I will be teaching two dance workshops for The Elegant Arts Society
in New York City this Sunday, October 4th. Logistical details are
below.
The first (1:00-3:45pm) will focus on the dances of the Regency era (1810-1820), specifically on reels, and waltzes, and country dances. Depending on available time and numbers, we will also dance the amazing reel for nine people (and one hat) known as the Bumpkin. This class is the final review before the Regency Assembly taking place on October 17-18 in New Haven, Connecticut. (For information on the Assembly, please email EAS.)
The second class (4:00-6:00pm) will drop all the way back to the 1500s and the line and circle dances known as branles as described by French cleric Thoinot Arbeau in his 1589 work, Orchésographie. This will be a lively class of full of kicks and jumps and will cover ten to twelve easy dances done to wonderful 16th-century dance tunes.
Both of the above are beginner-level classes. No experience is needed and no partner is required, though gender balance is not guaranteed. Clean, leather-soled flat shoes are recommended for both classes.
The classes are held at Dick Shea's (a capoeira studio), 104 W. 14th Street at 6th Avenue, New York City. Ring buzzer #3, up 2 flights, first door on the right. For more information, please email EAS.
The Regency class costs $18, or $12 for people attending for the first time; the Renaissance class costs $15. Pay at the class.
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