The Historical Dance Society runs short courses, study days, conferences and a Summer School. Most events can be booked on-line using Eventbrite or WebCollect.
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Summer School 2026: Dancing in the Ballrooms of 18th century England and France
Bromsgrove, West Midlands, 10-17 July 2026. Nicolle Klinkeberg: “La Belle Danse” – Baroque from the Ballroom. Anne Daye: Country dances, Cotillions and the Ballroom Minuet. Ann Hinchliffe: English Country Dances (weekend course).
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The Boone Companion Launch Day
A day of dance led by Ann and Paul Kent, authors of The Boone Companion to launch its publication. Saturday 14th March 2026 10.30 to 16.30 in St Albans. They will introduce and teach a selection of dances from their book ‘The Boone Companion’, which consists of dances of mid-seventeenth-century England from the Pattricke, Sloane, Lansdowne manuscripts, all of which are hitherto unpublished sources.
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Weekend course: Dance, music and masquing at the court of Elizabeth I
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).