Historic Dance Delights invite you to a...

Winter Weekend of Baroque Dance

Presented: by Fiona Garlick & John Barnard of the Early Dance Consort (Sydney)

Date: 2nd to 4th August, 2024.

Venue: Church Hall, All Saints Anglican Church, 9-15 Cowper Street, Ainslie ACT 2602

Workshops

Join us to enjoy the aristocratic elegance, technical precision and beautiful music that is Baroque

Ballet. Fiona and John of the Early Dance Consort (Sydney) will lead us through a weekend

workshop of early 18th Century Dance from the court of Louis XIV. The weekend will include

introductory sessions to learn technique, steps and rhythms through to more advanced sessions to

learn the various dance forms and figures of choreographies from the era of the great Sun King.

Louis XIV of France changed the course of European dance history, promoting the aristocratic

elegance and technical precision of French court dance, encouraging its development and notation

and ensuring that French remains the language of classical ballet even today.

The Baroque Winter School is designed to suit both those new to baroque dance and those with

some experience. You will learn about the different Baroque dance forms including the Bourrée,

Gavotte, Minuet, Sarabande & Gigue. No experience or partner required.

There are two ticket options available:

Ticket A (Sessions 1, 2 and 5) - For newcomers to baroque dance, the Friday evening

introductory session and first sessions on Saturday and Sunday offer an introduction to the

technique, and the chance to sample excerpts building to a full dance.

Ticket B (All Sessions) - For those with a working knowledge of baroque dance, the afternoon

sessions will be devoted to developing repertoire and style with one or more ballroom dances,

while the introductory and first sessions on each day will provide an opportunity to work on

technique.

Friday Session Timing Comments

Registration From 6.30pm All attendees

Session 1 6.45pm to 8.30pm - technique & excerpts

Suitable for those new to baroque dance

Saturday Session 2 10.00am to 11.30am - technique & excerpts

Suitable for those new to baroque dance

Morning Tea 11.30am to 11.45am

Session 3 11.45am to 1.15pm - repertoire

Recommended for those with some dance experience

Lunch 1.15pm to 2.15pm

Session 4 2.15pm to 3.45pm - repertoire

Recommended for those with some dance experience

Sunday Session 5 12.30pm to 2.00pm - technique & excerpts

Suitable for novices and those new to baroque dance

Afternoon Tea 2.00pm to 2.30pm

Session 6 2.30pm to 4.00pm - repertoire

Recommended for those with some dance experience

Course Fees

Ticket A (Sessions 1,2 and 5) $85 Suitable for those new to

baroque dance

Ticket B (All Sessions) $170 Recommended for those

with some dance experience

What to wear: Light comfortable clothes (layers work well in Canberra). Flat, light shoes for

warm-ups (e.g. ballet flats, jiffies etc). Low-heeled shoes can also be worn for Baroque dance

such as Gercian Sandles or Jazz shoes for both.

What to bring: Tea/Coffee will be provided but please bring a plate/something to share for

Saturday morning tea and Sunday afternoon tea. Saturday lunch will be BYO.

If you have any questions please contact us at historicdancedelights@gmail.com.

For information about this and other Dance Delights events please visit our website

www.historicdancedelights.org.au.