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  • Regency,  Artwork analysis

    A dance lesson in the early 19th century

    3 May 2025 /

    What was a dance lesson like in the early 19th century? How did the dancing master work? Read some instructive cartoons!

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  • Regency,  Artwork analysis,  Quadrilles

    Quadrille caricature: vindication of mistake

    26 January 2025 /

    Mistakes and slips are common in historical dancing, and they were common at the time too, as shown by Cruikshank's caricatures and copies.

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  • Regency,  Artwork analysis

    La Belle Assemblée, a brutal dance cartoon during Regency

    14 January 2025 /

    Analysis of a big engraving by Geroges Cruikshank, a cartoon against dancing

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Upcoming activities

  • Bimonthly workshops historical dancing in Wezembeek-Oppem
  • 19-20/09: Introduction to Renaissance dancing during the Médiévales de Villers-la-Ville
  • 30/11, 7/12, 14/12, 04/01: workshops English country dance in Quevaucamps

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Last articles

  • That’s just the way it is! Dogmatism in historical dance
  • How a French dance became an English Christmas carol
  • How did people learn and practice dancing, before the American Revolution
  • What did people dance in the 13 colonies?
  • The tradition of coronation dances in the United Kingdom: Coronation waltz and other royal dances
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