Chopin — Waltz in D flat major, Op. 70, No. 3 (Twirling / Tanagra /Trio Waltz /Maiden Waltz)

This dance for three incorporates some of the Tanagra Figure positions, and has the quality of a party...inviting, making an entrance, dancing together.

Notes

Valerie Durham

A dance of maiden flirtation, as if at a happy party together. This delightful dance can challenge the performers with its alternating turns done in a circle; the dancers press their arms and turn to face in or out of the circle in alternating moments, while notching around the circle. The dance continues with a waltzing invitational gesture, and then a fluid version of the fifth Tanagra Figure position. The three dancers take turns making the gesture, then join together, forming a exuberant flank that ebbs and pulls across the floor, with a sparkling shake for the foot. The final gesture finds the three dancers gathering each other about the waist, and exiting together, as if off to the next party.

Videos

Title Date Dancers Full Dance? Notes
Chopin Mazurkas and Tanagra Waltz, S. F. Duncan Dancers, 4/23/89 1989-04-23 Mary Sano, Janice Blaisdell, Amy Garland Yes
S. F. Duncan Dancers at Rotunda, City Hall 1985-03-07 Ann Cogley, Takami Mochizuki, Susan McMahon Yes
Summer Flight 1983-07-22 Janaea Rose Lyn (McAlee) Yes
DDD at Golden Gate Bandshell 1983 Christina Fessenden, Melinda McGee, Maria Rosario Villasana Yes

Related items in the Archives

The San Francisco Museum of Performance and Design > Programs > Second American Tour — Irma Duncan — Isadora Duncan Dancers

The San Francisco Museum of Performance and Design > Programs > Isadorables — Dec 28, 1919

The Collection of Christy Cornell-Pape > Programs > Irma Duncan — Isadora Duncan Dancers — Nov 03, 1929

The Collection of Christy Cornell-Pape > Programs > Isadora Duncan Dancers — Nov 18, 1929

The Collection of Christy Cornell-Pape > Programs > Isadora Duncan Dancers — Irma Duncan — — Dec 05, 1929

The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers, Rotunda, City Hall — 1985

The Collection of Mignon Garland > Programs > S.F. Duncan Dancers, The Heritage of Isadora — 1989

The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Second American Tour — Irma Duncan — Moscow Duncan Dancers

The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Isadora Duncan — 1908

The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Isadora Duncan Dancers — Nov 13, 1929

The Collection of Barbara Kane > Programs > Retrospective Isadora Duncan — 1993

The Collection of Janaea Rose Lyn (McAlee) > Programs > Isadorables

The Collection of Janaea Rose Lyn (McAlee) > Programs > Summer Flight Program — Jul 22, 1983

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