Historical Dance at Play: Which Way to Parnassus?

The virtue of the dance is simply an outward manifestation of the movements of the soul…Guglielmo of Pesaro, On The Practice Or Art Of Dancing, c. 1460

“What comes first, style, steps, or spirit?” Join eight embodied dance historians to find out as we uncover the dynamic and delicate process of discovery! Our presenters will share their strategies, success and, sometimes failures, to transform mere steps into powerfully expressed, even sublime, action.

Faculty includes: Lori Belilove/ The Isadora Duncan Dance Company, Bruno Benne/ la compagnie Beaux-Champs, Caroline Copeland/ The New York Baroque Dance Company, Shireen Dickson/ My Work Jim May/ Lifetime Achievement Award, Nancy Reynolds link to interview , Jody Sperling/ Time Lapse Dance, and JoDe Romano Bio.

August 23 and 24, 2025 on Zoom

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS AND SCHEDULE (click)

Four sessions per day over 2 days: August 23 and 24, 2025

Each session will last about 60 – 75 minutes and be conducted in English.

All sessions will be recorded and shared with students for a limited time after the workshop ends.

Time Zone help:

	U.S. Pacific	U.S. Central	U.S. Eastern	London	Paris
Session 1	8:00am	10:00am	11:00am	16:00	17:00
Session 2	9:15am	11:15am	12:15pm	17:15	18:15
Session 3	10:30am	12:30pm	1:30pm	18:30	19:30
Session 4	12:00pm	2:00pm	3:00pm	20:00	21:00

Historical Dance at Play: Which Way to Parnassus?

Virtual Zoom workshop exploring embodiment of style in dance across cultures and time.

$35.00

Tuition is only $35 and acts as an entrance fee to all presentations. The NYBDC works to keep the tuition low so money is not a barrier, and, at the same time, with a healthy volume of students we are able to pay our presenters and cover the workshop production expenses.

Contact Jennifer Meller at jenbeast@gmail.com with any questions.

Registration/Payment : Once payment has been made registration is assured and you will receive future emails concerning the workshop.

Caroline Copeland Talks about the workshop!

The New York Baroque Dance Co.

“A second facet of heaven.”– Mindy Aloff, danceviewtimes.com