Sunday 17 December 2023, CHRISTMAS CAROL BALL, Folk Dance Hall, 114 Maitland St, Hackett, ACT

hosted by Historic Dance Delights, with live music offered by the Earthly Delights players  and dances called/led by John Gardiner-Garden (when not otherwise specified).
 

OPENING: Santa Claus is coming to Town / Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer medley – Free Schottische  

IST BRACKET OF CALLED DANCING 

Angels from the Realms of Glory 

Carol of the Birds

Coventry Carol

Deck the Halls

Carol of the Bells

Ding Dong Merrily on High (caller Katherine Thatcher)

Gaudete 

SMALL BREAK and DISPLAY by 'Dance Delights' of White Christmas and Hanacpachap

2ND BRACKET OF CALLED DANCING

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (caller Katherine Tammaro)

Good King Wenceslas

Here We Come a-Caroling

The Holly and the Ivy

In Dulci Jubilo 

Jingle Bells (caller Katherine Tammaro)

SUPPER BREAK followed by DISPLAY by 'Dance Delights' of waltzing to medley of Past Three o’clock, We three Kings, I wander as I wander and mazurka-ing to  Swedish Julpotpurri then free join-in waltzing to ‘Away in the Manger’ and free mazurka-ing to ‘O Tannenbaum’.

3RD BRACKET OF CALLED DANCING

Personent Hodie (caller Katherine Thatcher)

Rejoice and Be Merry

Riu, riu, chiu (caller Katherine Tammaro)

Silent Night

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Starting Saturday 29 July 2023, 2:30 to 5:30pm, 12 weeks of DANCING THROUGH THE AGES, Australian National University, Sports Union, with midway live music dance revision party at John&Aylwen's home in Yass

Here, by publication in which notes on dance can be found, is the repertoire introduced at the ANU class and (with few exceptions) revisited at mid- and end-semester live music dance party at John&Aylwen's home in Yass. DTTA = John's Dancing through the Ages book series:

Late 15th century and early 16th century (DTTA Volume I)

Eglamowr

L’Esperance de Bourbon

Petit Rinense

Rostiboli Gioioso

Voltaci in ca Rosina 

Late 16th century (DTTA Volume II)

Alta Regina

Branle du Chandelier / Ballo del Fiore

Branle de la Montarde

Canario

Cecilia Pavan / Cicilia Pavyon

Early 17th century (DTTA Volume III)

So ben mi ha buon tempo

Torneo Amoroso (2)

Goddesses

Late 17th century (DTTA Volume IV)

Cushion dance

Goddesses

Gathering Peascods

Half Hannikin

Jamaica

Jenny Plucked Pears

Nonesuch

New Boe Peepe

Spring Garden

Valentine’s Day

Early 18th century (DTTA Volume V)

La Bohaimiene

Trip to Paris

Menuet à quatre (1)

Le Passepied a quatre

Subligny’s Minuet

The Toast

Late 18th century (DTTA Volume VI)

Black Dance / Galopade

Les Quatre Nymphes (2)

Le Jeu des quatre Coins

Shrewsbury Lasses

La Boulangere

Waltz (on a fan)

2nd quarter of 19th century  (DTTA Volume VIII)

Cotillion for any number

3rd quarter of 19th century (DTTA Volume IX)

Empire Quadrille

Gothic Dance

Galopade Country Dance

Polka Country Dance

4th quarter of 19th century (DTTA Volume X)

Cotillon medley with 4 chairs

Cotillion with mixing

From John’s Dance Delights

Galliard Dating

Branle de Montirande

Mazurian Anglaise

From John’s Lost Dances of Earthly Delights

Stomping Around (Spring 1)

The Clap Waltz (Spring 12)

Near Miss Galop (8)

The Labyrinth (Autumn 12)

Past, Present and Future (Winter 4)

Northern Stars Southern Skies (Town 16)

(not done in class, just at final party) The Chess Dance (Winter 16)

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Saturday 5 March 2022, 2:30 to 5:30pm, 10 weeks of DANCING THROUGH THE AGES at the Australian National University, Sports Union with midway live music dance revision party at John&Aylwen's home in Yass

Here is the repertoire introduced and enjoyed (Volume number referring to the Volume of John's Dancing through the Ages book series in which notes on dance can be found) :

Late 15th century (Volume I)

L’Esperance de Bourbon (French)

Early 16th century (Volume I)

Angelosa (Italian- also in German source)

Late 16th century  (Volume II)

Allegrezza d’Amore for 3 (Italy)

Branle de Bretaigne / Triory de Bretaigne (France)

Branles—Cassandre, Pinagay PLUS Branles—Charlotte, de la Guerre, Aridan (France)

Early 17th century  (Volume III)

The Gypsies (I) (England)

Spagnolletta (Italy)

Late 17th century (Volume IV)

Cuckolds all a Row (2) (England)

Bartlett House (England- Thomas Bray 1699)

Old Simon King (England - to a slip jig)

Saint Martin’s Lane (England, 1690s).

Early 18th century (Volume V)

La Jalousie (France- Feuillet 1706)

Cotillon de Surenne (France - Dezais 1725)

Gigue à deux (France- ballet)

Late 18th century (Volume VI)

Les Quatre Berceaux (France)

Polonaise (2) / Neu Figurirte Polonoise (Winterschmid, Altdorf 1761)

First quarter of 19th century (Volume VII)

La Batteuse  

Lauchery’s Ecossaise for 1823

Second quarter of 19th century (Volume VIII)

Galopade Quadrille / Quadrille Galope (France)

Fancy Quadrille Figures - ‘The Basket’ and ‘The Cheat’ (America)

Third quarter of 19th century  (Volume IX)

waltz, schottische, polka, galop and polka mazurka variants.

Universelle (Renausy)

Fourth quarter of the 19th century (Volume X)

Quadrille Giraudet (Eugene Giraudet)

Lost Dances of Earthly Delights (book & CD sets produced by John)

Near Miss Galop (Autumn 8), Baltic Crossing (Village 13), Daring Damsel (Village11) and Dashing Dragoon (Court 15)- all combined into a big medley.

His Magesty’s Maggot (Country 5),

Short Easy Sotiisi (Village 1)

That Broad Road (Autumn 5)

The Tapestry (Town 3)

Dance Delights (2020 publication with inventions by John in historical styles)

The Corona Polka (to Lost Dances Town 16) 

Sechs Ecossaisen or Perpetual Motion (to Beethoven) 

Wachet auf (Bach)

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SEE FURTHER BELOW FOR THE BIG SUCCESSFUL JAFA FESTIVAL WE RAN IN APRIL 2021. Here first (as the latest is always on top of these event pages) is information on a project that didn't quit reach completion. 

JUNE and JULY 2021: John and band presented a series of workshops for the Monaro Folk Society previewing all the material we planned to present at their 2021 Colonial Ball. Due to Covid the ball never went ahead. Below is the ball promotion and program that we published on this page before it was cancelled. We  covered the whole program fully in the 3  live music workshops at All Saints Church Hall, Ainslie, and partly in the first weeks of the 2nd semester 2021 ANU Dancing through the Ages classes at the the ANU.

Colonial Ball 2021. 

Folk Dance Canberra Hall 114 Maitland St. Hackett, A.C.T.

7:00 to 11:30pm SATURDAY 25 September 2021

Tickets now available at https://www.monarofolk.org.au/colonial-ball-2021/. 

