelph-
> museum-lady-duff-gordon-lucile-1.3566150
> >
> > Heard about this exhibit on the radio today. There's a longer call-in
> > radio show here: http://www.cbc.ca/ontariotoday/episodes/ "For the
> > love of Lucille" with people calling in to share stories about
> > clothing that was personal to them in some way, and with some
> > additional content about the exhibition, but the 5 minute clip on the
> > first link is probably more informative about the exhibit.
> >
> > Runs May 7 - November 13, 2016
> > http://guelphmuseums.ca/event/lucile-fashion-titanic-scandal/
> >
> > Christine
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