Australian Historical Dance
The History of Music and Dance in Australia 1770 -1900. © Dr. Heather Blasdale-Clarke
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How to use Dance to teach Australian Curriculum History
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Dancing in Fetters exhibition
Tour dates
Visions of Australia
Partners
Interview on ABC Nightlife
Brisbane: Nov 2021 – March 2022
Ross, Tasmania: April – June 2022
Woolmers Estate: July – September 2022
Convicts at Woolmers Symposium
The Rocks: Feb – April 2023
April School Holiday Activity
Norfolk Island: May – August 2023
Convict Culture Week on Norfolk Island
Convict Culture Week Resources
Fremantle Prison: Sept 2023 – Jan 2024
Curator’s talk
Education pack
Dancing in Fetters – the musical
National Folklore Conference 2024
Convict Stories
Dancing in Fetters – national tour
Convict dance research
Dancing on Convict Ships
Dr William Redfern
Dancing in Police Reports
Irish convict musicians
Notable convicts
Edward Elliott
François Girard, dancing master, convict
Sarah Lawson
Mary Ann Piper
Dr William Redfern
Convict dance video
Convict music & song
Auld Robin Grey
Drops of Brandy
Darby Kelly O
The King of the Cannibal Islands
Michael Wiggins
Off She Goes
Tekeli
Convict Tune Book
Dancing cures epidemic
Thesis
Dancing in Fetters at the Redcliffe Museum
Dances
People
Governor Phillip meets Jane Austen
Captain John Piper – Prince of Australia
Explorers
Captain Cook
Boscawen’s Frolick
Mile End Assembly
Nova Scotia
Lord Morton’s hints
South Sea
Island of Love
Transit of Venus
Dancing for sailors
Omai, the Tahitian celebrity
Death of Captain Cook – a serious ballet
Captain Cook: drama on the European stage
Cook’s Death in equestrian drama
Astley in Dublin 1789
Captain Cook’s country dance
A dance unit for primary schools
Matthew Flinders
William Lawson
Governors
Arthur Phillip
John Hunter
William Bligh
Lachlan Macquarie
British Leaders
Boscawen’s Frolick
Lord Castlereagh’s Waltz
Lord Howe’s Jig
Sir George Jackson
Lord Morton
Lord Sydney’s Fancy
Ladies
Jane Austen
Miss Hely of Engehurst
Lady Franklin’s Reel
Mrs Elizabeth Macquarie
Lady Sydney’s Fancy
Sarah Lawson
Mary Ann Piper
Dancing Masters
Edward Elliott
François Girard, dancing master, convict
William Mundy
Other Characters
Harry Shaw – champion clog dancer
Captain John Piper – Prince of Australia
Dr William Redfern
Captain Woodriff
Dancing with Cook
Trad steps
Instep Research Team
Trad steps
History of step dancing in Australia
Clog dancing
Harry Shaw – champion clog dancer
Sailor’s Hornpipe
Events
Regular dances in 2024
Special Events 2024
Alice in Wonderland
National Folklore Conference 2024
Jane Austen Dance for the Australian Heritage Festival
Jane Austen Ball 2024
What to wear at a Jane Austen Ball
Phillip’s Dog
In the past …
Jane Austen Ball – 2023 National Folk Festival
April School Holiday Activity
A Convict Quadrille – National Heritage Festival
Convict Culture Week on Norfolk Island
Jane Austen Ball 2023
Jane Austen/Australian Regency Balls
Regency Dance Weekend 2022
Jane Austen/Australian Regency Balls
Samford dances 2014 – 2019
Jane Austen/Australian Regency Dance for National Heritage Festival 2021
Australia Day Dance
Dance Heritage in Moreton Bay
A Dance for Shakespeare
2016 Regency Ball
Napoleon’s Last Gamble. Regency Dance 2015
2015 Heritage Ball, National Folk Festival
Gallery
Jane Austen Ball 2022
Jane Austen/Australian Regency Balls
What’s new
First Nations
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