41st Annual Summer School, Saturday 26th July-Saturday 2nd August 2008
Bishop Otter Campus, University of Chichester
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From Rout to Regency
How did Madame de Pompadour dance at the court of the King of France? What sort of dancing did Mr Darcy refuse to join in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice? What can dances tell us about fashionable society, its celebrities and its heroes? This year we will explore ball and country dances familiar to the aristocracy and gentry from the early 1700s to the early 1800s. Join us to learn choreographies performed before Louis XIV, dances from Europe, Scotland and Ireland, and the social dancing popular in London at the time of the Prince Regent.
The teaching programme will encourage individual skill and confidence through daily classes an expert tutor. There will be optional classes each afternoon. Evening activities will include social dancing and an informal concert by Summer School students. On the last evening students will present to each other the dances learnt in each class, as part of a ball in which costume of the period is welcome but not essential.
The course booklet, containing dance instructions, background information and suggestions for further reading, is provided to all course members. There will also be CDs of the dance music available for purchase. A bookshop with many of the Society's publications and CDs will be open regularly during the week.
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Classes and Teachers
Anne Daye is Lecturer in Dance History at TrinityLaban, a leading London conservatoire for dance and music, and Chairman of Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society. Anne will explore the fashionable and provincial repertoire of Great Britain, with its exotic mix of French, Scottish, Irish and English elements, including cotillons, allemandes, country dances, reels, jigs and hornpipes.
Cecília Gracia Mouro has performed with several leading early dance companies in France, and is currently a teacher of French Renaissance and Baroque Dance at the Conservatory of Paris. Cecília will teach the 'Sarabande de Mr. Feuillet', a solo for a woman to music by Colasse, and Pecour's 'Entrée pour un homme et une femme' for Ballon and Mlle Subligny to music from the Ballet des Fragmens de Lully. She will work intensively on style and technique as well as the spatial, musical and performance aspects of these choreographies.
Jørgen Schou-Pedersen has extensive knowledge of early dance and music of all periods and is an acknowledged expert in dance notations. Jørgen will teach the couple dances Magri's 'Amabile', Magny's 'Menuet d'Exaudet' and Dubois's 'Nouveau Menuêt de l'Eloge de la Chasse', as well as a selection of cotillons and a variety of dances from the Danish court.
Stuart Marsden (musician) has been a repetiteur at Covent Garden and is experienced in playing and recording music for early dance. He will play for classes and evening activities.
Ellis Rogers, author of The Quadrille, and a well known 19th century dance specialist, will present an optional class and lead an evening of Regency dance.
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Venue
The Bishop Otter Campus, University of Chichester has new, purpose built dance studios with excellent floors for dancing. Accommodation is in single bedrooms, some with ensuite toilet and shower. The bedrooms share common facilities, including utility rooms with a refrigerator, microwave oven, and tea/coffee making equipment.
Further details of the Bishop Otter Campus can be found at www.chiuni.ac.uk
Bishop Otter Campus is situated south west of London and can easily be reached by rail from Waterloo or Victoria stations in London. Road links are reasonable and the campus is easily found. Travel from Luton airport and particularly Gatwick airport is by train and is relatively easy using the Thameslink line. Access from other London Airports can also be via Victoria Station, which has more trains than Waterloo, or via Thameslink. Participants arriving by rail will need to take a short taxi or bus journey to the campus. Fuller details can be provided on request.
Chichester is a delightful cathedral city, within walking distance of the campus. There are many historic houses and other places of interest within driving distance.
The course runs from the evening of Saturday 26th July to the morning of Saturday 2nd August 2008.
Attendance on a non residential basis may be possible. For details of this option, or on any other matter regarding the Summer School, please apply to:
DHDS Treasurer: 17 Well Lane, Stock, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 9LT, UK
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Bursaries
The Nathalie Dolmetsch Bursaries: We are able to offer two bursaries covering full board and tuition for the week, and are particularly keen to attract young dancers who are interested in exploring dance of the period. Further details.
The Jim Cartmell Bursaries:We also offer bursaries intended to encourage dancers or musicians who wish to return to or commence teaching of or research into historical dance. Further details.
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Fees and Enrolment
The fee for the complete course is £580 (£560 for DHDS members). The fee includes tuition, accommodation and full board. Ensuite accommodation is available for an extra £66 per week. A deposit of £100 is payable on enrolment. The balance of the fee, £480 (£460 for members), must be paid by 31st May, otherwise bookings cannot be guaranteed. Early application is advised as places are limited. Without full payment by the due date, bookings cannot be guaranteed. In the event of cancellation, the deposit can only be returned if the place is filled.
Further details of the programme for the course, the classes and the accommodation will be sent to applicants in May.
Overseas applications: Payment, at no cost to the Society, must be in Sterling and can be by credit card (Visa or Mastercard only) or by direct transfer, for which bank details can be supplied on request. Payment by credit card will be subject to a 5% handling charge.
Please note: DHDS reserves the right to change tutors and alter the programme if necessary.
To book a place, please complete the enrolment form and post it with your deposit, made payable to DHDS, to the DHDS Treasurer, to whom all enquiries should be directed.
DHDS Treasurer, 17 Well Lane, Stock, Ingatestone, Essex, CM4 9LT, UK
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