Historical dances are old dances that have been reconstructed from the contemporary records such as books and manuscripts, paintings or drawings, and film.
The dances themselves may be reconstructions from written or notated choreographies, or dances in an old style using steps and movements appropriate to the period.
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Upcoming events including classes, summer schools, performances and balls. Plus, links organized by country, period and type, facsimiles of early 18th-century choreographies from the Library of Congress, and photos.
Dance history ensemble of Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland. Performs ballroom dances of the 18th, 19th and early 20th century. Calendar of upcoming performances.
Company that researches, preserves, presents, and educates the public about Western social dances from the 15th century to the present, based in San Francisco. Includes information about upcoming performances, and hiring the company for teaching or performance.
15th and 16th century dances for England, Italy, and France.
Society aiming to promote teaching, performance and research in European dance from the 15th to the 19th century. Includes information about the journal "Historical Dance", books, practice tapes, conferences, summer schools, and a list of dance groups in the UK.
Umbrella organization for early dance in the UK. Includes information about membership and events, and an overview of Western dance from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.
Based in Sydney, Australia. Offers classes and performances in Renaissance and Baroque dance.
Music and dance band based in Canberra, Australia. Information about their instruments, performances, dance classes, dance history, dance terms, and some instructions for dances.
Italian dancer and teacher of renaissance and baroque dance. Information about future courses and performances.
Baroque and late Renaissance dancer and researcher. Includes papers, videos, and information about his summer workshop in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Facsimiles and SGML versions of social dance manuals from 1490 to 1920. Also includes video clips and an essay giving an overview of the collection.
Offers workshops and performances in 15th to early 20th century dance. Includes information about services and products for sale.
History and dance company based in the UK. Information about classes, performance and education services, and books and tapes for sale.
Runs one-day workshops in different dance styles. Includes information about workshops.
The memories of a performing group formed at the University of Georgia in the 1970s.
A showcase of history in traditional Chinese dance and music. Ethnic, folk and solo performers. Frequently asked questions, videos and artist spotlight.
Italian group dedicated to researching 19th century and historical dance. Includes information about balls and classes.
Performs dances from the late-15th to mid-19th centuries. Information about classes in the Philadelphia area, and background information on Renaissance, colonial, regency and Victorian dance.
Renaissance and baroque dance-theater ensemble based in Switzerland. Information about performances, classes and recordings.
Organizes Colonial, Regency and Victorian dance events throughout the Southwestern United States. Site provides information about upcoming balls, and introductions to the etiquette and clothing of each period.
Association to promote historical dance in Austria, based in Vienna. Includes information about workshops and their Baroque dance summer school, and an overview of dance styles from the Renaissance to the early 19th century.
A showcase of history in traditional Chinese dance and music. Ethnic, folk and solo performers. Frequently asked questions, videos and artist spotlight.
15th and 16th century dances for England, Italy, and France.
Runs one-day workshops in different dance styles. Includes information about workshops.
Based in Sydney, Australia. Offers classes and performances in Renaissance and Baroque dance.
Italian dancer and teacher of renaissance and baroque dance. Information about future courses and performances.
Performs dances from the late-15th to mid-19th centuries. Information about classes in the Philadelphia area, and background information on Renaissance, colonial, regency and Victorian dance.
Umbrella organization for early dance in the UK. Includes information about membership and events, and an overview of Western dance from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.
Association to promote historical dance in Austria, based in Vienna. Includes information about workshops and their Baroque dance summer school, and an overview of dance styles from the Renaissance to the early 19th century.
Baroque and late Renaissance dancer and researcher. Includes papers, videos, and information about his summer workshop in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Company that researches, preserves, presents, and educates the public about Western social dances from the 15th century to the present, based in San Francisco. Includes information about upcoming performances, and hiring the company for teaching or performance.
History and dance company based in the UK. Information about classes, performance and education services, and books and tapes for sale.
Music and dance band based in Canberra, Australia. Information about their instruments, performances, dance classes, dance history, dance terms, and some instructions for dances.
Organizes Colonial, Regency and Victorian dance events throughout the Southwestern United States. Site provides information about upcoming balls, and introductions to the etiquette and clothing of each period.
Italian group dedicated to researching 19th century and historical dance. Includes information about balls and classes.
Renaissance and baroque dance-theater ensemble based in Switzerland. Information about performances, classes and recordings.
Offers workshops and performances in 15th to early 20th century dance. Includes information about services and products for sale.
Upcoming events including classes, summer schools, performances and balls. Plus, links organized by country, period and type, facsimiles of early 18th-century choreographies from the Library of Congress, and photos.
The memories of a performing group formed at the University of Georgia in the 1970s.
Dance history ensemble of Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland. Performs ballroom dances of the 18th, 19th and early 20th century. Calendar of upcoming performances.
Society aiming to promote teaching, performance and research in European dance from the 15th to the 19th century. Includes information about the journal "Historical Dance", books, practice tapes, conferences, summer schools, and a list of dance groups in the UK.
Facsimiles and SGML versions of social dance manuals from 1490 to 1920. Also includes video clips and an essay giving an overview of the collection.
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