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Historical Ball Dance Cards
A Ball celebrating the United States Centennial in 1876 in Milton, Vermont at a meeting hall called "The Rest"
See YouTube below of "Hull's Victory" from the Centennial Dance, 1876 dance card above. Below the YouTube is a picture of "The Rest" as it stands today. The building that housed "The Rest" was built before 1800.
Painting and Description is taken from the Milton Historical Society and Milton Artist's Guild 2022 Calendar. Contact www.miltonvthistory.org/contact.htm to order a copy of this beautiful calendar.
See link for George Bailey Orchestra under "Resources" tab.
See dance card from Buffalo City Guard Cadet Ball in pictures above.
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Source: Lexington Vintage Dance Society
Left click onto the picture below to access a great website on Regency Period dance. Check tabs on left of web-page for a list of Regency dances, detailed descriptions of Regency dances, music to accompany dances, Regency dance terminology and very interesting Regency dance animations. It is interesting to contrast the dances of the Regency Period with the Victorian Period which follows it immediately. The same is true for Edwardian / Ragtime dance that follows the Victorian Period. See Ragtime music / dance YouTube below.
Cut & Paste this You-Tube for a good example of the "Two Step", ie. Ragtime 2-Step @ Statewide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Dm7fAawSw&t=46s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Dm7fAawSw&t=46s
Dance styles from Regency / Early 19th Century to Mid-19th Century to Late 19th Century to Edwardian / Ragtime Eras
Video Clips from the Library Of Congress / American Ball Companion Video Series
Video Clips from the Library Of Congress / American Ball Companion Video Series
Contrast of musical styles for musical Marches throughout the 19th century.
1816 vs. 1850 vs. 1882
1816 vs. 1850 vs. 1882
Left click on Tissot painting below to view a selection of James Tissot's Victorian Era paintings.
JAMES TISSOT 1836 - 1902
1901 Pan American Exposition, Buffalo, NY
New York State Building at the Pan Am
Ball Card from Pan Am Ball at NY State Bldg.
New York State Building at the Pan Am
Ball Card from Pan Am Ball at NY State Bldg.
" Elite Syncopations " by Scott Joplin, 1902 - Play this early ragtime music while reviewing the Pan Am items
Frog Legs Rag , 1909 by Scott Joplin
New York State Building at the Pan American Exposition (1901).
Building stands today and is the home of the Buffalo History Musuem.
See the dance card below from a Ball given at the Pan Am for Central America's Independence
on September 30, 1901 in the New York State Building.
This waltz with a Latin flare would have been perfect for the occasion and the waltz on the dance card.
See link for the Spare Parts band under "Resources" tab.
Bandshell at the Pan Am, 1901
By John Phillip Sousa (1893)
John Phillp Sousa and his brass band appeared at the Pan Am along with many other brass & military bands.
PAN AM MYSTERY - 9/6/1901 President McKinley assassinated -
9/14 /1901 President McKinley dies - 9/30/1901 Ball at NYS Building ?
9/14 /1901 President McKinley dies - 9/30/1901 Ball at NYS Building ?
A Ball was given for a variety of reasons. Some were public and some were private. Some were given for soldiers during the time of war. Some were fundraisers. An example of a fundraising Ball was "The Shriners' Ball" given in April of 1890 at the Music Hall in Buffalo for "...the benefit of the Newsboys' and Bootblacks' Home." Below is a newspaper article clip and ink drawing posted in The Buffalo Evening News on Thursday, April 10, 1890 describing this event.
Below are 19th Century & Turn of the Century scenes in Buffalo, New York
Prince & Co. Organs and Melodeons , Buffalo, New York 1860's
The Dimpled Cheek Waltz, 1884 - A perfect tune for a dance around the parlor at a family gathering
Buffalo Harbor - Buffalo River - Grain Mills - Coal Powered Lake Freighter
Victorian Buffalo - Delaware Avenue -
Millionaire's Row - Movers and shakers in 19th Century Buffalo !
Millionaire's Row - Movers and shakers in 19th Century Buffalo !
See link for Failte: Airs & Waltzes CD under "Resources" tab.
Erie Canal - Spanned the distance from
Buffalo to the Hudson River.
Buffalo to the Hudson River.
Amherst is a suburb of Buffalo, N.Y.
Buffalo has a rich architectural heritage.
Come to Buffalo / Amherst for our Annual Ball and enjoy some Victorian architectural sightseeing !
Click on "Events" and then "Future" for information on the upcoming
2019 Annual Victorian Ball on November 9, 2019
See examples of Buffalo 19th Century architecture below and then left click on the logo of
"Buffalo as an Architectural Museum" for numerous examples:
Buffalo has a rich architectural heritage.
Come to Buffalo / Amherst for our Annual Ball and enjoy some Victorian architectural sightseeing !
Click on "Events" and then "Future" for information on the upcoming
2019 Annual Victorian Ball on November 9, 2019
See examples of Buffalo 19th Century architecture below and then left click on the logo of
"Buffalo as an Architectural Museum" for numerous examples:
Buffalo Architecture and History
Learn about Buffalo's rich architectural heritage & history !