News Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/category/news celebrating dance from the 12th to the 20th century Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:02:01 +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 News Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/category/news 32 32 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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]]> International Historical Dance Symposium 2026 https://historicaldance.org.uk/international-historical-dance-symposium-2026-2 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 17:36:18 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=6091 Registrations are open for the 6th Historical Dance Symposium. “Transitions” – Dance in times of Change, 1400–1900. 3–7 June 2026, Burg Rothenfels am Main, Germany. The focus will be on the changes and developments that social and stage dance underwent during the turbulent years from 1400 to 1900. The conference will be preceded by a high-quality baroque dance course that can be combined with the symposium: “The Art of Dancing” – Kellom Tomlinson and the Beauty of Port de Bras, with Caroline Copeland, USA

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]]> New book and CD: The Boone Companion https://historicaldance.org.uk/new-book-and-cd-the-boone-companion Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:48:05 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5934 Dances of mid-seventeenth-century England from the Pattricke, Sloane, Lansdowne manuscripts & Playford by Paul and Ann Kent. The book contains instructions for 18 dances from the three manuscripts and reworking of two Playford dances.

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]]> New book and CD: Dances of the French Courts https://historicaldance.org.uk/new-book-and-cd-dances-of-the-french-courts Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:06:44 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5886 Dances of the French Courts: 16th century Dance, Music and Songs from France, is a collection of dances and their music from the reign of François I (1515-1547) to that of the young Louis XIII in 1614 researched by Anne Daye with music recorded by Passomezzo directed by Tamsin Lewis.

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]]> International Historical Dance Symposium 2026 https://historicaldance.org.uk/international-historical-dance-symposium-2026 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:55:21 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5635 Call for contributions for the International Historical Dance Symposium 3-7 June 2026 at Burg Rothenfels in Germany with the theme "Transitions" Dance in Times of Change 1400 - 1900.

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]]> New blog series: A History of Country Dancing https://historicaldance.org.uk/new-blog-series-a-history-of-country-dancing Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:26:12 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5488 Anne Daye has written a series of blog posts on A History of Country Dancing (with an emphasis on the steps). To date (22 August 2024) the first five instalments are online, with four more planned.

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