Recreating the Nineteenth Century Ballroom

Reproducing the clothing and refreshments, reconstructing specific dances, and applying nineteenth century etiquette rules to twenty-first century situations. It's all part of bringing history from the printed page into three dimensions.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Monstre Bal Masque -1847

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The London magazine, Punch, made fun of everything, including the everyday irritations of life in London,  This illustration is from a p...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

How to Intrigue - Antwerp February 1842

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A European fashion plate with carnival costumes, 1839 Carnival, Carneval, Fasching, Karneval, and Fastnacht are all names for a peri...
Friday, February 7, 2020

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St. James's Theatre. — That wonderful dance, the Polka, which has so suddenly shot up, and divided the public attention with the...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

The Tea Party and the Dinner Party, Early 1820s

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I don't have any dancing observations today, but I went to the Museum of Fine Arts the other evening and spent a long time lookin...
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Tailcoat vs. Tuxedo

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The best thing for a man to wear to a Nineteenth Century ball is a tailcoat. Often, a new dancer will say he plans to wear a tux. This is wh...
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Five Requisites for Dancers - 1890

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Every so often, I read a dance manual where the writer's personality shines through. Other times, a manual shows just a glimpse of frust...
Sunday, November 5, 2017

An Evening Coat that Makes a Statement - 1921

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This woman knows that you want to look sleek in your 1920s party dress. Check out her carefully dressed hair. She also knows that it's ...
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Barbara Menard Pugliese
Medford (Boston), Massachusetts
I am a dance historian, costume historian, and culinary historian who is always looking for ways to bring historical knowledge to life. I have been director of The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers since 2007. I teach nineteenth and early twentieth century dance, lecture on dance history, movement, historical clothing, etc., and perform with the dance company.
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