Australian Colonial Dance
The History of Music and Dance in Australia 1788-1840.                                  © Dr. Heather Blasdale-Clarke
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    • Statement of Significance
    • About the Author
    • How to use Dance to teach Australian Curriculum History
  • Dancing in Fetters exhibition
    • Tour dates
    • Tour news
      • Brisbane: Nov 2021 – March 2022
      • Ross, Tasmania: April – June 2022
    • Convict Culture Week on Norfolk Island
    • Education pack
    • Dancing in Fetters – the musical
  • Convict Stories
    • Dancing in Fetters – national tour
    • Convict dance research
    • Dancing on Convict Ships
      • Dr William Redfern
    • Dancing in Police Reports
    • 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
    • What’s in a dance?
    • A-K
      • Boscawen’s Frolick
      • Botany Bay
      • Braes of Breadalbane
      • Captain Cook’s country dance
      • Cheshire Rounds
      • Dance in the Forty Thieves
      • Flowers of Edinburgh
      • Island of Love
    • L-Z
      • Lady Ann Stewart’s Strathspey
      • Lady Mary Douglas’ Reel
      • Lady Sydney’s Fancy
      • Lasses of Portsmouth
      • Lord Castlereagh’s Waltz
      • Lord Howe’s Jig
      • Lord Sydney’s Fancy
      • Mile End Assembly
      • Minuet at Government House – 18 January 1800
      • The Much Admired Australian Quadrille
      • Mundy’s Quadrilles
      • Nancy Dawson
      • Omai, the Tahitian celebrity
      • Port Jackson, a dance from 1796.
      • The Quadrille Arrives.
      • The Recruiting Officer
      • Salamanca Castanets
      • The Silly Old Man
      • South Sea
      • Swab The Decks
      • Transit of Venus
      • Van Dieman’s Bells
    • Colonial dance collections
  • People
    • Governor Phillip meets Jane Austen
    • 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
    • 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
    • Dancing Masters
      • François Girard, dancing master, convict
    • Other Characters
      • Mundy’s Quadrilles
      • Harry Shaw – champion clog dancer
      • Dr William Redfern
      • Captain Woodriff
  • Dancing with Cook
    • Early life in Yorkshire
    • Boscawen’s Frolick
    • Nova Scotia
    • Mile End Assembly
    • 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
    • Video – James Cook-a culture of music and dance
    • A dance unit for primary schools
    • Captain Cook’s Country Dances – Book and CD
  • Trad steps
    • Trad steps
    • History of step dancing in Australia
    • Clog dancing
    • Harry Shaw – champion clog dancer
    • Sailor’s Hornpipe
  • Events
    • Regency Dance Weekend
    • Regular dances
    • Jane Austen/Australian Regency Balls
      • What to wear at a Jane Austen Ball
    • Special Events 2022
    • In the past …
      • Samford dances 2014 – 2019
      • 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
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  • What’s new
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  • Home
    Statement of Significance
    About the Author
    How to use Dance to teach Australian Curriculum History
    Dancing in Fetters exhibition
    Tour dates
    Tour news
    Brisbane: Nov 2021 – March 2022
    Ross, Tasmania: April – June 2022
    Convict Culture Week on Norfolk Island
    Education pack
    Dancing in Fetters – the musical
    Convict Stories
    Dancing in Fetters – national tour
    Convict dance research
    Dancing on Convict Ships
    Dr William Redfern
    Dancing in Police Reports
    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
    What’s in a dance?
    A-K
    Boscawen’s Frolick
    Botany Bay
    Braes of Breadalbane
    Captain Cook’s country dance
    Cheshire Rounds
    Dance in the Forty Thieves
    Flowers of Edinburgh
    Island of Love
    L-Z
    Lady Ann Stewart’s Strathspey
    Lady Mary Douglas’ Reel
    Lady Sydney’s Fancy
    Lasses of Portsmouth
    Lord Castlereagh’s Waltz
    Lord Howe’s Jig
    Lord Sydney’s Fancy
    Mile End Assembly
    Minuet at Government House – 18 January 1800
    The Much Admired Australian Quadrille
    Mundy’s Quadrilles
    Nancy Dawson
    Omai, the Tahitian celebrity
    Port Jackson, a dance from 1796.
    The Quadrille Arrives.
    The Recruiting Officer
    Salamanca Castanets
    The Silly Old Man
    South Sea
    Swab The Decks
    Transit of Venus
    Van Dieman’s Bells
    Colonial dance collections
    People
    Governor Phillip meets Jane Austen
    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
    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
    Dancing Masters
    François Girard, dancing master, convict
    Other Characters
    Mundy’s Quadrilles
    Harry Shaw – champion clog dancer
    Dr William Redfern
    Captain Woodriff
    Dancing with Cook
    Early life in Yorkshire
    Boscawen’s Frolick
    Nova Scotia
    Mile End Assembly
    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
    Video – James Cook-a culture of music and dance
    A dance unit for primary schools
    Captain Cook’s Country Dances – Book and CD
    Trad steps
    Trad steps
    History of step dancing in Australia
    Clog dancing
    Harry Shaw – champion clog dancer
    Sailor’s Hornpipe
    Events
    Regency Dance Weekend
    Regular dances
    Jane Austen/Australian Regency Balls
    What to wear at a Jane Austen Ball
    Special Events 2022
    In the past …
    Samford dances 2014 – 2019
    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
    What’s new
    Shop
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