Catherine Blanchet Interviews Mme. Robin

Accession No.: 
BL1-029

00:00 - Classification of Acadian Folk Dances - Circles, contra lines, with partners, unaccompanied by music;
01:55 - Square dances and les lanciers - Mentions that she found an example in the Olivier Collection;
02:50 - Les jolies tambours;
03:40 - Mazurkas - She mentions that the Louisiana version of the Mazurka is almost unrecognizable compared to what they call a Mazurka in Europe;
05:00 - Description of the Acadian Waltz;
07:00 - Mazurka - Came to France from Poland, was a fashionable dance at some point, the French called the dance the "Warsaw." Descriptions of Mazurka steps;
09:40 - Current dances used with Cajun music - Polka, Waltz, 1940's "fad" dances;
12:30 - Definition of "fad dances;"
14:20 - Les danses rondes as seen in Breaux Bridge;
16:15 - Acadian dances with wooden shoes;
21:00 - More descriptions of Waltz, Mazurka, and Polka dances;
22:35 - Solo dances during Mardi Gras;
22:50 - Danse de mouchoir;
24:10 - Danse du marier;
25:00 - Colinda;
27:00 - Reconstructing old European dances;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Catherine Blanchet
Subject: 
Louisiana, French, Dance
Creator: 
Catherine Blanchet
Recording date: 
Thursday, February 12, 1970
Publisher: 
Catherine Blanchet / Center for Louisiana Studies
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
31:25
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, September 19, 2022
Digitized Date: 
Monday, September 19, 2022
Original Format: 
Reel to reel 5 inch
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
192 kHz
Storage Location: 
ACCF - Drawer 2