Music will be offered by the Earthly Delights players—with Sally Taylor on piano, Peter Taylor on guitar, Ian Bull on mandolin, guitar and banjo, Sarah Bull on clarinet and saxophone and John Gardiner-Garden on Irish flute and whistle, English Bagpipes and hurdy-gurdy. Main caller will be John Gardiner-Garden and guest caller on some dances Katherine Tammaro.

Dress theme: flowers, fans and bows. To rise to the theme women might want to include a flower or bow motif in their dress or accoutrements and hang a fan by a ribbon from their wrist, and men might add a flower to their lapel and wear a bow tie—or simply be prepared to ‘bow’ when asking ladies for a dance.

Dance and music theme: dances and tunes that were known to have been enjoyed in 19th century Australia. While some of the tunes and dances are drawn from notations and descriptions in Australia notebooks and diaries, some of the music is from scores published and known to have been played in Australia and most of the dances are drawn from dance manuals that were published in Australia, be it by the Wivells in Adelaide, Roberts in Melbourne, Read in Sydney, Christison in Maitland or Lovenberry in Brisbane.

Below is the draft ball program with the quadrilles in capitals and with titles as they appear (along with full descriptions, facsimiles of sources and reconstruction notes) in Vol. VI to X (books 17 to 31) of John’s Dancing through the Ages (= DTTA). Notes on some of the dances ball-goers will see displayed in breaks can also be found in John’s Dance Delights (=DD) and Lost Dances of Earthly Delights (=LD). If you want to get any of these books so as to read up more about dances listed (perhaps have your musicians play the music and you dance friends practice the dances) follow links on Earthly Delights’ books&CDs webpage (http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/books-cds). If you are local to Canberra and want to practice all the dances listed join John’s ANU Sport’s Saturday 2:30-5:30pm 10-weeks ‘Dancing through the Ages’ course that start on 31 July (https://sportandwellbeing.anu-sport.com.au/Products/174). If you aren’t local to Canberra and don’t want to get the books but want to practise something in order to make the most of this 19th-century-theme program, we suggest you practice a basic polka, schottische, polka mazurka and varsovienna taking a nice round ballroom hold, keeping yourself upright, dancing on the balls of your feet and gliding instead of rocking or stomping. You’ll feel great! But importantly don’t worry if you have no opportunity to practice dances and don’t know any of the dances here listed! A fun time is guaranteed if you simply listen to the caller, move to the music, try and pickup on patterns and take leads when offered. The MC will be encouraging participants to be social and spread their dance invitations around so experience might be shared and ball pleasure enhanced.

The program of 20 participatory dances will be punctuated by four short displays of couples dance variants and a mid-evening bring-your own supper break on the veranda.

1ST HALF OF EVENING

Cotillon with mixing ('The meeting', 'The exchange', 'The Pursuit', 'The Serpent', 'The Circles', 'The Winding Alley'); Cotillon medley with circles and columns ('The Reunion', 'The Labyrinth', 'The Bridge', 'The Zig-zag', 'The Endless chain') in Roberts Melb. 1876 (all in DTTA X) all to d’Albert’s ‘Queen of the Ball’, ending in formation for QUADRILLE FRANCAIS (2e) (DTTA IX) to d'Albert's ‘Pasha Quadrille’, published in Sydney in 1851 ‘as performed by Winterbottom’s unrivalled band’, and known to be performed in both Sydney and Melbourne (my copy has a handwritten ‘Toowoomba’ on it).

Circassian (2)-Pollock no.3 (DTTA VIII) set to 'National Waltz’ and 'Highland Laddie' in Laing ms from early 19th century Tasmania.

Display of a Grand Polka medley (based on 19th-century style variants described in John’s LD and DD) to music from John’s LD, followed by an everyone-in free Polka Piquee and Polka Russe (1) & (2) (DTTA X) to Henry Marsh’s ‘Picnic polka’, Sydney, 1857. Dance survives in Australia as 'Princess Polka'.

PRINCE IMPERIAL QUADRILLE (IX) as in virtually all extant 19th century Australian dance manuals, set to namesake score. (Guest caller Katherine Tammaro).

Circassian Circle (4) (DTTA X) ‘No.6’ Lovenberry’s Brisbane 1884 manual, set to Scottish tune 'Keel row'

Display of a Varsovienna medley (based on 19th century-style variants described in John’s LD and DD) to Abadie's 'Mexico' Paris 1854, followed by an everyone-in free Varsovienna (DTTA IX) as in Read 1876, Christison 1882, Lovenberry 1884 to the same score.

LANCERS FOR 16 (2) and (3) to ‘Pirates of Penzance Lancers (DTTA IX and X). Dance under ‘Sixteen Lancers' in Wivell Junior Adel. 1891 to dance score derived from Gilbert and Sullivan opera.

Country Bumpkin (1) (VI) to ‘Campbell's jig’ and 'Highland Laddie.  Annabella Boswell writes in her diary of enjoying the dance at an after-dinner party at Lake Innes House (near Port Macquarie) in 1843. Guest caller Katherine Tammaro.

2nd HALF OF EVENING

Display of the New Iolanthe Schottische medley (based on 19th century-style Schottische variants described in John’s LD and DD) to Royle's Iola suite (DD), followed by an everyone-in free Schottische, Highland Schottische (DTTA IX) and/or Military Schottische / Pas de Quatre / Barn Dance (DTTA X), three dances described in most early Australian manuals, all to the same Iola score.

LES VARIETES PARISIENNES (DTTA IX) to namesake score. This Quadrille is presented as ‘Varieties Parisienne' in Roberts Melb. 1875 and 'La Parisienne' in Lovenberry Brisb. 1884.

Cotillon l’Eventail (DTTA X), a dance unique to Lovenberry’s Brisbane 1884 manual, set to JGG's ‘Whirl of Memories’ waltzes (LD Court 16).

Display of the Australian Polka Mazurka, 19th century Polka mazurka and Polka Redowa variants arranged by John’s to fit the namesake suite by Armand Roeckel, Sydney 1863 (DTTA IX/DD), followed by a free Polka Mazurka to Daphne’s Sydney 1890s ‘Waratah Polka Mazurka’ (DTTA X/DD), the basic dance being in most 19th cent. Australian manuals.

Circassian Circle (4) (DTTA X) ‘No.9’ in Lovenberry Brisbane 1884 manual set to the ‘Blind Cupid’ waltz set (LD Village 10).

QUADRILLE DES DAMES (DTTA IX), described in Lovenberry Brisbane 1884,

to Paris published sheet music.

Nine-pin Quadrille (DTTA IX), versions of which have been collected in Australia, set to John’s ‘Ashby’s Jig’ set (LD Spring 2). Guest caller Katherine Tammaro.

Free ‘cut-in’ Jig (DTTA VI), a dance alluded to in many Australian sources, set to Jane Austen music collection tune Perigordine

QUADRILLE DE JEAN GILLES (DTTA X), a dance by Christison and in his Manual of dancing…, Maitland, 1882, set to to d'Albert's ‘Sydney Exhibition Quadrille’ suite, published in London but 'dedicated to Ladies of NSW'.

Cotillon medley with scarves (1) (including the 'flying handkerchieves', a dance in Roberts Melb. 1875, set to ‘Sweet Bunch of Daisies’, ‘Come where my love lies dreaming’ and ‘Only a Pansy Blossom’ from ‘The Kalgoorlie suite’ in The Australian Music Book no.3, Melb., Syd. and Adelaide, c.1892.

