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The Playford Then & Now Festival

Saturday November 7 to Sunday November 8 The Historical Dance Society is delighted to announce its Playford Weekend Festival – Playford, Then and Now. The enduring popularity of Playford dances and their music from the…
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EDC Early Dance Festival ONLINE

Don't miss your chance to see over 25 performances from early dance groups from the UK and Europe. Special Guest Speakers are Richard Powers of Stanford University & Sarah Deters of the University of Edinburgh.…
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A professional woman of the Regency era: the career of Mrs Elliston

This free Zoom lecture will be given by Dr Anne Daye on Wednesday July 29th at 7pm London time. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. With lockdown leisure, Anne has been able to uncover an unusual amount…
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Come fly with the Paris Ballet

A lighthearted moment from last year aboard an Air France flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=65&v=Tngo_kcBUiU&feature=emb_logo As people now return to the air, perhaps some will be lucky enough to see this again!
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When can early dance groups get back to dancing together?

No one knows the full answer to that question, but dance studios are opening soon and One Dance UK has run an initial webinar on the steps that need to be taken for safety and…
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Have you missed some of the HDS Historical Dance Lockdown Lectures?

This intriguing series of talks on early dance and its various cultural settings is now available on the HDS Lockdown Lectures Youtube Channel, with more to come each week. To take your pick, visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL2Nky0GGl0Uao9hkMK7n2g
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Joint statement by CDMT, One Dance UK, People Dancing and Sport & Recreation Alliance

Following the Prime Ministers announcement on Tuesday 23 June 2020, the Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT), People Dancing, One Dance UK and the Movement and Dance Division of the Sport and Recreation…
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See a Beautiful Young Lockdown Dancer

This year, the most popular classic Chinese dance was " Lizhensin " ("Beauties walk on the banks of the river Zuijiang in Spring "), which is part of the dance drama " Doo Fu ".…
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Learn more about the beautiful dancing at the Este Court of Ferrara

Well-known as a choreographer, dancer and dance historian, the multi-talented Hazel Dennison is giving a **FREE ZOOM LECTURE** on Wednesday June 24th, at 7pm. This should be most interesting. Hazel's topic is “C’era una Volta…
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Rescued by a Bum Roll! All you need to know….

This fascinating video from Wren Historical shows the making of a bum roll very clearly and includes some amusing examples of how it has excited fashionistas and their detractors in the past. Hope you enjoy…
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