I will be teaching three dance workshops in New York City this weekend, August 2nd and 3rd. You can get a double dose of Regency-era dance on both Saturday and Sunday!
On Saturday, August 2nd, from 3:00-4:30pm, I will be teaching in Brooklyn for the New York Baroque Dance Company's regular first Saturday class. Logistical details are here (scroll down the page). I am substituting for Caroline Copeland. I will not be teaching baroque dance; this will be an early 19th-century (Regency) class focusing on quadrille figures and steps.
I will then be teaching two dance workshops for The Elegant Arts Society in New York City on Sunday, August 3rd. Logistical details for these two classes are here.
The first (1:00-3:45pm) will focus on the dances of the Regency era (1810-1820), including steps and figures for early 19th-century country dances and the Royal Scotch and Caledonian Quadrilles, plus the Regency-era sauteuse. The Royal Scotch Quadrilles feature the "star" figure described in an earlier article here.
The second class (4:00-6:00pm) will look at two different hesitation waltzes of the early 1910s, pre-World War I era. I will cover basic steps for the half and half, an interesting waltz done in 5/4 time and will teach the twinkle hesitation, a short sequence of waltz steps that can be done independently or as part of a regular waltz. Information on pre-registration (at a small discount) for the ragtime class is here. This class series will conclude in September with a workshop on the maxixe (freestyle, not choreographed).
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