Regency and 18th Century Country Dance Classes in Oxford

Name: Regency and 18th Century Country Dance Classes in Oxford
Start: 2025-01-10T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-10T21:30:00+00:00
Location: St Peter's Church, Wolvercote

Schedule

Fri Jan 10 2025 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

St Peter's Church, Wolvercote | Oxford, EN

Fine dancing, I believe, like virtue, must be its own reward – Emma by Jane Austen 1815
Join Georgettes of Oxford this year to Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Jane Austen
Free road side parking.
Time 6:30-9:30pm
Price £5 – Cash
Location: The Parish Room, St Peters Church, Wolvecote, Oxford, OX2 8AQ
Winter Term Dates: 10th & 24th of January, 7th & 21st of February 2025
Spring Term Dates: 14th of March and 4th & 11th of April
Dance Mistress: Dr Helen Davidge
We offer a FREE trial class for all new attendees
Over 18s only.
Georgettes of Oxford is delighted to offer Regency and Georgian Country dance classes on two Friday evenings a month in the Parish Room at St Peter’s Church, Wolvercote.
Classes we offer
Our class is split into three sections:
The Dance Class: 6:30-7:00pm – The first thirty minutes includes going over the basics of Regency and Georgian Country dance, including arms, simple footwork and easier dances. This is perfect for beginners and improvers. For those new to Georgettes and/or historical dance, it is recommend attending this class for the first term.
The First Season: 7:00-9:00pm – Our middle two hours focuses on learning steps and medium difficulty dances. More complicated parts of the dances will be covered in ‘The Dance Class’ section, so these two hours will be suitable for all. The expectation on attending this class is that all dancers know the basics of Regency and Georgian Country Dance.
The Nonpareil: 9:00-9:30pm – During the final half an hour of the class we learn more complicated footwork, baroque arms, minuet step and and work together on harder dances. This section is only suitable for intermediate level and above.
No partner or costume necessary.
Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear for moving and dancing around in.
Not essential but Ballet or Jazz shoes or Greek sandals recommended for regular attendees.
As well as learning dances our favourite Heroes and Heroines would have danced to, these are social dances and the aim is to have fun!