View basket To order publications from HDS, select them from the pages in the publications section using the Add to basket buttons, then go to the Basket page to complete your order.

The books below all contain step descriptions and complete dances, but learning to dance from a book is very difficult. The books are most useful after attending practical courses by HDS or other historical dance organisations.

We would like your views on our publications. Please help us by completing a short feedback form (PDF).

If you wish to use an Historical Dance Society recording please contact . Permission for non-commercial use is normally granted free of charge. A negotiable fee is payable for commercial use.

Books and CDs

Item	Price
Resource Pack for schools: Tudors and Stuarts [Details]
Book: Dances for Tudors and Stuarts	£6.00
CD: Dances of Court and Country from the time of Elizabeth I and James I	£10.00
Resource Pack for schools: Understanding Victorian Society Through Dance [Details]
Book: Understanding Victorian Society Through Dance "From Monarch to Mudlark"	£13.00
CD: Understanding Victorian Society Through Dance	£12.00
Ballare et Danzare: Dance Music of 15th Century Italy [Details]
Book: Ballare et Danzare: Dances of 15th Century Italy	£8.00
CD: Ballare et Danzare: Dance Music of 15th Century Italy	£12.00
Cherwell Thy Wyne: Dances of fifteenth-century England from the Gresley Manuscript [Details]
Book: Cherwell Thy Wyne: Dances of fifteenth-century England from the Gresley Manuscript	£10.00
CD: Cherwell Thy Wyne: Dances of fifteenth-century England from the Gresley Manuscript	£10.00
Una Festivita della Danza - Dances at a northern Italian court c. 1500 [Details]
Book: Una Festivita della Danza - Dances at a northern Italian court c. 1500	£8.00
CD: Una Festivita della Danza - Dances at a northern Italian court c. 1500	£6.00
L'arte perfetta del danzare - Dances of the 15th century [Details]
Book+CD: L'arte perfetta del danzare - Dances of the 15th century	£12.00
Si Puo Ballare - A selection of dances from 15th century Italy [Details]
Book + CD: Si Puo Ballare - A selection of dances from 15th century Italy	£15.00
Dances of Court and Country from the time of Elizabeth I and James I [Details]
CD: Dances of Court and Country from the time of Elizabeth I and James I	£10.00
Il Ballarino - Italian Dances from Caroso, Lupi and Negri c. 1600 [Details]
Book: Il Ballarino - Italian Dances from Caroso, Lupi and Negri c. 1600	£10.00
Revels for 1588 - English dances of the Armada year [Details]
Book: Revels for 1588 - English dances of the Armada year	£8.00
CD: Revels for 1588 - English dances of the Armada year	£6.00
A Lively Shape of Dauncing - Dances of Shakespeare's Time [Details]
Book: A Lively Shape of Dauncing - Dances of Shakespeare's Time	£8.00
CD: A Lively Shape of Dauncing - Dances of Shakespeare's Time	£6.00
Princely Masques and Revels - Dances of the Stuart masque c. 1611 [Details]
Book: Princely Masques and Revels - Dances of the Stuart masque c. 1611	£8.00
CD: Princely Masques and Revels - Dances of the Stuart masque c. 1611	£6.00
Dances for Mortals and Majesty - European dances from c. 1581 [Details]
Book: Dances for Mortals and Majesty - European dances from c. 1581	£8.00
CD: Dances for Mortals and Majesty - European dances from c. 1581	£6.00
... and then take hands - Dances of the court of James I [Details]
Book: ... and then take hands - Dances of the court of James I	£10.00
CD: Dances of Court and Country from the time of Elizabeth I and James I	£10.00
CD: ... and then take hands - Dances of the court of James I (Additional material)	£4.00
In the Italian Manner - Dances from the royal courts of Europe c. 1600 [Details]
Book: In the Italian Manner - Dances from the royal courts of Europe c. 1600	£10.00
CD: In the Italian Manner - Dances from the royal courts of Europe c. 1600	£6.00
Gallant Measures & Masquing: Dances for the Jacobean Court [Details]
Book: Gallant Measures and Masquing: Dances for the Jacobean Court	£10.00
CD: Gallant Measures and Masquing: Dances for the Jacobean Court	£6.00
Devices for Dancing: 1680 - 1700 - Ballroom and stage dance [Details]
Book: Devices for Dancing: 1680 - 1700 - Ballroom and stage dance	£8.00
CD: Devices for Dancing: 1680 - 1700 - Ballroom and stage dance	£6.00
Excellent New Dances - Dances of court and country c. 1699 [Details]
Book: Excellent New Dances - Dances of court and country c. 1699	£10.00
CD 1: Excellent New Dances - Dances of court and country c. 1699	£6.00
CD 2: Excellent New Dances - Dances of court and country c. 1699	£6.00
For the Further Improvement of Dancing (1680-1725) [Details]
Book: For the Further Improvement of Dancing (1680-1725)	£12.00
CD 1: For the Further Improvement of Dancing: Dancing in the time of Playford	£6.00
CD 2: For the Further Improvement of Dancing: The French Style	£6.00
The Art of Dancing - Early Georgian dances 1714-1760 [Details]
Book: The Art of Dancing - Early Georgian dances 1714-1760	£8.00
CDx2: The Art of Dancing - Early Georgian dances 1714-1760	£8.00
Georgian Delights - Dances from England c. 1728 [Details]
Book: Georgian Delights - Dances from England c. 1728	£8.00
CD: Georgian Delights - Dances from England c. 1728	£6.00
For the Ballroom and the Stage - Dances for 18th century France and England [Details]
Book: For the Ballroom and the Stage - Dances for 18th century France and England	£12.00
CD 1: For the Ballroom and the Stage - Dances for 18th century France and England	£6.00
CD 2: For the Ballroom and the Stage - Dances for 18th century France and England	£6.00
From Rout to Regency - Dances for the fashionable assembly in Britain and Europe [Details]
Book: From Rout to Regency - Dances for the fashionable assembly in Britain and Europe	£12.00
CD 1: From Rout to Regency - Dances for the fashionable assembly in Britain and Europe	£6.00
CD 2: From Rout to Regency - Dances for the fashionable assembly in Britain and Europe	£4.00
Dances for Jane Austen [Details]
Book and CD: Dances for Jane Austen	£12.00
More Dances for Jane Austen [Details]
Book and CD: More Dances for Jane Austen	£15.00
The First Refinement - Dances of the Early Nineteenth Century [Details]
Book: The First Refinement - Dances of the Early Nineteenth Century	£12.00
CD 1: 'The First Refinement' The French Connection	£6.00
CD 2: 'The First Refinement' The Scottish Connection	£6.00
CD 3: 'The First Refinement' The Danish Connection	£6.00
Minuet to Mazurka 1745-1845 [Details]
Book: Minuet to Mazurka 1745-1845	£15.00
CD 1: 'Minuet to Mazurka' Dances from Europe	£6.00
CD 2: 'Minuet to Mazurka' Dances from Scotland	£6.00
CD 3+4: 'Minuet to Mazurka' Dances from England and France	£8.00
New Worlds, New Steps - Social dancing 1780-1900 from Europe and America [Details]
Book: New Worlds, New Steps - Social dancing 1780-1900 from Europe and America	£12.00
CD 1: 'New Worlds, New Steps' Dances from Europe	£6.00
CD 2: 'New Worlds, New Steps' Dances from the USA	£6.00

HDS Publications

Books and CDs