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Winter Baroque Dance Weekend

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

Date: 1st to 3rd August, 2025.

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, encouraging its development, written 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 such as the Bourrée, Gavotte, Minuet, Sarabande & Gigue and have the opportunity to learn some repertoire. No experience or partner required.

There are two ticket options available:

Ticket A (Sessions 1, 2 and 3) - For newcomers to baroque dance, the Friday evening introductory session and first two sessions on Saturday offer an introduction to the technique, and the chance to sample excerpts and begin building towards a full dance.

Ticket B (All Sessions) - For those with a working knowledge of baroque dance, sessions 1-3 will allow time to focus on continuing to build technique and style. Sessions 4-6 will then be devoted to developing repertoire with one or more ballroom dances.

Friday 1st Aug

Registration From 6.30pm (All attendees)

Session 1 6.45pm to 8.30pm - technique & excerpts (Suitable for those new to baroque dance)

Saturday 2nd Aug

Session 2 9.30am to 11.00am - technique & excerpts (Suitable for those new to baroque dance)

Morning Tea 11.00am to 11.30am

Session 3 11.30am to 1.00pm - repertoire (Suitable for those new to baroque dance)

Lunch 1.00pm to 2.00pm

Session 4 2.00pm to 3.45pm - repertoire (Recommended for those with some dance experience)

Sunday 3rd Aug

Session 5 12.30pm to 2.15pm - repertoire (Recommended for those with some dance experience)

Afternoon Tea 2.15pm to 2.45pm

Session 6 2.45pm to 4.15pm - repertoire (Recommended for those with some dance experience)

Course Fees:

Ticket A (Sessions 1,2 and 3) $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). Low-heeled shoes such as Grecian Sandals are preferable but ballet flats, jiffies or jazz flats can be worn.

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 Historic Dance Delights events please visit our website

www.historicdancedelights.org.au.