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|f_annotation=[[File:esmeralda.JPG|400px|thumb|right|Fanny Cerrito in the title role of the Pugni/Perrot La Esmeralda, London, circa 1844.]]'''ESMERALDA POLKA, LA.''' AKA and see "[[Royal Polka Quadrille - Figure 3]]." Polka (2/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABACA. "La Esmeralda" takes its name from a ballet of the same name in 3 acts, 5 scenes, inspired by Victor Hugo's '''Notre Dame de Paris'''. It was originally choreographed by Jules Perrot, with music by Cesare Pugni (see also note for "[[Annotation:Opera Polka]]"). | |||
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The Esmeralda, sometimes called the Three-Slide Polka, was a ballroom dance popular in America in the second half of the 19th century. It consisted in a combination of steps from the polka and the galop. The music was usually a polka in 2/4 time; occasionally a 6/8 time tune was used. | |||
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|f_printed_sources=Manson ('''Hamilton's Universal Tune Book, vol. 2'''), 1846; p. 145. | |||
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The Esmeralda, sometimes called the Three-Slide Polka, was a ballroom dance popular in America in the second half of the 19th century. It consisted in a combination of steps from the polka and the galop. The music was usually a polka in 2/4 time; occasionally a 6/8 time tune was used.
