renaissance Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/tag/renaissance celebrating dance from the 12th to the 20th century Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:19:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://historicaldance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-ms-icon-310x310-1-32x32.png renaissance Archives – The Historical Dance Society https://historicaldance.org.uk/tag/renaissance 32 32 The Early Dance Circle Lecture 2026 https://historicaldance.org.uk/the-early-dance-circle-lecture-2026 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:49:50 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=6327 The Greensleeves Project: Clothing in Early Modern Music and Dance.
Speaker: Tamsin Lewis FRHistS
28 February 2026, 3 pm London N1 1BQ
The Greensleeves Project brings history to life. Under Tamsin Lewis’s direction, a team of historians and makers recreated My Lady’s clothing, accessories, and more in a captivating video. Hear directly from Tamsin Lewis about the research and making of the Greensleeves Project.

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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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]]> Weekend course: Dance, music and masquing at the court of Elizabeth I https://historicaldance.org.uk/weekend-course-dance-music-and-masquing-at-the-court-of-elizabeth-i Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:36:31 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=6054 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).

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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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]]> Day Course: More Dancing Like a Tudor https://historicaldance.org.uk/day-course-more-dancing-like-a-tudor Sat, 24 May 2025 15:08:56 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5818 Experience dances of Queen Elizabeth’s court. Saturday 20th September 2025 10.30 – 16.30. St Pancras Church House, 1 Lancing Street, London NW1 1NA. Find out about, and try for yourself, dances from the Tudor court.

This will be a day full of dance, and you will also learn about the place and practice of dancing within the social scene at court and in the wider country.

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]]> Summer School 2025: Dancing at the Late Renaissance Courts of Italy, England and France https://historicaldance.org.uk/summer-school-2025-dancing-at-the-late-renaissance-courts-of-italy-england-and-france-2 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:46:37 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5645 The 55th Historical Dance Society Annual Summer School was held from Friday 11th to Friday 18th July 2025 at Bromsgrove School, West Midlands, B61 7HP (Weekend course also available)
Tutors: Markus Lehner, Anne Daye and Roger Huggett

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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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]]> 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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]]> Day course: Dance like a Tudor https://historicaldance.org.uk/day-course-dance-like-a-tudor Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:25:16 +0000 https://historicaldance.org.uk/?p=5306 An introduction to dances of Queen Elizabeth’s court Saturday 5th October 2024 10.30 – 16.30 St Pancras Church House, 1 Lancing Street, London NW1 1NA Teachers: Ann Hinchliffe and Helen Young What kind of dances did the Tudor court enjoy? Was dance important at the Tudor court? What were the dances mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays? […]

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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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