Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Circus themed class
On 18 February 2021 Ian and Meryl provided music online for the Duke of Wellington’s dancers circus themed class. We all dressed up with Shirley calling the dances dressed as… Read more »
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Dances for a Princess video and new recording
The Early Dance Circle hosted a special event commemorating the life of Ignatius Sancho on the 240th Anniversary of his death on Monday 14 December 2020. The video, which can… Read more »
New album – The Lady of the Lake
We are pleased to announce our new album of historical dances “The Lady of the Lake” is now available. This features 12 dances from 1770-1830, suitable for beginners or for… Read more »
JAD Regency Ball 2020
We were delighted to play again for the Jane Austen Dancers of Bath for their annual Regency Ball “A Royal Scandal” on February 15 2020 at Devizes Town Hall. You can find… Read more »
St Andrew’s Day Regency Ball 2019
We had fun playing for the St Andrew’s Day Regency Ball hosted by Mrs Bennet’s Ballroom at The Normansfield Theatre, Teddington on 30 November 2019. Dances for this Scottish inspired… Read more »
New music track available
Our latest recording is Picnicke Waltz from Peter Thompson’s “A Favorite Collection of Country Dances for the year 1803”. Find this on our Bandcamp page.
Duke of Wellington’s Dancers Autumn Ball 2019
We are looking forward to playing again at Rownham’s House on Sunday 13 October for the Duke of Wellington’s Dancers. A lovely programme of dances with dance mistress Shirley guiding… Read more »
Retirement beckons!
After 40 years playing together, we have decided to retire from playing for large commercial events from September 2020. We intend to concentrate our efforts on our research into historical… Read more »
HRD “Ode to Autumn” Ball 2019
We played for Hampshire Regency Dancers for their annual Ball which this year had the theme “Ode to Autumn”. Dances were called by Valerie Webster and the Ball took place… Read more »