Suite Mr Beveridge's Maggot and The Hole in The Wall

This dance has become very popular following the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth. The Chestnut dancers follow Pat Shaw's version who went back to the Henry Playford's description with only one B melody.Pat asked for the first couple turning inward and I went a step further with second couple turning outward and holding out easy hand.It works !! Although we are dancing in our Regency Clothes in the magnificent castle of Neuville, we do know that it is unlikely that Jane Austen would have danced Mr Beveridge's Maggot, nor Hole in the Wall for that matter. These two dances were edited respectively in 1695 and 1698.

Cette vidéo nous montre dansant deux danses éditées par Henry Playford dans un château près de Paris.Nos costumes Regency sont anachroniques : il est en effet peu vraisemblable que Jane Austen ait dansé des danses de 1695 et 1698. Mais pour autant l'ensemble fonctionne ! nous suivons l'interprétation de Pat Shaw qui est revenu aux prescriptions du Dancing Master concernant le nombre de phrases musicales et j'ai un peu renchéri sur ses proposition.