presents Susan de Guardiola teaching a
special workshop featuring the Royal Scotch Quadrille
Thursday, September 6 * 7:30-9:30 p.m. * $10 per person
Church of Ascension and Holy Trinity
334 Burns Avenue * Wyoming
The Royal Scotch Quadrilles are a lively five-figure set written by London dancing master Thomas Wilson in the early 1820s in an effort to merge Scottish dance figures with the quadrille format. His complex choreography is both great fun and a great performance piece that incorporates a variety of reels (heys) for three or four. It works well with early nineteenth century Scottish steps as well as with those used in modern Scottish country dance (RSCDS).
Susan de Guardiola is a dance teacher and historian who has taught historical and contemporary social dance across the United States as well as in Canada and Russia. Based in the New York area, she is a popular teacher at festivals and dance weeks in the vintage and folk dance communities and has taught early nineteenth century dance at events ranging from Louisiana's state celebration of the Louisiana Purchase to Newport Vintage Dance Week, the New England Folk Festival, and Pinewoods English Dance Week. Susan has lectured on this era of dance in England and Russia and served as dance consultant for A&E's "Biography" episode on Jane Austen.
Along with Regency-era dance, Susan reconstructs and teaches dances from the 15th through early 20th centuries and writes the dance history blog Capering and Kickery (www.kickery.com). She also teaches contemporary social dances, ranging from cross-step waltz to fusion polka and Steampunk, and DJs for waltz events and blues dancing.
Call (513) 733-2092 for more information.Singles and couples welcome.
If you have a suggestion for a workshop, please email it to info at cincyhistoricdance.org.