SEVEN AGES OF DANCE

Come for a trip dancing through history…
… Imagine how they danced in the medieval Knaresborough Castle… lose your head with the Tudors… be Cavalier with the Roundheads… Dance like Downton… Be Cheeky with the Charleston … Fun for adults of every age and from every age!

Join the Nonsuch Dancers for a fully residential history and dance course this August bank holiday. During four full days of fun you will learn alongside dancers in period costumes, who will lead you onto the dance floor to do everything from circle dances, line dances, ballroom dances, processions and
patterns – connecting to different historical periods, with music, art, costume and evening dances.

Watch performances and demonstrations, be instructed all the way from your first step to your final bow with opportunities for you to join in the performances as well! Optional activities include talks, lectures and local history trips or you may take the opportunity to explore the local area for yourself. No need to bring a partner – the course welcomes all ages.

Ashville College has easy access for country walks and tours in the North Yorkshire Moors and the Yorkshire Dales. Take an afternoon to get refreshed in the world-famous Bettys Café Tea-rooms - established at the time when 1920’s crime novelist Agatha Christie hid-away in Harrogate as the Charleston shook the knees of dance history.

So come and follow the dancing steps of Harrogate’s history this summer, flowing all the way from the middle ages to the syncopated age of jazz…

The Venue

Ashville College, is set in beautiful landscaped grounds with plentiful parking on the outskirts of Harrogate, easily accessible by road, rail or air, it is an ideal venue for this year’s Nonsuch Summer Holiday Course. Full address is Ashville College, Green Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 9JP
The Course

Open to adults of all ages, no need to bring a partner. This is a residential course, with accommodation in the newly refurbished college rooms. Three meals are provided daily, with everyone dining together in the spacious school halls:
Breakfast; Full English and Continental options, Coffee and Tea Breaks, Two-Course Lunch and Dinner with Salad Bar and Fruit are all included in the price. Residents can use the schools facilities including: Sports Centre, Swimming Pool, Music and Games Rooms, TV, Internet, Computers and Lounges. There is a kitchen with refrigerators and cooking facilities for evening snacks and bed-time drinks.
Dance Classes

Start after breakfast with a warm-up followed by lessons where you will explore different dance histories, with exercises designed to teach performance style, sample dances, and references to history, costume, art, and the social world. Some live music will be included as a form of accompaniment, as well as CD recorded tracks which can be purchased with instructions to remember the dances. There are opportunities to develop and practice dance during the afternoons, or to take a break from the dancing and try some other historical activity, visit the local area, or simply relax.
No Experience Required

The dance classes will be taught at different levels, with assistant teachers and the professional Nonsuch Dancers at hand to partner and help newcomers. In this way, the dance classes allow an opportunity to taste the historical style, then develop a good physical technique, before experiencing a wide range of dance repertoire. Beginners and Non-Dancers will be instructed in the basics. Intermediate and Advanced students will be offered master-class and advanced training. Some classes will bring all levels together.
Dances from History

Will stretch from medieval dances that would have been danced in Knaresborough Castle to the Servants Ball at Downton Abbey. In between, we will meet the cosmic dances of Leonardo da Vinci, the theatrical dances of Shakespeare, the secret dances of Samuel Pepys, the polite dances of Jane Austen and the dances of Dickens’ Victorian London. Nonsuch instructions and CDs are available for all the dances so as well as taking home happy memories from the course, you can also teach some of these historical dances to others.
Prices and Information

Early Booking Discount: If booking before the end of April please reduce your payment by
£30 for Fully-Residential or £20 for Non-Residential

Option 1 - £365 - Fully-Residential
Includes shared twin room, all tuition & meals from buffet supper on Thursday 23rd to breakfast on Tuesday 28th August (£335 for members of Nonsuch)
Single accommodation can be booked at a supplement of £120
Residential students are requested to arrive at the College after 5pm on Thursday 23rd August (buffet supper available from 8pm. Students are requested to depart after breakfast on Tuesday 28th August.

Option 2 - £300 - Non-Residential
Includes all tuition, lunch and dinner from Friday 24th to Monday 28th August (£275 for members of Nonsuch)

Membership
To become a Nonsuch member please add £18 annual membership fee with your booking
To Book

By Post : Download the brochure by clicking here and send the completed form to us at
Nonsuch Summer School, 87 Ashford Road, Laleham-On-Thames, Middlesex, TW18 1RX

http://www.nonsuchdance.co.uk/resources/Nonsuch+Summer+School+Brochure+$26+Booking+Form+2012.pdf

http://www.nonsuchdance.co.uk/summerschool.html