ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCES
IN MONTREAL
SPECIAL DAY FOR BEGINNERS
SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
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English country dances are a distinguished form of dance to be practised in pleasant company. They have been in fashion in all parts of England since the Renaissance and are still done today.
These dances were also in vogue in the British colonies in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, and it’s not hard to imagine them being done in Quebec also, after the Conquest of 1760.
English country dances were first described by John Playford in the first edition of English Dancing Master, published in London in 1651. Playford and his son Henry were responsible for subsequent editions and the work remained in print until the mid-18th century. Then, in the 19th century the form of dance became less popular.
Early in the 1900s, in London, Cecil Sharp set about reconstructing the dances described by the Playfords and introducing them anew to English society.
A
special workshop will be held for those who wish to learn the basics of this type
of dance, September 20, 2008, from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm.
PROGRAM: 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm
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