Name: The Dancing Master
Start: 2023-10-14T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-10-14
Location: McKinney Chapel at First Unitarian Brooklyn

The Dancing Master

Repast Baroque Ensemble

Ready your dance card and join Repast for an evening of fiddling and dance music inspired by John Playford’s influential manual.

McKinney Chapel at First Unitarian Brooklyn

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<p>Country Dance, which started in rural folk traditions of England, brought together entire communities through social dance. Unlike complicated court dances requiring private instruction, country dance employed a caller to guide dancers through their steps, making it possible for anyone to join. John Playford’s The Dancing Master quickly became the most influential dance manual, spanning 18 editions over 80 years after its initial publication in 1651. Showcasing the most current steps, this compendium provided instructions for both musicians and dancers with clear written instructions. As its popularity spread beyond the British Isles, country dance was adopted by France as the contredanse—wildly beloved at the court of Louis XIV—and by Spain as the contradanza. These nations soon began colonizing the Americas and early immigrants shared their social dances while also creating new forms. Repast’s “The Dancing Master” embraces the various expressions of country dance music, including works by John Playford, James Oswald, Francesco Geminiani, and Esprit Philippe Chédeville.</p>

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