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BIG DANCE WEEK LONDON & NATIONWIDE 3 to 11 July 2010
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TIME TRAVEL WITH BIG DANCE: DROP IN FREE!
HISTORICAL DANCE SUMMER SCHOOLS 2010
TIME TRAVEL WITH BIG DANCE: NATIONWIDE
TIME TRAVEL WITH BIG DANCE: DROP IN FREE!
Free LONDON Classes for All!
VENUE: RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art),
Bancroft Studio, 18 Chenies Street, London, WC1E 6ED
Drop in on the hour. Observe or participate. Suitable for all ages & no experience required.
Each evening will include dancers in historical costume, background information and a
chance to join in and try out the dance moves at RADA.
For information, please email: BigDance@earlydancecircle.co.uk
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MONDAY 5th July: Early Renaissance Dances (14th & 15th Centuries)
6:30 pm Class 1: Circles and Lines (14th century farandole & branle) Tutors: Velma Pursehouse & Darren Royston
7:30 pm Class 2: Set dances in groups (Italian 15th century dances for 3, 4 or 5) Tutor: Diana Cruickshank
8:30 pm Class 3: Renaissance Choreographies (Italian 15th century dances for 6) Tutor: Philippa Waite |
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TUESDAY 6th July : Noble Dances from the High Renaissance (15th & 16th Centuries)
6:30 pm Class 1: Courtly Couple Dancing (Arbeau & Inns of Court) Tutors: Velma Pursehouse & Darren Royston
7:30 pm Class 2: Courtly Display – the Canaries (Caroso & Negri) Tutor: Hazel Dennison
8:30 pm Class 3: The Ballroom Minuet (Rameau) Tutor: Philippa Waite |
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WEDNESDAY 7th July: Masquerading & Fun (17th & 18th Centuries)
6:30 pm Class 1: Character Dances from the Stuart Masque Tutors: Anne Daye & Darren Royston
7:30 pm Class 2: 18th century Harlequin Dance Tutor: Barbara Segal
8:30 pm Class 3: 18th century Pantomime (Grotesque Dance inspired by the Commedia dell-arte) Tutor: Barry Grantham
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THURSDAY 8th July: Ballroom Dancing from the 18th & 19th Centuries
6:30 pm Class 1: Courtly Steps for Country Dances Tutor: Barbara Segal
7:30 pm Class 2: 18th century Romance - the Allemande Tutors: Darren Royston & Diana Cruickshank
8:30 pm Class 3: Cotillions Tutors: Chris & Ellis Rogers
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FRIDAY 9th July: Young Victoria to the Flappers (19th Century & the Jazz Era)
6:30 pm Class 1: Victorian Squares (Quadrilles) Tutors: Chris & Ellis Rogers
7:30 pm Class 2: National Dances (including Polonaise & Mazurka) Tutors: Chris & Ellis Rogers
8:30 pm Class 3: Charleston Mania Tutor: Darren Royston
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KENSINGTON PALACE Saturday & Sunday
3-4 July, 1-3 pm. Free dance event. Join in &
have fun with a costumed dance team. Venue: Marquee in gardens of Palace
Tutor - Barbara Segal. Contact: 020 7700 4293 or email
barbara.segal@thorn.demon.co.uk
GREENWICH Tuesday 6 July 6:00-8:00 pm AN EVENING OF ELIZABETHAN DANCE
Venue: CHARLTON HOUSE. Enjoy a sumptuously costumed demonstration, followed by a free dance class with Alison Ede and Pastime Historical Dance. All ages welcome. Free event, booking essential.
Contact: 020 8856 3951 or email charlton.house@greenwich.gov.uk
CENTRAL LONDON Saturday 10 July, 2pm-5pm. Free Introduction to Baroque Dance. Regular class; everyone welcome. Venue: The Drill Hall, 16 Chenies Street, London WC1E 7EX. Contact tutor Barbara Segal 020 7700 4293 or barbara.segal@thorn.demon.co.uk
NORTH LONDON Saturday 10 July, 7.30pm – Midnight. NONSUCH BIG DANCE PARTY
From La Volta to Travolta! – Dances through history.
Venue: Mildmay Dance Hall, Newington Green, Islington. Booking info@nonsuchdance.co.uk
BRITISH MUSEUM Friday 9 July, 6:30-9:00 pm GRAND EUROPEAN COURT DANCES OF THE 15TH & 16TH CENTURIES with Renaissance Footnotes and music by Passamezzo. Performance plus audience participation. Contact: Aisling Lavery alavery@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk.
