2012 PAST EVENTS Sunday 16 December - Jane Austen's Birthday High Tea at the Hyatt Sat. 15 December – Dickensian Christmas Carol Ball, St Johns Church Hall, Constitution Ave, Reid. 7.30-11.30pm      Baroque, Rococo & Roll Dance Party Sat. 20 October St. John’s Church Hall, Reid 7:30-11:30pm La Bourrée d’Achille The Queen’s Jigg Le Pistolet Menuet à deux La Bohaimiene Easter Thursday Menuet à quatre (2) Le Nouveau Pistolet Moll Peatley the New way REFRESHMENT BREAK La Bourgogne La Matellote (next 5 with guest brass quintet) La Chaine La Coquette Pécour’s L’Allemande Menuet de la Reine La Chasse Contradanza XXXVIII La Chasse d’Amour The Changing SUPPER BREAK Aimable Vainqueur Les Jolie Garcons Les Quadrilles Le Tourbillon Les Meditation Chinois The Students of Prague            Sat. 13 October – 11-11.30am and 12-12.30pm, we were part of St.John’s Annual Spring Fair at St Johns Church, Constitution Ave, Reid, Canberra. Sat. 6 to Mon. 8 October - A long-weekend of Dance in the Age of Enlightenment We journeyed from the belle danse of Versailles, through the country dance as it tripped across Europe, explored the evolution of the minuet and enjoyed the cotillions craze before moving on to the no-rules Allemande that turned into the waltz. We enjoyed this rare opportunity to learn the French steps and style so central to everything our dance heritage with teacher John Gardiner-Garden. 4 August 2012 - 3 November 2012 Dancing Through the Ages - Saturdays 4pm-6.30pm at the ANU Sports & Recreation Centre. No experience necessary, friendly atmosphere. Learn dances from the Renaissance and Baroque through to the time of Jane Austen, Dickens and beyond - everything from galliards to galops, pavans to polkas, minuets to mazurkas, country dances to waltzes. 500 years of romance and passion - all to wonderful live music! Tutor Dr John Gardiner-Garden is the director of Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy. He has danced at the Opera House, toured and taught around the world, published acclaimed books on dance, prduced 8 CDs of dance music, makes learning easy and fun, and inside the 2.5hrs caters for all levels. Pre-registrations required for this 12-week course. Email garden@earthlydelights.com.au or phone 6281-1098 in the evening for more information.    Sat. 18 August, 7:30-11:30pm
Renaissance Dance Party, St.John’s Church Hall, Reid,
Pavan/Galliard
New BoPeepe
Sweet Kate
Belfiore
Gelosia
Gioioso for 3
Lioncello Nuovo
Petit Rinense
Canario
Ballo del Fiore for 3
Basic branle suite
Branle des chevaux
Les Bouffons
Chiara Stella
Chiaranzana
Caccia d’Amore
Bassa Toscana
Bellezze d’Olimpia
Catena d’Amore
La Castellana (cascade)
Goddesses
Branle des Chandelier
Whirligig
Barriera
Branle de la Haye  Wed. 15 August 9:00am-3:00pm (with lunch feast) Renaissance Day, Local School
Participatory
Farandole.
New BoPeepe
Sweet Kate
Basic branle suite
Branle des chevaux
Branle de la Haye
Chiaranzana
Petit Rinense
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Barriera
Bassa Toscana
Les Bouffons
Canario
La Castellana
Chiara Stella
Torneo Amaroso
Whirligig July 2012, Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney       |
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