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Streetswings Dance History Archives: Gaby Glide
The Gaby Glide, Circa 1912
The Gaby Glide Dance

   The "Gaby Glide" was created for Gaby Deslys (1881-1920) and Harry Pilcer (1885-1961). Ned Wayburn (1884-1942) choreographed the Gaby Glide for Deslys and Pilcer for the play "Vera Violetta" in 1911.

    Glides were combinations of normal period dances and there were hundreds of them such as the Sea Sick Glide, Gilda Glide, Aeroplane Glide to name but a few. But most didn't become that popular with the dancing public and if they did only briefly, however the Aeroplane Glide, Gilda Glide and the Gaby Glide were one of the few that did and many people tried to create new glides over the years.

    The main character of the Glide was the lady being positioned in front of the man with her back to him slightly offset which created the gliding effect (see pic). For a while when it first appeared, this dance was lumped together with the Turkey Trot, Grizzly Bear, Bunny Hug etc. However it was not what they called then a 'Hugging' or 'Vulgar dance' that many so loathed.

   Deslys is also credited for introducing the first "Striptease" number in a Broadway musical.

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Birth Place

Creation Date

Creator

Dance Type

New York

1911

Ned Wayburn

Ballroom

Posters, Lobby Cards etc.

Glide Sheet Music Covers

Music Titles

n/a The Gaby Glide (1911) $

Gabbie

  The Glide Away Rag

Gabby Glide Medley

           

Gaby Love

           

Gaby Mood

           

Gabys Rhapsody

           

The Gaby Glide

... See All Glide Songs: Click Here

Night Clubs

Theaters

Locations

Winter Garden (N.Y.)

1911 - Winter Garden Theatre

n/a

      1914 - Majestic Theatre      
                 
 

Films / Movies

Ballets / Stage

1915 - Her Triumph (Deslys & Pilcher) 1911 - Vera Violetta
      1914 - The Winning Widow
      1913 - Honey Moon Express
      1914 - Little Parisienne
       
     

Publications

      12/10/1912 - Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Arch Bishop renounces Gaby Glide)
      1/25/1914 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - (Gaby)
      9/14/1914 - Manitoba Free Press (Glide is Naughty)
      $ Gaby Deslys: a fatal attraction (Gardiner)
       

Other Related Dances of the time...

Aeroplane Waltz

Cartel Waltz

Hesitation Waltz

Love Dance

Shadow Dance

Apache Dance

Castle Walk

Hippohop

LuLu Fado

Shimmy

Argentine Ardor

Charleston

Hoffman Glide

March

Shiver Shake

Arizona Anguish

Chicken Flip

Honey Bug

Maurice Tango

Slow Drag

Bacchanalian waltz

Collegiate

Hooche Cooche

Maxixe

Syncopated Canter

Baltimore Buzz

Collegiate Foxtrot

Horsetrot

Mooch and Sugar

Tango

Bambuca

Collegiate Shag

Hug-Me-Tight

Necktie Waltz

Terripan Toddle

Black Bottom

Dewey Dip

Innovation

One Step

Texas Tommy

Boll Weevil Wiggle

Dizzy Drag

Jazzarimba

Ostrich Stretch

Toddle

Boston Dip

Fado Foxtrot

Kangaroo Canter

Pavlova Gavotte

Turkey Trot

Boulevard Glide

Foxtrot

Kangaroo Waltz

Peabody

Two-Step

Break away

Fuzzy-Wuzzy

Kitchen Sink

Pickaninny Dandle

Varsity Drag

Bunny Hug

Gaby Glide

Lambeth Walk

Pollywog Wiggle

Walkin' The Dog

Buzzard Lope

Gilda Glide

Lame Duck

Puppy Snuggle

Waltz

Cabbage Clutch

Grizzly Bear

Lemon Squeeze

Quickstep

Whirlwind Waltz

Camel Walk

Grizzly Glide

Lindy Hop

Salome dance

Wiggle-de-Wiggle

Cantor Waltz

       
         

Various Glides

1909 - Cubanola Glide

1911 - Southern Slide

1912 - Turkey Trot Glide

Grizzly Glide

1909 - The Boulevard Glide

1912 - Broadway Glide

1916 - Gerties Gasoline Glide

Hoffman Glide

1911 - Gaby Glide

1912 - That Pavey Glide

Edelweiss Glide

Innovation Glide (1914)

1912 - Hanky Panky Glide

1912 - The Wedding Glide

Gilda Glide

Wilson Glide (1913)

Dancers, Choreographers etc.

Political

Gaby Deslys

Ned Wayburn

n/a

Harry Pilcer

 

 

Books, Magazine Articles on the dance...

Title

Author

Date Published

Publisher

n/a n/a n/a n/a
                       

Musicians

Bands

Singers

Poets / Writers

Louis A. Hirsch n/a n/a

Harry Pilcher

             
               

Misc. Research Words that may be related ... to help your searches

n/a n/a n/a n/a
         

Other ...

Basic Step as described by Albert Newman in 1913:
Dancers in Closed Position.
Glide L. F. to side (1), raise R. F. to side, and hop on L. F. (2); pass the R. F. back of the L. F. (3), L. F. to side (x), and again R. F. crossed in back of L. F. (4). This is a Pas de Bourrée. Repeat all, one measure.
Step on L. F. (1), raise R. F. slightly and hop on L. F. (2), then step on R. F. (3); raise L. F. and hop on R. F. (4)., Repeat this measure.
First Step in the Gaby Glide. Repeat all from beginning. There are various other versions of the Gaby Glide, but they become more difficult and are not so practical.

Gaby Glide Sheet Music Words:
Ev'ry body's raving 'bout the real frenchy two-step,
Ev--'ry bo-dy wants to do this smart fan-cy new step, it's a funny bear,
Par - is on the tear, well i do de-clare it is class-y,
Gab-y brought the dance and it's got us all --- a going,
Since she came no oth-er twirl has had an-y showing,
It's a musical treat, for your dancing feet...
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