Musette
... Musette... A word which makes some people dream, but above all, above
all, a word with a pejorative connotation for most of you,
particularly the young.
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Too
many things are called "musette" : the musette ball, the musette
accordion, musette dancing, the dance musette, the musette waltz... and
even (in French) the little bag you use to put your bread, wine and
camembert in before taking a stroll.
Since
too many things are "musettes", everything becomes
"musette" ... and finally, nothing actually defines the
"musette" any more.
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Without
any doubt, it's necessary to begin by redefining this word, in
order to create a desire in all of us, young and less young, to discover
or rediscover what is in fact an integral part of the french cultural
heritage.
Dancers
since the early 80's and dance teachers since 1993, we have created this
site from the dancers' viewpoint, as opposed to that of an ethnologist,
historian or musicologist...
Quite simply because we aren't able to!
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Of
course we will deal with the memory of the Musette, its early and
original atmosphere...
Of course we won't forget the music or the musicians who marked
the evolution of the Musette...
But we are not professionals on these subjects.
Omissions and errors may creep in : we are ready to correct them...
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It's
the "Musette Today"
aspect which is closest to our heart !
Important : under this
heading you'll find what should be, in our opinion, a new definition of
the "danced Musette".
Take
your time to browse through our website.
Once your curiosity has been aroused, we hope to meet you during one of
the workshops organised to re-launch this style of dance...
See
you soon!
