The Historical Dance Society runs short courses, study days, conferences and a Summer School. Most events can be booked on-line using WebCollect.
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Day course: 18th century Allemande Academy with Sam Gosk
St Pancras Church House, 1 Lancing Street, London NW1 1NA Saturday 7th November 10.30 to 4.30 Come and enjoy dancing the elegant and iconic 18th century Allemande with its characteristic steps, turns and interlacing holds as used in the cotillions and country dances. Sam Gosk is an IDTA qualified dance teacher with 20 years’ experience in teaching and performing.
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Day Course: Dancing Like a Tudor
Experience dances of Queen Elizabeth’s court. Saturday 28th November 2026 10.30 – 16.30. St Pancras Church House, 1 Lancing Street, London NW1 1NA. Find out about, and try for yourself, dances from the Tudor court. This will be a day full of dance, and you will also learn about the place and practice of dancing within the social scene at court and in the wider country.
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Summer School 2027: Dancing in the Time of Shakespeare in England and Italy
Friday 9th to Friday 16th July 2026. Bromsgrove School, West Midlands, B61 7HP. Weekend course also available Tutors: Markus Lehner, Italy; Anne Daye, England