Sir Roger de Coverley (DTTA VII), dance in most 19th century Australian manuals, set to John’s ‘Northern Stars Southern Skies’ slip-jig set (LD Town 16).  

SUCCESSFULLY HELD:

JAFA (John & Aylwen's Fun Adventure) Sat.17 & Sun.18 April 2021 

The 19th century dance and costume weekend 

at the historic Yarralumla Woolshed in Canberra, where there will be free parking for everyone.

Tickets at  https://events.eventzilla.net/e/jafa-2021-a-19th-century-dance--costume-weekend-2138753186 

and are only available online.

Every April for more than a decade we've enjoyed a JAFA event at a wonderful Canberra venues. 

We have been able to reschedule the grand event planned for 3rd weekend of April 2020 to the 3rd weekend of April 2021- and add in a pre-event treat on the afternoon of Friday 16 April! See new poster below.

 To offer us the perfect venue to focus in April 2021 on dance and music with 19th-century Australian links (elegant Australian colonial-era dance) while still being able to sport Regency or Victorian costume, and to make tickets 1/2 of the price of our Albert Hall events, we are setting the weekend at very special heritage venue, Canberra' Yarralumla Woolshed. If the Duchess of Richmond could hold her famous ball on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo in a stable, we can hold our famous mid-April event in this beautiful venue.  

As in years past, starting straight after a morning tea each day, expect dance workshops to build the confidence of first-timers as well as expanding the horizons of connoisseurs.  

On Saturday the dance workshops will continue after a provided lunch, then stop 4pm or soon after for all to check out stalls, rest, get dinner and finalise dress for the Grand ball that will start at 7pm, will go through to midnight and will feature a wonderfull well-researched program of music and dance with links to early Australia (see program below).   

On Sunday after the provided morning tea, dancing or board games, there will be a costume parade, bring-your-own picnic lunch and provided outdoor period games on lawns near the Woolshed... and then another full-band dance in the hall - with a theme of 19th-century dance games (see program below) .. and afternoon-tea will be provide. 

NB. The pre-event Friday 16 April gathering that was last year planned for 7-9pm at Yarralumla, is now planned for 1:45-5:00pm at the Douro estate on the Canberra side of Yass. 

Please see email notices to participants at the bottom of the http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/home/jafa.

Here is the poster with latest information to share with family and friends and further below are programs for the two balls:

FESTIVAL PROGRAM

FRIDAY at the Douro estate, Yass.

1:45-3:00pm viewing of and talk on 19th century Australian dance materials at

John & Aylwen’s new home at 6 Glover Drive

3:00-5:00pm tour of and talk on the Old Douro homestead offered by owners

Dr Rick Williams & Ms Judy Brooker at 5 Glover Drive.

SATURDAY at the Yarralumla Woolshed, Canberra.

(9:30-10:30am costume hire at venue)

10:30am morning tea

11am-1pm dance class

1-2pm roast-roll lunch

2-4pm dance class

4-6:30pm free time to find dinner and dress

7-till-midnight  GRAND BALL  (see program over)

SUNDAY at the Yarralumla Woolshed, Canberra.

10am morning tea,

10:30-12:30 dance class

12:30-2pm costume parade, period games, & bring-your-own picnic

2-6pm AFTERNOON TEA DANCE (see program over)

(6-7pm pack-up and costume return)

DANCE & MUSIC PROGRAMS

MUSIC on both days offered by Sally Taylor (piano), Peter Taylor (guitar), Sarah Bull (clarinet and penny whistle), Ian Bull (mandolin, guitar and banjo), Cathleen Hutchinson (violin) and John Gardiner-Garden (flute, pipes and hurdy gurdy).

An * denotes dances the four dances on the weekend that are just for those who have prepared. All the other dances are called or lead - with guest caller named in bracket at end of dance entry, and when not named the dance leader is John Gardiner-Garden, who is also the MC.

For full information on the dances and music in the programs below see my relevant books. In brackets after the dance title is a reference to the book in which I present the dance- Roman numerals refer to the volume of my Dancing through the Ages published late 2020, letters DD refer to my Dance Delights published 2020, LD refer to my Lost Dances of Earthly Delights published 2005. 

The Australian sources cited are:

E.J. [Edward James] Wivell, The ballroom companion, Adelaide, c.1873

Roberts, Manual of fashionable dances, Melbourne, 1875 (and later editions),

Mrs Charles Read, Australian ballroom guide, Sydney, 1876 (and later editions),

J.H. Christison, A manual of dancing and etiquette, Maitland, 1882,

 R. Lovenberry, The Australian M.C. or dancers enquire within, Brisbane, 1884,

E.J. [Edmund Jerome] Wivell, Six Square Dances, Adelaide, 1891, and Seven Square Dances, Adelaide, c.1892.

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SATURDAY BALL  17th April 2021 7pm to midnight.

1st BRACKET

*Uncalled Menuet de la Cour (VI), Gardel’s dance to Grétry’s tune.

Version of dance is in Read Sydney 1876 and Lovenberry 1884.

Circassian circle (3) to 'My love she’s but a Lassie yet' (IX).

A progressive form of the 1st figure of the 'Caledonians', a quadrille in all extant Australian sources.

The MOSCOVIAN (VII) to suite in Chivers 1822 Modern Dancing master.

A cognate 'Moscovian Waltz Quadrilles' is in Lovenberry, Bris. 1884.

Irish Washerwoman (VI) to namesake tune.

Music in Laing ms, from early 19th century Tasmania (Guest caller David Wanless).

2nd BRACKET

Galopade (3)-Pollocks original (VIII) to 'William Tell' overture.

The Galopade is in most Australian manuals, this figured one is from England c.1830, music from Europe.

Circassian (2)-Pollock no.3 (VIII).

Set to 'National Waltz’ and 'Highland Laddie' in Laing ms from early 19th century Tasmania.

 QUADRILLE FRANCAIS (2c) to Mundy's First Set (VIII).

Dance in most Australian manuals to music composed in Tasmania in 1840s. (Caller David Wanless).

Galopade Country Dance (3) to 'Come dance along with me…' song (IX).

The tune is as in ‘The Pasha Quadrille’ published and played in Sydney by Winterbottom's band.

3rd BRACKET

*Display of a Grand Polka medley to LD Country 7 tune played x2, x3, x3 then 1st x1 again (DD).

Basic dance described in all early Australian manuals. These are variants by JGG set to music by JGG.

The Winifred- the Baden Berlin Bohemian to Milbourne's New Kreuz Polka Winifred (DD).

Elements in most Australian manuals. Music published in Adelaide c.1894.

PRINCE IMPERIAL QUADRILLE (IX) to namesake score.

Dance in virtually all extant 19th century Australian dance manuals. (Guest caller Katherine Tammaro).

Soldiers Joy to namesake tune (VIII)

Music in Laing ms, Tasmania

4th BRACKET

*Display of a Varsovienna medley to Abadie's 'Mexico' (Mexico Varsovienna medley in DD) (IX).

Basic dance in Read 1876, Christison 1882, Lovenberry 1884, variations by JGG, music Paris 1854.

Polka Mazurka - to Roeckel's 'Australian Polka Mazurka' (IX).

