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To Dance in Dundee, 18th century style

Recently I tootled south to Dundee for a rather special event.  A talk and demonstration of  how to dance, 18th century style!

Ballerina leaps surrounded by silk

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No. Not quite like that! Dance like this…..

How to dance 18th century style

Fancy dress ball, Bath Assembly Rooms. Thomas Rowlandson

Although this Dundee lecture and recital focused mainly on 18th century Scotland, much of it applied to the fashionable society in England, too. And it was fascinating! Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in a writer's life, history, research and tagged Alena Shmakova, Anastasia Robinson, assembly rooms, Bruntsfield Baroque Trio, dance, Dundee Central Library, female composers, Frances Scott, harpsichord, Les Danses Antiques, Magdalene Stirling, Mark Stevenson, Nathaniel Gow, Nicholas Blanchet on 18th May 2025 by Sarah.
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