Dances of Hungary (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

Excerpt from Dances of Hungary

The French wars of the eighteenth century necessitated vigorous recruiting campaigns, an important part of which was choreographical. At this time emerge the various male dances called verbunkos (or Verbunk), first de scribed in the 177o's. Between this date and 1848 recruit ing commissions, consisting of a handful of hussars with their sergea'nt and corporal, invaded the villages, chose a suitable spot, hoisted a flag and forming a circle began their dance. This consisted of slow figures alternating with short quick ones. In the middle, Of the circle the corporal directed the dancing and drinking while the sergeant acted as Master Of Ceremonies. Those Village lads who decided to enlist went into the circle and the merry-making would go on for hours, repeated for days, until the required number of recruits was Obtained. The story goes that in one day in 1840 in the town of Szeged, thirteen hundred young men were thus enticed into the army.

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