Waltzing back into life
Waltz, a revolutionary thing ? Historically, it was the first dance having couples clasping each other, men and women hugging, whirling to the rhythm of its music to the point of giddiness and rapture. A dance with a triple time rhythm both simple and complex enthralling the most diverse societies and a source of unfailing interest.
Type (Documentaire / Documentaire fiction / Série documentaire)DocumentaryGenre en anglaisSociety & Economy Directed by Patricia PlattnerSupported by Angoa-Agicoa, CNC, Fernsehfilmforderungsfonds der RTR GmbH, Fonds REGIO, ProcirepYear2004Duration52min
The greatest composers were inspired by it. Who has never heard of Johann Strauss’The Beautiful Blue Danube or Brahms’and Chopin’s waltzes ? It has fed the imagination of writers and later on, of film-makers.
Following the invention of accordion in Vienna in 1830, the waltz crossed the Alps, Italy and France to settle in the cobbled streets of Paris, accompanied on the musette (bagpipes from the Auvergne region). In the ballrooms and other dance halls of the French capital, in the guinguettes (open air cafés) along the Marne river and all over France, everybody went for the musette waltz.
With the European settlers, it then sailed to South America. It was now totally fashionable. The capitals and the coastal regions first adopted it. The radio then prompted its incredible extension.
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An irresistible invitation to dance.
Télé Loisirs
Here is a delightful journey.
Pèlerin
In this fascinating documentary, dance enthusiasts will be swept away by the magic of music.
L'Homme Nouveau
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