Dance in all Australian sources, music published in Sydney c.1863 (Uncalled).

LANCERS FOR 16 (2) and (3) to ‘Pirates of Penzance Lancers (IX and X).

The Sixteen Lancers' in Wivell Junior Adel. 1891.

Highland Reel to 'The Highland Laddie' (IX)

Dance in Roberts's Melb. 1875 and Lovenberry Brisbane 1884. (Guest caller Katherine Tammaro).

5th BRACKET

Polka Piquee and Polka Russe (1) & (2) to ‘Picnic polka’ (X).

Survives in Australia as 'Princess Polka', offered music composed & published in Sydney in 1857.

The Triumph to namesake tune (VII).

Dance in Wivell Sen., Adel. 1874-82 and on program in Christison's Maitland 1882. (Caller Ceri Teather).

QUADRILLE FRANCAIS (2e) to Rose Bay Quadrille (IX).

The dance found in all Australian sources, musical suite composed & published in Sydney in 1857.

Circassian Circle (4) Lovenberry’s No.6 to 'Keelrow' (X).

Dance in Lovenberry Brisbane 1884.

6th BRACKET

*Display of the New Iolanthe Schottische medley to Royle's Iola suite (DD).

The basic schottische was in most Australian manuals, these variants are by JGG to music from London.

Schottische and Highland Schottische to Iolanthe music (IX).

Dance described in most early Australian manuals. (Guest caller Katherine Tammaro).

LES VARIETES PARISIENNES (IX) to namesake score.

Varieties Parisienne' in Roberts Melb. 1875 and 'La Parisienne' in Lovenberry Brisb. 1884.

Sir Roger de Coverley (VII) to JGG's Northern Stars Southern Skies (Town 16) set.  

Dance in most 19th century Australian manuals, music slip jigs by JGG.

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEA DANC  18th April 2021  2:00 to 6:00pm

(wishing a happy birthday to JAFA organiser Aylwen!)

1st BRACKET

Perigordine (VI), a ‘cut-in’ jig to Jane Austen music collection tune.

There are many early Australia references free couples jigs like this one, music in Jane Austen's hand.

Circassian Circle (4) Lovenberry’s No.9  to the ‘Blind Cupid’ waltz set (LD Village 10) (X).  

Dance in Lovenberry Brisbane 1884.

QUADRILLE FRANCAIS (2e) (IX) to d'Albert's Pasha Quadrille.

Dance found in all Australian sources, music published in Sydney in 1851.

Country Bumpkin (1) (VI) to ‘Campbell's jig’ and 'Highland Laddie.

Annabella Boswell writes in her diary of enjoying the dance at an after-dinner party at Lake Innes House (near Newcastle) in 1843. (Guest caller Katherine Tammaro).

2nd BRACKET

Galop (4) /Rhein Galop / Danish Waltz / Manchester to characteristic tune (X).

Dance in most 19th century Australian manuals, music as still played today for Bush dancing.

Cotillon l’Eventail to JGG's ‘Whirl of Memories’ set (Court 16) (X).

Dance in Lovenberry Brisbane 1884, music waltzes by JGG.

QUADRILLE DES DAMES to Paris published sheet music (IX)

Dance in Lovenberry Brisbane 1884.

Nine-pin Quadrille to JGG's Ashby’s Jig set (LD Spring 2) (IX).

Versions of dance collected in Australia, set to a JGG tune set (Guest caller Katherine Tammaro).

3rd BRACKET

Military Schottische / Pas de Quatre / Barn Dance (X).

Became the Barn dance that was ubiquitous in 20th cent. Australia.

The Spanish Waltz to 'Sweet bunch of Daisies' in the Kalgoolie suite. Dance in most 19th century Australian manuals, music popular song from the Australia c.1892 published Kalgoolie suite.

THE ALBERT's (2) to 'Kendall's The Kalgoorlie' suite (X). Dance in Christison Maitland 1882, Lovenberry Brisbane 1884 and Wivell Junior Adel. 1891and music published in Australia in 1892.

Dance de Florence / Dashing White Sergeant (X) to 'The Dashing White Sergeant'.

The 'Dance d Florence' published in Dundee 1890 may represent early version of 20th century Bush & Schottisch 'Dashing White Sergeant' (Guest caller David Wanless).

4th BRACKET

Waratah Polka Mazurka (X/DD) to Daphne's namesake suite.

  Basic dance is in most 19th cent. Australian manuals, the music was published in Sydney in the 1890s.

QUADRILLE DE JEAN GILLES (X) to d'Albert's ‘Sydney Exhibition Quadrille’ suite.   

Dance in Lovenberry Brisbane 1884, music published in London but 'dedicated to Ladies of NSW'.

Congo Minuet (VI) to ‘De’il among the Tailors’.

Dance appears in ‘T.B.’ manuscript found in NZ and tune in Laing manuscript found in Tasmania.

5th BRACKET

All these dance games have entries for all in DTTA Volume X and most of the chosen figures appear in Roberts Melb. 1876—Cotillon with mixing  ('The meeting', 'The exchange', 'The Pursuit', 'The Serpent', 'The Circles', 'The Winding Alley'); Cotillon medley with circles and columns ('The Reunion', 'The Labyrinth', 'The Bridge', 'The Zig-zag', 'The Endless chain'); The Cushion Dance(3) / Der Polstertanz; Cotillon medley with fans (‘The Fan / The Kangaroo' to reprise of Picnic Polka set); Cotillon medley with choice (‘Basket, Ring, Flower’, ’Flower and Animals’ ‘Blind Choice’); Cotillon medley with cards; Cotillon medley with scarves (2) ('The snake' and 'The Lasso', set to music by JGG in LD Country 8 that was dedicated to Aylwen 19 years ago, with guest caller Katarina Hall); Cotillon medley with scarves (1) (including the 'flying handkerchieves'); Cotillon medley with blindfolds (‘Le Colin-Maillard, ‘Blindman’s buff’, ‘The Weak leading the Blind’);

FINALE

Charge of the Light Brigade (X) to Godfrey's 'The Wind Up Galop'.

Dance is American version of French Les Bras Enlacé, music from London—and finally no direct Australian link!

NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL, in Civic, on Saturday 22 February 2010

'EURO VILLAGE SQUARE' performances 

at intersection of Bunda Street and Scotts Crossing  

10-10:30am

11-12:00noon

12:30-1:00pm

PROMOTION READ:

This is the exact same place and timetable as last year, but this year we will have Sally with us on piano, a bigger sound set up and hopefully even more costumed EDHA dancers ... so do join us!

We'll be showing and leading lots of fun historical dance from Europe and won't be repeating anything - so do come to all sessions (as if its a 3 hour ball from 10am to 1pm) and then in our two breaks come and say hello to us or help us tell members of the public all about our scene and give them flyers for the dance sessions and events that are mentioned further below.

PROGRAM OF 6 HISTORICAL DANCES FROM EUROPE (in chronological order and in John's Dance Delights) AND 3 ORIGINAL DANCES IN HISTORICAL EUROPEAN FORMS (in John's Dance Delights).

