nineteenth century Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/tag/nineteenth-century celebrating dance from the 12th to the 20th century Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:20:38 +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 nineteenth century Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/tag/nineteenth-century 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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]]> A History of Country Dancing – Georgian to Victorian https://historicaldance.org.uk/a-history-of-country-dancing-georgian-to-victorian Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:53:44 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5711 A History of Country Dancingwith an emphasis on the steps Anne Daye, HDS Director of Education and Research The Georgian Country Dance The first half of the eighteenth century was the heyday of the longways country dance for as many as will, as good footwork was combined with intricate and challenging figures in a dance […]

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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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]]> Day Course: A Regency Dance Day with Richard Powers https://historicaldance.org.uk/day-course-a-regency-dance-day-with-richard-powers Wed, 22 May 2024 14:02:36 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5355 Saturday 3rd August 2024 10.30 -17.30.

St Pancras Church House, Lancing Street near Euston Station, London NW1 1NA.

Enjoy a whole day of dancing country dances, cotillons and quadrilles for £40 per person (£35 for students and dancers on a low income).

Richard Powers is a dance historian and teacher specialising in 19th century American and social dances.

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]]> A History of Country Dancing – Introduction https://historicaldance.org.uk/a-history-of-country-dancing-introduction Tue, 21 May 2024 16:45:39 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5365 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.

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]]> The Early Dance Circle Conference 2024 https://historicaldance.org.uk/the-early-dance-circle-conference-2024 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:55:59 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5273 The Early Dance Circle (EDC) Biennial Conference will be held 10-12 May 2024. The Conference brings together international specialists on historical dance topics spanning six centuries of dance history. The theme is Recovering Historical Dance.

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]]> America’s Dance Revolution: 1876–1900 https://historicaldance.org.uk/americas-dance-revolution-1876-1900 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 14:47:55 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=4766 Weekend course led by Susan de Guardiola covering a mix of notable American couple dances, unusual quadrilles, and lively country dances from the last quarter of the 19th century.
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th November 2023
Sadler’s Wells, London

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]]> New book and CDs: Dances of Fashionable Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/new-book-and-cds-dances-of-fashionable-society Sat, 08 Jul 2023 11:42:42 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=4704 Dances of Fashionable Society: Cotillons, Quadrilles, Country Dances, Couple Dances and a Solo 1762 – 1887, a book and two CD set by Ellis and Christine Rogers, is now available in the HDS shop as a physical product or download

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]]> Dances of Fashionable Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/dances-of-fashionable-society Fri, 26 May 2023 08:47:47 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=4632 Workshop on cotillons, quadrilles and country dances from the ballrooms and dance halls of Georgian and Victorian England.
Saturday 23rd September 2023
St Pancras Church Hall, London

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