GREENWICH, Sunday 11 July 2:00-5:00 pm HISTORICAL DANCE ON LOCATION: 17th Century mask and dance workshop with Dr. Anne Daye. Live music on period instruments.
Venue: CHARLTON HOUSE. Learn the dances and create the theatre of a Stuart Masque for an informal performance. All ages welcome. Free event, booking essential.
Contact: 020 8856 3951 or email charlton.house@greenwich.gov.uk
HISTORICAL DANCE SUMMER SCHOOLS 2010
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CHALEMIE SUMMER SCHOOL in OXFORD Baroque dance, early music, period costume & commedia 17 - 22 August Contact: Barbara Segal www.thorn.demon.co.uk/SummerSchool.htm |
DHDS SUMMER SCHOOL in CHICHESTER Dances from the courts of fifteenth-century Italy 24 - 31 July Contact: www.dhds.org.uk
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CONSORT DE DANSE BAROQUE SUMMER SCHOOL in CARDIFF Technique, Presentation & Reconstruction (may be modular) 20 - 30 August CONTACT: Philippa Waite www.ukbaroquedance.com |
NONSUCH Summer Course in HARROGATE 19th - 24 August Darren Royston, Artistic Director, NONSUCH History and Dance Contact: www.nonsuchdance.co.uk |
TIME TRAVEL WITH BIG DANCE: NATIONWIDE
You’ve seen the historical films – now try the steps for yourself...
CHICHESTER Sunday 11th July Pastime Historical Dance
TUDOR PICNIC at the Early Music Afternoon
Free entry for costumed participants
Venue: Weald and Dowland Museum – Southern Early Music Forum
Contact: Alison Ede (01322 553094)
DUMFRIES Tuesday 6th July 7.00-9.00 pm Dumfries Historical Dance Group. An open evening for the public to take part or watch.
Venue: 2010 at Stakeford & Summerville Community Resource Centre, Steel Avenue. Contact: 01387 810868.
ISLINGTON Saturday 10th July, 7:30-12 pm. The Nonsuch Big Dance Party: From La Volta to Travolta! Dances through history, DJ, Dance instruction, Buffet, Pay Bar.
Venue: Mildmay Dance Hall, Newington Green, Islington. Tickets (includes buffet) £15 from www.nonsuchdance.co.uk
LEEDS Saturday 10th July 2:00-4:00 pm
White Rose Early Dance, accompanied by Leeds Waites, will provide a free workshop in Elizabethan Dance
Venue: Temple Newsam, near Leeds
Contact: Temple Newsam 0113 2647321.
PETERBOROUGH Wednesday 7th July 7.30 -9.30pm
Grantham Danserye
Free Taster Workshop in Historical Dance 15th/16th century
Venue: Christie Hall, Elton Road, Wandsford, nr. Peterborough. Contact: Maggie Roberts 01780 482635.
RUISLIP Sunday 11th 3:00-6:00 pm Oaken Leaves.
Free trial class in Playford 17th century Country Dances with live music. Musicians welcome.
Venue: The Guide Hut, Manor Farm Complex, HA4 7QL.
SALISBURY Saturday 10th July 11- 4.30 pm.
Salisbury Early Dance
Dancing with Royalty, A Historical Dance Day Workshop. Free to newcomers.
Venue: Orcheston Village Hall, Salisbury. Contact: 01980 620339 or dianacruic@aol.com
STAMFORD Friday 9th July 7.30 -9.30pm
Grantham Danserye
Free Taster Workshop in Historical Dance 15th/16th century :
Venue: United Reform Church Hall, Broad Street, Stamford. Contact: Maggie Roberts 01780 482635.
Early Dance Circle members run many classes, from Medieval through to Victorian, that have not coincided with Big Dance week.
Areas include:
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Alcester Bath Bedford Birmingham Bradford on Avon Chesterfield Cardiff Cambridge Exeter Gloucester
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Grantham Huddersfield Letchworth Norwich Oxford Perth St Albans Whitchurch
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Early Dance or Historical Dance are terms used for dances current in Western Europe, in courts and
country houses, in taverns and theatres, from the Middle Ages up to the end of the 20th century.
Information about these dances is derived from original sources, printed books and manuscripts, and from dance research and scholarship.
The Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society and The Early Dance Circle represent dancers and dance groups throughout the UK & abroad. They both hold regular events, workshops, conferences and lectures and produce publications and educational resources to support dancers, teachers, choreographers, and anyone interested in the dance heritage of our culture.
For full details of classes and groups in your area click here.
website: http://www.earlydancecircle.co.uk
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Registered Charity (No. 1097746)