Ninfa Leggiadra

Menuet de la cour

Stars of Joy (John's choreography set to European National Anthem)

Branle des Chevaux

Mazurian Anglaise & Mazurian Ecossaise (John's choreography inspired by comments in 1806 manual published in Riga)

Quadrille Russe

Quadrille Français (3) / Orpheus Quadrille

Le Bridge

21 December our annual CHRISTMAS CAROL BALL

Canberra Baptist Church Hall, Currie St., Kingston, 4pm-9.30pm

Sat. 16 November  RENAISSANCE FEAST & BALL

Canberra Baptist Church Hall, Currie St., Kingston, 4:00-9:30pm. 

For our RENAISSANCE BALL, joining Earthly Delights players (Sally on piano, Ian on mandola, Peter on guitar, John on hurdy-gurdy, and ancient bagpipes etc) will be 3 members of Recordare (Mark, Naomi and Angela) on a wondrous range of wind instruments - including recorders and cornettos.

Post event: John (and guest leader Katherine Tammaro ) led the following dances:

1st bracket of dance 4:00-5:15

From the 15th century

French-style bassedances in Italian sources Bassa Franzesse and Beauté di Castille,

the exciting longways set Pizochara,  prisoner-taking couples dance Prigionera

the Italian bassedance for-as-many-as-will Nobile,

rarely danced Petite Rose.

John's Schiarazula Hey, to tune by Giorgio Mainero.

Refreshment 5:15-5:30 with display of Mirror Measure to Hieronymous Bosch’s tune 

2nd bracket of dance 5:30-6:30

From the late 16th century

and  French everyone-in-a-circle medley Branle de double,  single, gai & Bourgogne, then Cassandra, de la guerre and Aridan- then the Gavotte to kick and kiss your way off-with guest leader Katherine Tammaro 

the English ‘Inns of court’  Cecilia Pavan and Madam Cecilia Almain,

the Italian ‘bushdance-like’ long set Chiaranzana 

Dinner break 6:30-7:15 with group photo & uncalled Florido Giglio (Caroso in 1581 ) 

3rd bracket of dance 7:15-8:15

From the 17th century the fun English country dances

a new branle to a popular period tune Branle de Montirande- with guest leader Katherine Tammaro 

Square set Dull Sir John,  and round Chirping of the Nightingale,

For all class attendees Pattricke ms 1649 and Playford 1651 Spring Garden

Longways Have at thy coat old woman, 

Desert break 8:15-8:30 with uncalled Passo e mezzo 

4th bracket of dance 8:30-9:30.

Circle for 4 cpls Madge on a Cree,

Longways Punk’s Delight

Circle of 3 Putney Ferry

From Feuillet’s 1706 Recueil de Contredance La Fanatique

19 October - Steampunk Victoriana Fair.

Join in on the display plus participatory live-music and dance show which the dressed-up EDHDA musicians and dancers will be offering early Saturday afternoon (2:20pm-3:30pm) as part of a full weekend of entertainment at the Waterworks Museum. MarsdenWeir, 2580 Goulburn, Get Directions. You are just a short drive from the late-19th century! And apart from the working machinery and entertainment, there's lots of food, costume, and lost craft/rare trades stalls.

Here's the list of dances we enjoyed showing and leading:

The New Iolanthe Schottische (inspired by Robert Cromton's Iolanthe) - to Iola.

PRINCE IMPERIAL Quadrille - to original French score.

Menuet Waltzer (Robert Crompton) - to Hertel’s piano score

NEW LANCERS (Robert Crompton) –to Pirates of Penzance

The Tantivy mixed with a cotillon mixer to Court 15

LE QUADRILLE DE JEAN GILLES - to Charles D'Albert's Sydney Exhibition Quadrille score.

Cotillon l’Eventail – to Village 10

La Parisienne - mixed with a cotillion dance game

Sat.12 & Sun. 13 October - Spring Pleasure Garden Dance Party.

Join a two-day long party as costumed members of the Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy offer lots of live music, display & join-in dancing  in the studio of John & Aylwen’s home at 87 Schlich St., Yarralumla, as part of a rare open garden event. The non-profit organisation Open Gardens Canberra will manage entry to the garden between 10am and 4pm (visitors $8, accompanied under 18s free). 

There will be hot and cold refreshments available for a gold coin donation, lots of places to eat a picnic lunch and dancing and music from 11am-2pm (the 1st bracket each day starts at 11am, and the 2nd and 3rd perhaps at 12:15 and 1:30pm). Different dances every time.

On the Saturday we will spin the time machine and do dances from whatever period we are transported to, be it in the Renaissance, Cavalier, Baroque, Rococo or Regency era. 

On the Sunday we will revel in Victorian era quadrilles, couples dances and games with the full live band.

Come along on Saturday and then bring your ticket back for free entry on the Sunday. And after each planned bracket, add your own request ...can even be a Lost Dance!

The Saturday program might include (before extra requests):

Late 15th cent. – ‘La danse de Cleves’ (from the Burgundian court) and ‘Lauro’ or ‘Pellegrina’ (from northern Italian courts)

Early 16th cent. -  ‘Nobile’ and ‘Vita di Cholino’ (both for as many as will)

Late 16th cent. – ‘Castellana’ and ‘Pugenet Dardo’ (both very lively)

Early 17th cent. – ‘Contrapasso Nuovo’ (Italy) and ‘Picking up sticks’ (England)

Late 17th cent. – ‘Confesse’ and ‘Old Simon the King’ (both from the England’s famous Dancing master publication)

Early 18th cent. – ‘Epiphanie’ (a French dance in English style) and ‘Trumpet Minuet’ (to a tune from Handels Water music)

Late 18th cent. – t.b.a. but probably a longways Allemande and a square set Cotillion for all.

Early 19th cent. – ‘Italian Monfrina’ and ‘The Triumph’ (at last!).

The Sunday program might include (before extra requests):

3 fabulous quadrilles, ‘The Prince Imperials’, ‘Le Quadrille de Jean Gilles’ and ‘The New Lancers’

Couples dances such ‘The Tantivy’ (a galop for all), ‘the New Iolanthe’ (a crazy schottische medley for watching!), and a fun 1890s ‘Minuet-Waltz’.

There will also be dance games such as ‘The fan cotillion’ (a waltz mixer) and ‘La Parisienne’, the most fantastic medley of different fashionable dances… which we will case in a mixer form.

Sat. 31 August Monaro Folk Society Dance on a 19th-century Australian theme

Canberra Baptist Church Hall, Currie St., Kingston, 8-11:30pm.

For details of the literary connection between the dance/ tune and 19th century Australia see the Dec. 2019 edition of John’s Dancing through the Ages (relevant Volume in bracket). Dances in CAPITALS are multi-figure quadrilles.

The Irish Trot (Volume IV)

Cheshire Rounds (Volume V)

Country Bumpkin (3) to LD Town 16 (Volume VII)

QUADRILLE FRANÇAIS (2e) to ‘The Rose Bay Quadrilles’ (Volume IX)

Perigourdine (Volume VI)

Country Bumpkin (1) to LD Country 16 (Volume VI)

Short break

Polka Mazurka (1) / The Australian (Volume IX)

The Irish Washer Woman (new Volume VII)

THE MOSCOVIANS Waltz Quadrille to Chivers set for dance (Volume VII)

National Waltz & Highland Laddie (Volume VII)

PRINCE IMPERIAL QUADRILLE (Volume IX)

Supper break

Downfall of Paris (Volume VII)

Soldier’s Joy (3) (Volume VIII)

ALBERT’s (2) to ‘The Kalgoorlie’ suite (Volume X)

The Kangaroo with Coquette (3a&b) / Glide Polka or Polka Galop / Melbourne Galop (Volume X) to the ‘Picnic Polka’ and Cotillon l’Éventail to Court 16 set both under Cotillions with fans (Volume X)

LE QUADRILLE DE JEAN GILLES to the Sydney Exhibition Quadrille (Volume X)

FREE Polka Mazurka / Waltz to the Waratah Polka Mazurka (Volume X)

Here is the Folk Society's flyer for the event:

26-28 July, 5 different sessions at Ropecon 2019

Messukeskus (Exhibition Centre), Helsinki, FINLAND

Friday 26 July, 6-7:45pm,  introduction to Bordonian dance 

Dizzy Mixer, Spring 3 in Lost Dances of Earthly Delights Volume 1, Pleasures for four seasons.

