Baroque

How did they dance in 1700? The Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society offers a series of structured workshops providing a fresh perspective on the foundation of skills, steps and style prescribed by dancing masters of the time.

ISTD Studios

346 Old Street
EC1V 9NQ London
United Kingdom
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Formerly known as Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society (DHDS) UK-based organisation dedicated to Early Dance. It holds classes and summer schools, producing... read more

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01442 0875117
57A Ridgeway
HP4 3LD Berkhamsted, Hert
United Kingdom
51° 45' 42.9588" N, 0° 35' 9.24" W

A workshop with classes in historical dance (Baroque Dance, Baroque Dance Notation, Renaissance Dance, and Music of Charpentier and Lully); English Country Dance; a fully staged production (Charpentier's “Les Arts Florissants” 1685); a special Baroque dance performance with live music; lectures; concerts; and more.

Faculty: Kaspar D. Mainz, Dr. Dorothy Olsson; Dance Assistant: Peggy Murray

Plus Two Performances:

Connecticut College

270 Mohegan Avenue
CT 06320-4150 New London
United States
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Dorothy Olsson has had training in both music and dance; she received her Masters of Music of Musicology from Manhattan School of Music and her Ph.D. in... read more
Kaspar D. Mainz has appeared in more than 250 theatrical performances in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. He is the Artistic Director of... read more

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781-488-3337
P.O. Box 229 Marilyn Boenau, Director
MA 02476 Arlington
United States
42° 22' 27.2928" N, 71° 9' 21.8916" W

MAIN COURSES (9:00-13:00)

Lieven Baert--level 1: introduction to Italian, French and English 16th-17th century dances. Technique and balletti by Fabritio Caroso e Cesare Negri; gagliarda variations of Santucci; English country dances (Playford) and Measures of the Inns of Court

Barbara Sparti--level 2: The balletto "della duchessa", Martel d'amore, choreographed by Leone Tolosa, recently rediscovered, and performed in 1582 by the Duchess of Ferrara and other seven ladies of the court, dressed as four shepherds and four nymphs.

Urbino

Urbino
Italy
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GLORIA GIORDANO – RESUME She has a degree in Pedagogy and graduated from the National Academy of Dance in Rome, where she has taught Dance Theory from 1986 to... read more
+32-9-228.01.55
English Lieven Baert began his career in 1981 in Ghent, Belgium, and has studied with Elizabeth Aldrich, Ingrid Brainard, Angene Feves, Andrea Francalanci,... read more
tel./fax ++39 06 687 3131
Barbara Sparti is a dance historian specialized in 15th-17th century Italian dance. She founded and directed the company Gruppo di Danza Rinascimentale (1975 -... read more

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tel./fax ++39 06 687 3131
Italy

Schedule: daily 9:00-13:00 and 14:30-18:30.

For more information, contact Johan Goessens.

Balletstudio Laffont-du Toit

Wegvoeringsstraat 111
9100 Sint-Niklaas
Belgium
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++49 (0)331 979 3888

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0032 37761004
Plantijn & Moretuslei 130/36 Stichting Klassieke Dans
2018 Antwerpen
Belgium
51° 12' 34.1604" N, 4° 25' 47.6256" E

Anhand französischer und englischer Kontratänze werden wir Grundschritte erarbeiten bzw. trainieren, die Hauptfiguren und Abläufe kennenlernen und festigen. Weitere Informationen und Anmeldung: Ilka Trotte, Tel: 0341/22 53 435

Der Kurs ist keine Wiederholung des Angebotes vom April, "alte" und neue Teilnehmer sind gleichermaßen willkommen.

Leipzig

Hans-Poeche-Str.2
Leipzig
Germany
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0341 2253524
Leipzig
Germany
51° 20' 22.8228" N, 12° 22' 16.9104" E

BONUS
In the 17th century "Beautiful Dance" is intimately linked to music, ornamentation of the dancer and the musician are connected. Therefore the course will be performed with live music, as it is linked with an instrument and singer early music masterclass.

SCHEDULE
9h-10h : Body awakening, work on basic skills, coordinations and spaces specific to baroque dance.
10h-12h : Practice of basis steps in connection with musical forms: pas de menuet, pas de gavotte, pas de bourrée, etc.
14h-16h : Working on a choreography.

FEES

Metamusique

4 drève Flovana
5020 Flawinne
Belgium
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4 drève Flovana Métamusique
5020 Flawinne
Belgium
50° 28' 11.838" N, 4° 48' 14.4072" E

Unser Ballzyklus Die Vier Jahreszeiten hat im April mit dem Frühlingsball La Primavera begonnen - jetzt ist der Sommer an der Reihe:
Im schönen barocken Spiegelsaal der Wiener Tanzschule Hernals feiern wir seinen Beginn mit Tänzen des 17. und frühen 18. Jahrhunderts. Auf dem Programm stehen viele Kontratänze für alle Gäste von sehr leicht bis anspruchsvoll, "freies" Menuett für Tänzer(innen) mit Erfahrung und typische Paartänze/danses à deux, dazu musikalische und tänzerische Einlagen und weitere unterhaltsame Überraschungen!

Spiegelsaal der Tanzschule Hernals

Kalvarienberggasse 28a
1070 Wien/Vienna
Austria
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Anhand französischer und englischer Kontratänze werden wir Grundschritte erarbeiten bzw. trainieren, die Hauptfiguren und Abläufe kennenlernen und festigen. Weitere Informationen und Anmeldung: Ilka Trotte, Tel: 0341/22 53 435

Leipzig

Hans-Poeche-Str.2
Leipzig
Germany
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Teacher

Contacts

0341 2253524
Leipzig
Germany
51° 20' 22.8228" N, 12° 22' 16.9104" E