Chapelloise

The Chapelloise is a traditional folk dance with partner change ( so-called blender ), which is part of the standard repertoire in Bal Folk.

The French name under which this dance is also known in Germany, is returned to the place Chapelle -des- Bois. There is in the 1970s, this dance have been taught by André Dufresne, and as this could not remember the original name of the dance, the dance was named after the venue.

It is often claimed that the dance, which was introduced in France, first in the 1930s by the British Alick Maud Pledge, was of Swedish origin and would mean in the original " Aleman 's marsj " ( eg Guilcher 1998 Oosterveen 2002 Largeaud 2011 and countless websites ). However, the notation " marsj " is not swedish but norwegian and the dance is always performed both in Swedish and in Danish and in Norwegian dance collections as " All American Promenade". Both of these titles, as well as the similarity of the figures of this dance with other British / American mixers, as well as the contrast with the usual Swedish folk dances suggest rather a non-Swedish origins of the dance. In Denmark, the dance is sometimes referred to as " Gärdeby Gånglåt ", as it is often danced to march tune of the same name, which was composed by Anders Olsson ( 1865-1952 ). The Norwegian folk dance Collector Hulda Garborg (1862-1934) is said to have learned the dance in the U.S., but immerses the dance description in Norwegian literature dance until much later on. In Belgium, the same folk dance " Aapje " called (an abbreviation for " All American Promenade" ), or simply " Jig" and " Gigue " by the dance music being played.

It is sometimes argued the dance was choreographed in the 1960s by American Jim Arkness; However, a description of this dance was already published in 1953 in the U.S.. In England and Scotland there is a similar dance called " Gay Gordons ", which was mentioned as early as 1907, 1950 all local dancers in Aberdeen was common and was described in 1959. The first eight bars of this dance are the same as the Chapelloise, but is missing in the " Gay Gordons " typical for the Chapelloise changing partners.

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