Lotsi's Spell, Spring 11 in Lost Dances of Earthly Delights Volume 1, Pleasures for four seasons.

Battering Ram, Autumn 7 in Lost Dances of Earthly Delights Volume 1, Pleasures for four seasons.

Daring Damsel, Village 11 in Lost Dances of Earthly Delights, Volume 2, Favourites for four setttings. 

Baltic Crossing,  Village 13 in Lost Dances of Earthly Delights, Volume 2, Favourites for four setttings. Ideally for 16 dancers.

In reserve: redancing any of the 3 original dances enjoyed on Wednesday or 

The Druid's Ring, Winter 5, Lost Dances of Earthly Delights Volume 1, Pleasures for four seasons.

Saturday 27 July, 11-12:45pm,  Talk on Dancing through the ages and reconstructing historical dance

Saturday 27 July, 2-3:45pm,  Time travel through dance 

Eglamowr - c.1500 England

Bourrée à six passage - early 17th century French

Daniel Cowper - late 17th century English

La Coquette - early 18th century French

Lowe's Galopade, set to 'William Tell Overture' galop- early 19th century

Gothic Dance, set to 'Dashing Dragoon' set, Court 15 in Lost Dances of Earthly Delights Volume 2, Favourites for four settings.

Saturday 27 July, 8pm-1am,  Ball 

including untaught redancing the dozen Bordonian and Historical dance introduced in above sketched Friday and Saturday workshops plus teaching of The Battle of Waterloo, ideally for 128 (8 ranks each with 8 couples) but can be danced by fewer or more.  Composed by John G-G, set to Beethoven's Kontratanz no.4. Full notes will be in my Odd Delights.

Sunday 27 July, 12-1:45pm,  The Chess Dance

Sunday 27 July, 6-7:45pm,  'World building through dance- the Bordonian experience' Sat. 31 August Monaro Folk Society Bush Dance

Canberra Baptist Church Hall, Currie St., Kingston, 8-11:30pm.

Earthly Delights will lead fun dances found in Australian books from the last 200 years. 

Wednesday 24 July, 4-8pm,  workshop sharing dances with dance group Linnea

Oulunkylä, Helsinki, FINLAND

John's contribution:

Past, Present and Future, Winter 4 in Lost Dances of Earthly Delights Volume 1, Pleasures for four seasons.

Longway Home, Summer 1 in Lost Dances of Earthly Delights Volume 1, Pleasures for four seasons.

The Battle of Waterloo, ideally for 128 (8 ranks each with 8 couples) but can be danced by fewer or more.  Composed by John G-G, set to Beethoven's Kontratanz no.4. Full notes will be in my Odd Delights.

La bourréee à six passages in [Antoine Emerauld, Parisian dancing master, c.1610] Instruction pour dancer les dances cy apres nominez to 2nd bourrée in tune set no.32 in Michael Praetorius’ Terpsichore, Wolfenbüttel, 1621. We left out two small parts to make easier to remember and so we could dance the sequence to 6 playings of the tune, not 7 playings as the original would require. We also left dancers to decide exactly how they want to end the dance. This dance is in long tradition that is also represented by the Congo menuet of c.1800. Full notes are in book 9 in Dancing through the Ages.

Country Bumpkin, known from several late 18th century and early 19th century Scottish manuscripts and dance manuals, and described as danced at a party in Australia in 1843. I presented the short version which I present alongside notes on a fuller version in book 18 version of my Dancing through the Ages.

Monday 22 July - 5-8pm workshop with members of Renaissance, general historical and Scottish dance groups

Hurju tu 1, Tallinn, ESTONIA 

Bellezze d’Olympia in Fabritio Caroso [Roman dancing master], Nobilità di dame, Venice, 1600. This version is different to the version Caroso published in 1581 – it is more symmetrical and requires 6 playings of the tune not 5. The dance was composed by Caroso and dedicated to Lady Olympia Orsina Cesi. Full notes in book 9 in my book 6 in my Dancing through the Ages Dec.2019.

La bourréee à six passages in [Antoine Emerauld, Parisian dancing master, c.1610] Instruction pour dancer les dances cy apres nominez to 2nd bourrée in tune set no.32 in Michael Praetorius’ Terpsichore, Wolfenbüttel, 1621. We left out two small parts to make easier to remember and so we could dance the sequence to 6 playings of the tune, not 7 playings as the original would require. We also left dancers to decide exactly how they want to end the dance. This dance is in long tradition that is also represented by the Congo menuet of c.1800. Full notes are in book 9 in Dancing through the Ages.

Squilina cascarda, Fabritio Caroso, Il Ballarino, Venice, 1581. We danced the sequence twice, once up the dance space and once back, interpreting the last figure as joust.  Full notes in book 7 in my Dancing through the Ages.

Daniel Cowper, version in The dancing master, Vol.1, ed.9 of 1695 to ed. 18 of 1728 Longways dance for as many as will. Dance by this name said to be favourite of Count Rostov in Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Full notes on steps in book 12 and 18 of my Dancing through the Ages.

Country Bumpkin, known from several late 18th century and early 19th century Scottish manuscripts and dance manuals, and described as danced at a party in Australia in 1843. I presented the short version which I present alongside notes on a fuller version in book 18 version of my Dancing through the Ages.

Baltic Crossing, by JGG and in my Lost Dances of Earthly Delights, Volume 2, Canberra, 2005. Ideally for 16 dancers.

Thursday & Friday 18 & 19 July - evening workshop with dance group 'Ballare'

Zirgu iela 1, Riga, LATVIA 

Thursday

La Bonetta in c.1580 ‘Dulwich Manuscript’ Dulwich College MS XCIV/f.28), London- set to La Bounette tune in the c.1560 ‘Mulliner book’ in British Library Ms. Add. 30513. The dance is in the family of Inns of court Almains. We left it to dancers to decide what figure they would like to accompany the 6 walking steps in the last part of the sequence. Full notes will be in book 6 in my Dancing through the Ages Dec.2019.

Bellezze d’Olympia in Fabritio Caroso [Roman dancing master], Nobilità di dame, Venice, 1600. This version is different to the version Caroso published in 1581 – it is more symmetrical and requires 6 playings of the tune not 5. The dance was composed by Caroso and dedicated to Lady Olympia Orsina Cesi. Full notes in book 9 in my book 6 in my Dancing through the Ages Dec.2019.

