Posts Written By: sbutler

Quadrille Club on Elgar at the Asylum — Learning the Dances

10:30 to 4:30 June 16, 2019 Ellis Rogers will be teaching dances to the music of Edward Elgar, who was Bandmaster to the Worcester City Lunatic Asylum for nearly 5 years from 1879. Come along…
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But how do you know how they danced so long ago?

Passamezzo Summer 2016 Are you curious abut how we try to reconstruct the dancing of hundreds of years ago? David Wilson's Annual EDC Lecture of 2003 gives a broad overview of the earliest dancing that…
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The Fairest Lady — A Fresh Baroque Spectacular Directed by Evelyn Nallen

June 5, 2019 at 4 pm in the Georgian Theatre Royal, Victoria Rd, Richmond DL10 4DW and at South Hill Park, Ringmead, Bracknell, Berks RG12 7PA A retelling of the Pygmalion story with elegant baroque dance, stunning costumes,…
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Nonsuch History & Dance Summer Course 2019

Wed. 31 July - Sun. 4 August This 3 day course in Sanquhar, Scotland with Darren Royston will introduce newcomers to Historical Dance. No dance experience is required. Simple steps and patterns will build from…
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If you enjoyed your foray into the Georgian era at the EDC Annual Lecture, here is another opportunity

The Georgian Dining Academy invites EDC members to Simpson's Tavern in London at a £5 pp reduction. Thursday, 11 April 2019 from 19:00 to 23:00 You can book with: Miss B Takes a Walk &…
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A hop and step across the Channel: learn to dance a Gavotte and a Menuet with Ricardo Barros

London Festival of Baroque Music: St John’s Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HA  Saturday 11 May, 10:30 - 12:00 noon. Follow English dancing master Mr Isaac’s footsteps and hop across the channel for a dancing ‘entente cordiale’. Learn contredanses in the two most…
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Join the EDC discussion of Research Issues in Early Dance

The EDC is now offering an ongoing series of papers that aim to open up discussion of aspects of early dance. Please contact our moderator at discussion@earlydancecircle.co.uk, if you would like to present a paper or make a…
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Don’t miss this year’s Commedia Festival

"Pulcinello's Progress" through Rotherhithe Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 February 2019 will see fun & dancing, street theatre & processions, workshops, films and performances in Rotherhithe. Children & their parents can join the parade and watch…
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You can still book for Mary Collins’ Weekend of 16th Century Dance

 23 and 24 February 2019 at North Warnborough Village Hall, Priors Corner, Dunley’s Hill, North Warnborough, RG29 1EA. Once again Mary Collins is bringing her exciting teaching of the Italian repertoire to experienced early dancers. Please…
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Historical Dance Symposium — CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

The Ball: Pleasure - Power - Politics 1400 - 1900 10 - 14 June 2020 in Burg Rothenfels am Main, Germany The ball, an almost universal social phenomenon whether in palaces, assembly halls or private houses, has…
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