Spring Workshops Spring Workshop
San Francisco
An Introduction to Baroque Dance Rhythms
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1329 Seventh Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122 |
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Our thanks to San Francisco Renaissance Voices for hosting this event.
Workshop Content
This one-day workshop will look at a selection of the most common dance rhythms found in the Baroque suite, and in the ballroom and theatrical dance of the period.
The morning and afternoon sessions will give participants the opportunity to try some steps for themselves. The morning (9:00–12:30) will focus on the bourée and minuet, while the afternoon (2:00–5:30) will look at the sarabande and gigue. Basic steps and simple patterns will be taught, with particular attention given to the links between music and dance.
In the evening (7:30–10:30) tutors and advanced students will present a lecture-demonstration in period costume covering a wider variety of rhythms. The day will conclude with social dance for all with simple, taught country dances from the Baroque period.
The workshop will be suitable for musicians, beginning Baroque dancers, and those with an interest in the theater, opera, ballet or social dancing of the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Participants should wear comfortable clothes (not excessively tight) and, if possible, flexible shoes. For those with dance shoes, a flat pair or a pair with small heels is preferable to a pair with high heels (so jazz shoes rather than character shoes, and no ladies' ballroom dance shoes). For those without suitable dance shoes, everyday shoes will be fine; if you have a choice, bring the closest thing you have to lightweight, thin-soled sneakers.
Further Information
For application details, see: fee information and application form.
If you require further information, please contact:
Judy Kennedy
506 Granite St, Ashland, Oregon 97520 USA
Phone: 541-482-5070
E-mail: jken2012@lyve.com
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