For musicians Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/category/musicians celebrating dance from the 12th to the 20th century Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:19:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historicaldance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-ms-icon-310x310-1-32x32.png For musicians Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/category/musicians 32 32 The Early Dance Circle Lecture 2026 https://historicaldance.org.uk/the-early-dance-circle-lecture-2026 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:49:50 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=6327 The Greensleeves Project: Clothing in Early Modern Music and Dance.
Speaker: Tamsin Lewis FRHistS
28 February 2026, 3 pm London N1 1BQ
The Greensleeves Project brings history to life. Under Tamsin Lewis’s direction, a team of historians and makers recreated My Lady’s clothing, accessories, and more in a captivating video. Hear directly from Tamsin Lewis about the research and making of the Greensleeves Project.

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]]> New Book and CDs: Dances for Queen Victoria https://historicaldance.org.uk/dances-for-queen-victoria-book-with-2-cds Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:26:47 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=6145 Dances for Queen Victoria presents a collection of dances that were taught to Queen Victoria’s children by Edinburgh dancing master Joseph Lowe, accompanied with new recordings of the music and new essays that shed light on the collection’s historical context and significance.

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]]> Weekend course: Dance, music and masquing at the court of Elizabeth I https://historicaldance.org.uk/weekend-course-dance-music-and-masquing-at-the-court-of-elizabeth-i Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:36:31 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=6054 Friday 16 to Sunday 18 January 2026 at Halsway Manor, west Somerset.
A friendly house-party based on re-creating the Masque of Diana and Actaeon, performed at the court of Elizabeth I. Tutors are Ann Hinchliffe (beginners and improvers), Anne Daye (experienced dancers), and Sam Brown (musicians).

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]]> The Early Dance Circle Lecture 2025 https://historicaldance.org.uk/the-early-dance-circle-lecture-2025 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:04:20 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5639 Reconstructing Seventeenth-Century Maypole Dance: Dance, Experience, Culture. Main Speaker: Bryony May Kummer-Seddon (Associate Lecturer, University of Lincoln) with comments about modern Maypole dancing by Mike Ruff. 28 February 2025, 7:30 pm, on Zoom. Bryony’s lecture will explore the reconstruction of historic maypole dancing, and its associated traditions, with a focus on seventeenth century England.

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]]> Shakespeare’s Dances: a celebration of dance, music and costume https://historicaldance.org.uk/shakespeares-dances-a-celebration-of-dance-music-and-costume Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:43:24 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=4247 Held online on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November 2022 The Historical Dance Society is bringing together renowned historians, researchers and practitioners to enjoy a weekend of Shakespeare-themed activities. References to dances and dancing appear throughout Shakespeare’s plays. This weekend explores the dances, dance music and costumes that were familiar to Shakespeare and his circle. […]

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]]> Playford Then & Now Festival https://historicaldance.org.uk/playford-then-now-festival-2020 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 22:33:43 +0000 https://development.historicaldance.org.uk/?p=2476 Following the success of the HDS Webinar Talks and the Online Dance Tutorials – both of which can be found on our YouTube channel – we’re delighted to announce the HDS Playford Weekend Festival – Playford, Then and Now.

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]]> Baroque period https://historicaldance.org.uk/baroque-period Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:21:21 +0000 https://development.historicaldance.org.uk/?p=949 A discussion of Baroque dance notation. Louis XIV ordered academicians to invent a notational system to record dances. At least four systems were in progress in the 1680s, one of which, now known as Beauchamp-Feuillet notation, came to disseminate dances of French style across Europe by means of printing/publishing businesses.

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]]> Live music for early dance https://historicaldance.org.uk/live-music-early-dance Sun, 16 Feb 2020 23:34:37 +0000 https://development.historicaldance.org.uk/?p=749 Dancers and musicians support each other in their performances. Find out more about the practicalities of live historical music for early dance.

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]]> Tips to encourage the use of live music for historic dance https://historicaldance.org.uk/live-music Sun, 16 Feb 2020 23:23:38 +0000 https://development.historicaldance.org.uk/?p=744 Many historical performances of dance impress greatly with the meticulous research, careful practice, attention to style, and accurate costumes only to disappoint when a member of the group (or if lucky, a clued in helper) rushes over to press the button for music. Sometimes there ensues a ghastly pause, or even the strains of the […]

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]]> Stepping On: A Conference on Stepping in Dance across the British Isles and Beyond https://historicaldance.org.uk/stepping-on-a-conference-on-stepping-in-dance-across-the-british-isles-and-beyond Sat, 16 Nov 2019 16:39:21 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=4617 16 – 17 November 2019 Cecil Sharp House, London, UK The British Isles have a rich history of step dancing in many forms and in many forms and contexts, spanning centuries and linking with traditions across the world. Some of these dances and their histories are relatively well-known, others largely lost. The aim of the […]

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