Description: Dancing Master Gottfried Taubert in his book, The Compleat Dancing Master (1717) methodically explains a teaching system for Baroque dance.
- The dancer’s natural aptitude
- The formation of steps and motions and their 5 universal principles
- The connection of steps and creating compound steps
- The cadence and division of the steps according to meter
- The figures and the tracts along which one dances
- The air or manner with which one should dance including shading of the body and basic movements of the arms
Our workshop will follow Taubert’s teaching guide in 6 classes, systematically embodying the principles and drilling the student with exercises to aid in understanding these basic principles.
This is a 6 week course and each class builds one upon the next.
When: Every Monday from September 14 – October 19 from 11am-12:30 Central Time in the US.
Cost: $100
Taught by Catherine Turocy Bio: https://nybaroquedance.org/people/directors/catherine-turocy/
Register and Payment: To register for the workshop simply pay through Pay Pal and you are automatically on the class list. An email with the link will be mailed to you on the Sunday before the Monday class.
