Historical Dance in Lockdown

Inspired by videos from the Paris National Opera, the St Petersburg Mikhailovsky Theatre, and others, some members of the Historical Dance Community have put together a similar video for the International Day of Dance (the…
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A contribution from Bill Tuck, his Trumpet & Friend

The Clown and Trumpet -- Simon Rice, as Clown, Bill Tuck, with Trumpet. performing their routine at the International Pipe and Tabor Festival 2010 in Gloucester. Just click below and enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyYW4Hzs6Bk
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A Magical Selection of C15th Dances

With a longer video that usual, we enter the Castello Sforzesco, Sala della Balla, to watch a collection of many Italian Renaissance dances, with delicate musical interludes. This tribute to Guglielmo Ebreo of Pesaro, is…
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Early Dance in Quarantine on International Dance Day, 29 April

The art of dance is one of the earliest and longest-standing forms of entertainment and social bonding. In spite of Covid19, this year let's celebrate dance as a way for every one of us to…
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“Say thank you” – An Uplifting Message from the Paris Opera Ballet

Members from the Paris National Opera's three artistic bodies, the Orchestra, the Choirs and the Ballet wanted to thank everyone on the front line in the fight against the pandemic. They thought that the Opéra…
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The Glory of Lace at your Fingertips – the Cat gets a good look at the Queen

Early dancers of most periods have struggled to find equivalents of the sumptuous lace available in the past. Of course, our pockets are not so deep as the elite dancers of earlier eras. Now we…
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A stirring dose of baroque grandeur to lift the spirits:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ4AM0ayFBA
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Some Joyful Renaissance Dance to cheer us all up

Dancers Marieke Greb & Bernd Niedecken, of The Playfords, perform La Volta to "The Hunt is Up", from Shakespeare's Songbook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHWlfte2YiY The dancers are performing at the Gottofer Hofmusik Schleswig. John Dowland's pupil William Brade…
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The Way We Were?

A recently found unattributed post from the internet: Luckily, not many people dance it like this anymore!
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Early Dancers can be Silver Swans too

We may not all be silver-haired, but age is irrelevant at the moment. For an interesting and useful ongoing set of workouts, here are the Royal Academy of Dance's first two videos. Let's leave self-isolation…
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