Lukol Directory: Arts: Performing Arts: Dance: Historical: Baroque

Seattle Early Dance
Company based in Seattle Washington that reconstructs, performs, and teaches baroque dance. Includes a brief introduction to the dances.
http://www.seattleearlydance.homestead.com...

Matt's Baroque Dance Pages
Includes background information, HTML versions of 18th century dance manuals, and an annotated collection of links.
http://baroquedance.info/

History Lessons
Article from Dance Teacher magazine about the work and teaching of Catherine Turocy.
http://www.dance-teacher.com/backissues/ju...

BaroqueDance.com
Dancer Paige Whitley-Bauguess' site. Contains information about classes in North Carolina, Paige's dance activities, the annual East Coast Baroque Dance Workshop, Craven Historical Dancers, a pair of videos, and arrangements of tunes to extant dances.
http://www.baroquedance.com/

Chalemie
Early music, dance and commedia; performance and teaching. Information about concerts, and their summer school concentrating on 17th and 18th century English repertoire.
http://www.thorn.demon.co.uk/

The Court Dancers
Historical dance company specializing in dances of the 17th and 18th centuries, directed by Cheryl Stafford.
http://www.thecourtdancers.org/

The New York Baroque Dance Company
Directed by dancer and choreographer Catherine Turocy. Photo gallery, video clip, dancer profiles and information about workshops.
http://www.nybaroquedance.org/

Mercure Galante's Baroque Dance Pages
Background of the dance, what it involves: then and now.
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/hinibop/Baroq...

Blakeney Manor: Dance and Music
Includes an essay on the social and political importance of dance, and Rameau's description of the menuet ordinaire, translated by Essex, as well as information about 18th century songs and musicians.
http://www.blakeneymanor.com/dance.html

Compagnie Fêtes Galantes
Compagnie dirigée par Béatrice Massin, créant des pièces chorégraphiques alliant danse baroque et sensibilité contemporaine.
http://www.fetes-galantes.com/

Baroque Dance Mailing List
Information about how to subscribe to the Feuillet list.
http://www.rendance.org/links/feuillet.htm...

Bath Minuet Company
Information about dance classes, the annual Bath Georgian Ball, and photo galleries.
http://www.bathminuetcompany.freeserve.co....

Les Plaisirs
Munich-based group. Includes information about classes and performances.
http://www.les-plaisirs.de/english.htm

Consort de Danse Baroque
Company directed by Philippa Waite. Information about classes, their summer school, and products for sale.
http://www.ukbaroquedance.com/

La Belle Danse
Dance ensemble from Toronto, Canada. Site includes a history of baroque dance, photos, and information about classes.
http://www.labelledanse.com/

Baroque Dance and the Bach Cello Suites
Article by a cellist about his experiences playing the Bach suites for a dancer.
http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/m...

Contretemps
Dancers Barbara Segal and Frank Perenboom, based in the UK.
http://www.thorn.demon.co.uk/contretemps/I...

The Books of John Weaver
Facsimiles of "Orchesography" and "Of Time and Cadence in Dancing", and an HTML transcription of "Orchesography".
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/weaver/

Louise Pescetta
Dancer and musician based in California.
http://home.earthlink.net/~dolascetta/loui...

Apollo's Banquet
Ensemble of dancers and musicians founded by Thomas Baird and Hugh Murphy. Information about upcoming events, services, and the East Coast Baroque Dance Workshop.
http://www.apollosbanquet.com/

The Covent Garden Minuet Company
London-based amateur group performing 18th century social dances. Photos, membership, performances, and a small bibliography.
http://www.minuetcompany.org/


Related Topics:
Arts: Music: Styles: E: Early Music
Arts: Periods and Movements: Baroque
Recreation: Living History: By Topic: Costumes: Period: 17th Century
Recreation: Living History: By Topic: Costumes: Period: 18th Century
Society: History: By Time Period: Eighteenth Century



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