La bourréee à six passages in [Antoine Emerauld, Parisian dancing master, c.1610] Instruction pour dancer les dances cy apres nominez to 2nd bourrée in tune set no.32 in Michael Praetorius’ Terpsichore, Wolfenbüttel, 1621. We left out two small parts to make easier to remember and so we could dance the sequence to 6 playings of the tune, not 7 playings as the original would require. We also left dancers to decide exactly how they want to end the dance. This dance is in long tradition that is also represented by the Congo menuet of c.1800. Full notes are in book 9 in Dancing through the Ages Dec.2019.

La Gillotte, [same source as above].  We danced three of the figures, but there are others described as well. Men can make the women jump at the end. Full notes in book 7 in Dancing through the Ages.

Squilina cascarda, Fabritio Caroso, Il Ballarino, Venice, 1581. We danced the sequence twice, once up the dance space and once back, interpreting the last figure as joust.  Full notes in book 7 in my Dancing through the Ages.

Mazurian Anglaise – debut of new dance composed by JGG, to explore the possibilities mentioned by Ditrich Alexander Ivensenn, Terpsichore: ein Taschenbuch für Freunde und Freundinnen des Tanzes in Liv-, Kur und Ehstland, Riga, 1806, when he wrote that Der damalige Geschmack, das Masurische in einer Angloisen-Kolonne zu tanzen, ist ein hiesige Erfindung (‘The recent fad to dance the Masurian dance (i.e. Mazurka) in an Angloise column [i.e. English country formation], is a local invention’ and he does not approve of it. Full notes will be in my Odd Delights, Dec. 2019.

Friday

Canario steps described in Caroso, Il Ballarino, Venice, 1581, but we have overlapped the advances and retreats to make a more condensed choreography. Full notes in book 5 in my Dancing through the Ages.

The Nyne Muses in 1566 ‘Gunter manuscript’ GB-OB Ms Rawlinson Poet. 180. Found at end of collection of Inns of Court almains, but seems to be fragment of a masque. Will be in book 6 of my December 2019 Dancing through the Ages.

Galliard dating, making a game out of Galliard steps described in Thoinot Arbeau [real name, Jehan Tabourot  French churchman] Orchesographie, Langres, 1589. Full notes on steps are in book 5 and 8 in my Dancing through the Ages, and the choreography is in my Odd Delights.

Mazurian Ecosssaise composed by JGG exploring possibilities alluded to by Ivensenn, Terpsichore, Riga, 1806. Full notes are in my Odd Delights.

Sat. 15 June Winter/Summer Solstice Ball

Canberra Baptist Church Hall, Currie St., Kingston, 7-11pm. 

We enjoyed lots of great company, lively music, food, friendship, and the following dances:

2 late 16th century English court dances: ‘La Bonnette’, from a newly found Inns of Court manuscript and ‘The nyne muses’ (perhaps a masque dance) from a different manuscript, 

4 late 16th century Italian dances: ‘Bellezza Olympia’, a beautiful 2 person-dance; ‘Canario’ and ‘Galliard dating’, two fun show-off courting dances; Squilina, a flirting 3-person dance

3 early 17th century dances: ‘La Gillotte’, a broken-circle dance; ‘Bourrée à six passages’ that goes to the same tune later used for the English dance ‘Parson's Farewell’.

6 late-17th century English country dances: ‘Buff-coat’, ‘New Vagary’, ‘Singleton’s Slip’, ‘Skellemefago’ and ‘Smith’s Rant’ all for the first time, plus ‘Daniel Cowper’, one of my favourites.

6 fun Bordonian Lost dances:  Sum 1. ‘Longway Home’; Town16. ‘Northern Stars Southern Skies’; Court 3. ‘Snowball Slalom’

Autumn 7   ‘Battering Ram’; Win. 4. ‘Past, Present, Future’; Vill. 13. ‘Baltic Crossing’

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Steampunk@Altitude Festival - Sunday 5 May, Nimmitabel,

Pre-event blurb

We haven't got the whole band and dance troupe going to this weekend-long Festival (hopefully will next year), but John&Aylwen are going down on Sunday with their new big colourful spinning time-wheel  to enjoy getting some dancing going in their heritage hall. Do join them. Here is the blurb and photo (courtesy of Steven Shaw) in their program:

Time-travel through dance! Spin the dial and you’ll enjoy dances, dance games and music on strange instruments from any period the needle points to. Let the Dance Doctor  (a.k.a. Dr John Gardiner-Garden, the director of the Earthly Delights Historical Dance Academy) and his hat-making wife Aylwen give you, your family and friends a healthy dose of fun in the Nimmitabel hall at 11:00, 12:30 and 2:00pm. 

More information about festival at https://www.facebook.com/steampunkaltitude/

Post-event program

Aylwen and I had three really fun sessions getting everyone (including lots of children) spinning the time-wheel and dancing randomly across the centuries (big thanks to experienced dancer David Hughes for joining us and helping it all go well!).  The dances we ended up doing included the following (with Roman numeral referring to the relevant Volume from Dancing through the Ages Volumes). There may also have been one or two I've forgotten (time-travelling can be very disorienting!):

I

Petit rinense

II

Branle L’officiel

Chiara stella (which I modified for a large inward facing circle and instead of the final figure hand turns had a big mill each way with hands on arm of one in front)

III

Chirping of the Nightingale

IV

Gathering Peascods

New Bopeep

V

(I don't recall the time-wheel taking us to this period!)

VI

Black dance / La Galopade

Comical Fellow

VII

(I don't recall the time-wheel taking us to this period!)

VIII

Gothic Dance (will be in forthcoming supplement to 1st edition of DTA)

IX

The Prisoner (which I modified for a large circle- and set to 32 bars instead of 24, giving the active dancer 16 bars rather than 8 to imprison themselves (with a right-hand shake to all the opposites and then a right-hand turn with partner).

X

Baby Polka (with progression of partner)

Galop 4 / Danish Galop / Manchester Galop 

JANE AUSTERN FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA -  12-14 April  

JAFA 2019 was the 12th in this remarkable annual celebration of everything Georgian, Regency and Victorian. 

Three full days and nights of costume, music, dance, food and friendship at Canberra’s beautiful Albert Hall.

The daytime activities choices—all with top presenters from around the country— included classes on sewing and singing, workshops on costume making and hair styling, talks on history and novels, impro-theater rehearsals, outdoor games, and previews of all the dances planned for the evening balls. On the final day there was also be a promenade and picnic. See the full festival program here.

 Each evening everyone came together for a ball on a different historical theme and with different special performances. There were Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy dance leaders, great musicians on grand piano, cello, clarinet, flute, pipes, hurdy-gurdy, mandolin and guitar), the superb choir I progetti and theatre presented both by ACT Impro and by a Kirsty Budding troupe (performing a scene from Pride and Prejudice). These local artists were joined by wonderful interstate dance leaders David Wanless and Vaughan Wilson and fantastic interstate musicians Deanna Devers (harp and piano), Hannah Buckley (violin) and Aimee Brown (recorder).

By the end of the weekend we understood why Jane Austen wrote in Pride and Prejudice that ‘To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love’ and ‘There is nothing like dancing after all. —I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished societies’, why she had Mr Tilney declare in Northanger Abbey that ‘I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage’ and why it is remarked in Emma ‘when the felicities of rapid motion have once been, though slightly, felt—it must be a very heavy set that does not ask for more’.

We are grateful to Andrew Corson for the ball videos that follow. Great memories!

