These are articles about dance history from our blog, from the most recent to the oldest
A History of Country Dancing – Origins
Part 2 of A History of Country Dancing with an emphasis on the steps by Anne Daye. This article proposes a possible origin for country dances in communal dances for lines of people, known in England and Ireland as ‘Long Dances’.
A History of Country Dancing – Introduction
Part 1 of A History of Country Dancing with an emphasis on the steps by Anne Daye. A complete history of the country dance has yet to be written, and would form a major challenge. This series will give an overview of the country dance from the 16th to 19th centuries, as a framework for discussion of the changing steps with which it was danced.
A brief history
A brief history of the HDS – soon to celebrate our 50th anniverary.