9th February & 9th March 2013

Drawing on new French and Italian sources to offer les canaries, bourrees, branles and courantes enjoyed c. 1600.

All the workshops are intended for dancers with basic experience of historical dance.
There will be a break during the afternoon for tea and coffee.

Participants are advised to wear loose comfortable clothing and shoes with a soft, flexible sole.

Cost: £10 per workshop

See also http://www.dhds.org.uk/bedm/

A preparation for the Pickwick Party, from the repertoire of Joseph Lowe, dancing master to Queen Victoria.

All the workshops are intended for dancers with basic experience of historical dance.
There will be a break during the afternoon for tea and coffee.

Participants are advised to wear loose comfortable clothing and shoes with a soft, flexible sole.

Cost: £10 per workshop

See also http://www.dhds.org.uk/bedm/

Dances from the northern Italian courts of the late fifteenth century allied/linked to French and Burgundian sources

All the workshops are intended for dancers with basic experience of historical dance.
There will be a break during the afternoon for tea and coffee.

Participants are advised to wear loose comfortable clothing and shoes with a soft, flexible sole.

Cost: £10 per workshop

See also http://www.dhds.org.uk/bedm/

Featuring the basse dance, the session will also be varied with other dances from the royal and ducal courts of France and England c.1500

All the workshops are intended for dancers with basic experience of historical dance.
There will be a break during the afternoon for tea and coffee.

Participants are advised to wear loose comfortable clothing and shoes with a soft, flexible sole.

Cost: £10 per workshop

See also http://www.dhds.org.uk/bedm/

Canario, der "Charleston" des 16. Jahrhunderts, ist – wie die Gaillarde – ein improvisatorischer Tanz, bei dem rhythmisch anspruchsvolles Stampfen der Füße ein wichtiges Element ist.

Nach Arbeau sind die Schrittpassagen fröhlich, seltsam und fantastisch, mit einem starken barbarischen Anstrich, und wie manche sagen, ist der Tanz auf den Kanarischen Inseln verbreitet. Arbeau beschreibt auch eine Maskerade mit Tänzern, die als Könige und Königinnen von Mauretanien oder wie Wilde in bunt gefärbten Federn gekleidet sind.

FREE Baroque classes in London.
Most Saturdays (4 August to 1 December) at the followinmg times:
- Beginners: 4.30-6pm (Open to musicians and dancers)
- Intermediate/advanced: 2-3.30pm
No previous experience required for beginners class.
Funded by the 'Awards for All Lottery Fund' and delivery by Ricardo Barros (Mercurius Company).
Classes take place at the modern and airy Westminster Academy, The Naim Dangoor Centre, 255 Harrow Road, London, W2 5EZ.