 Our apologies that our PA arrangement, though working for the dancers on the floor, didn’t balance instruments for these distant overhead recording… but the atmosphere and main features are captured. 

Here are some short 10-13 minute overview videos.

N.B.  Do join us at the Yarralumla Woolshed for an Early 19th Century Australian Ball & Picnic Weekend, 18-19 April 2020

HISTORY OF ENGLAND in DANCE! -  TUDOR TO GEORGIAN PLEASURES EVENING

Albert Hall, Canberra: Friday 12 April 2019

In between readings from one of the first and funniest books Jane Austen wrote, her ‘History of England’, enjoy participatory dance from the time of the Kings and Queens she mentions, though to the Georgian era that offered the styles of Jane’s adolescence. Enjoy also the fabulous choral ensemble I progetti and a candle-lit supper. Dress Georgian, Regency or semi-formal. 

In the first half of the evening, in between readings by Katarina Hall of Austen’s very fun ‘History of England’ we sampled dances from the periods of the reigns referred to.

From Tudor England:

Basse d’Espagne- popular all over Europe at the time and mentioned in an English novel

Eglamowr – a fun dance named after the hero of the Sir Eglamour and Christabel romance

*Prenes a gard—a fancy dance from the Derbyshire Gresley manuscript

From Elizabethan England:

Madame Cecilia—with lots of flirting

La Chemise—from a newly discovered manuscript

Spagnoletta—where the women get to lift the men!

From Stuart England:

*Lansdowne no. 4— an incredibly fancy pattern to a great tune.

Goddesses—a fabulous romp to a catchy tune

Aye me Symphony—a fun 3-part ‘Playford’ dance

*Masque of the Season—bringing a rare manuscript’s dance and music to life.

Mr Lane’s Magot—with guest singer

Half Hannykin—an easy mixer

SUPPER

Guest  vocal ensemble I Progetti presented songs from the Austen family music books and then sung for:

*Emma’s Song—‘Go down to the garden singing’ in this dance Handel’ Non lo dirò col labbro

*Wachet Auf—a beautiful contradance to Bach’s beautiful cantata

Dances from the 18th century Georgian-era:

Mr Young’s Delight—an elegant longways dance

Trip to Paris—a longways English country dance to a hit from the Paris opera

*Minuet d’Alcide—a uncalled fancy French opera choreography

Dances to Bach

Fleeting moments—a cotillion allemande to the minuets of Bach cello suite no.1

*The Conundrum—an amazing 2-couple bourrée to Bach’s cello suite 4.

More longways and squares dances:

Le Bois de Boulogne

Irish Washer Woman—a simple longways dance to match this lively tune.

Two finales with twists!:  

CountryBumpkin—with ahat on the head of your set’s bumpkin, reel!

Meditation Chinoise—a double-sized set that will have you doubled over laughing!

GRAND NAPOLEONIC BALL—JANE AUSTEN FESTIVAL BALL

Albert Hall, Canberra: Saturday 13 April 2019

 Between opening grand march and closing fun novelties, we enjoyed mixers, squares and longways country dances from Jane’s lifetime, with matching music from period English, French, Scottish and newly discovered Australian sources.  Special features were  two big dances—one miming the game of Chess and one set to Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. Enjoy also our guest theatre ensemble presented a scene from Pride and Prejudice, fabulous guest harpist, guest singer, and candle-lit supper. 

Two traditional ball openers:

*Minuet (3)

A Grand March into The Cuirassiers—a quadrille in the tradition of the Lancers and Hussars sampled at other JAFA

Period crazes:

Perigordine—a fun mixer to name-sake music written out in Jane Austen’s music books

Petersen’s English dance no.5—a corner stealing dance to music from Germany, France and England

Carillon de Dunkerque—a promiscuous clapping dance popular in England

Five longways dances:

L’Augustin Waltz—a simple way devised in 1810’s England to enjoy this German folk song

De’il among Tailors—a simple way to enjoy this fabulous Scottish tune.

*Grossvater tanz

National Waltz—one man between 2 women in this progressive pleasure.

Hull’s Victory— stomping with a dance and tune that go back to the 1812 war in North America.

SUPPER and Kirsty Budding Theatre presents a scene from their upcoming ‘Pride and Prejudice’.

Pan European:

The European flag dance—makingstars in big circles to Beethoven’s stirring ‘Ode of Joy’

Wechsel Vals

Drops of Brandy—putting some lively Irish stepping into this longways dance

Three dances with a difference:

-(pawns)/*(nobles) The Chess Dance—for sets of 32! We have life-size boards for two sets!

Réverbère—an example of the ingenious square dances being created for social pleasure.

*Mazurian Ecossaise—capturing an 1806 Latvia craze, a hybrid of two of the most popular dance forms of the day.

A triple finale:

The Battle of Waterloo (by John G-G)—debuted in 2015, back by popular demand!

Opera Reel—a fun simple dance to this driving Scotch tune

Congo minuet—the wild early 19th century way to enjoy the most-esteemed dance of the 18th century.

VICTORIAN MASQUERADE

Albert Hall, Canberra: Sunday 14 April 2019

Dress was from Tudor to Victorian (Regency still welcome,). The post-Jane dances for all included an1820s gallopade to the ‘William Tell’ overture,  a beautiful quadrille from 1830s Denmark, a can-can quadrille from 1840s France, the ‘Rose Bay Quadrille’ from 1850s Australia, a 'Gothic dance' from 1860s America, and an English 'village' dance with scarfs. There was also be supper, reels, games, couples and country dances and final farewells.

Grand costume parade into a 5-figure Quadrille set to the 'Rose-Bay Quadrilles'  in the Australia Musical Album for 1857.

Nine dances in all different formations rhythms and styles:

A Swedish dance—a fun way for ranks of 1-man-between-2-women to meet different opposites.

Lowe’s Galopade—to the thrilling 1829 'William Tell' overture. 

Triolet Waltzer (1830s)—men dance with every woman in the room in this fun 1-to-2 mixer.

Les Sylphides (late 1820s)—a famous elegant Danish quadrille to this beautiful ballet music.

Recital of amusing poem by Gilbert (of G&S fame) by Sarah Bull

Redowa or Valse Patineurs—last year we featured the mid-century polka, this year a triple time craze.

Fancy Quadrille figure, The Basket—set to the uplifting ‘Life let us cherish’, with guest singer Adela.

The Gothic Dance—bring out our Northanger Abbey theme with this fun arching galop.

*Five steps to Heaven —John's medley of some snazzy variants in another mid-century couple dance craze.

Le Polo—a late 19th century French quadrille that became a world-wide hit.

SUPPER with ACT Impro theatre

Nine more dances in all different formations rhythms and styles:

Greensleeves—(by Robert Crompton, 1890s) a manifestation of the English nostalgia for the village green. Ribbons supplied!

Ostendaise—a simple way to couples dance, and we’ll share the fun by progressing partners.

The Orpheus Quadrille—revisit the standard quadrille done left-bank Paris Can-can style!

*La Parisienne— a medley of the popular waltz, polka, schottish and polka-mazurka.

*Reel of Nine—(Anderson, 1890s) a fun challenge for sets of 3 men and 6 women

Waltz futsal (John G-G) inspired by 'The Boston Ball' (Paris, 1890s) which crossed waltzing and indoor soccer!

Charge of Light Brigade—from 1860s- a thrilling finale.

Free Waltz

Here is the general JAFA 2019 poster