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Norman Maen Video Archive

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Lancers

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Title
Lancers
Additional title: Norman Maen Archive
Collection

Norman Maen Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980 - 1989 (Approximate)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 5978
Topics
Quadrille (Dance) -- Great Britain
Lancers -- Great Britain
Revues
Television specials
Genres
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Television programs
Music
Notes
Content: Title from inventory for Norman Maen and opening video speech.
Creation/production credits: Choreography, Norman Maen.
Performers: Performer, Richard Ham?
Venue: Videotaped during performance at TV studio, London, England, 1980's.
Acquisition: Gift; Domy Reiter-Sofer; 2014.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (6 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Victorian themes television event. Victorian themed variety television show with single actor performing The Lancers, which is a square dance, a variant of the Quadrille, a set dance performed by four couples, particularly popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a composite dance made up of five figures or tours, each performed four times so that each couple dances the lead part. It exists in many variants in several countries -- Les Lanciers, Wikipedia page.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 929987812
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20840964
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 72d451c0-aa19-0133-84e1-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1980: Created (Approximate)
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lancers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980 - 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8030d000-aa19-0133-33d7-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Lancers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8030d000-aa19-0133-33d7-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980 - 1989). Lancers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8030d000-aa19-0133-33d7-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8030d000-aa19-0133-33d7-60f81dd2b63c | title= (moving image) Lancers, (1980 - 1989)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 25, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Lancers