Norwich Historical Dance
Norwich Historical Dance continues a great tradition of social dance in Norfolk. We dance for our own pleasure to discover this less well known aspect of our cultural heritage, both by watching and by taking part. We aim to place the dances in their social and historical context.
NHD dance at Norwich High School for Girls on Thursdays in term time. Please check via ‘contacts’ for up to date times and the location in the school.
We run a ‘weekend away’ dance workshop, usually in the spring. In recent years the course has been held in the University of East Anglia in the peaceful and expansive campus of the UEA with its unique Sainsbury Centre art museum. In pevious years we enjoyed the tuition of Kath Waters, where she delighted us all with a splendid series of dance tutorials ranging from Italian Renaissance to English Playford dances.
The 2026 course will be returning to the UEA again running from Friday 10th April to Sunday 12th April. The tutor will be Sam Gosk and the course is titled “The Allemande: from Couple to Cotillion”.
We run the Norwich Assembly Ball every November in Norwich in the Assembly House. As in 2024, tickets for the 2025 Ball have quickly sold out. The 2025 Ball music will be provided by Purcell’s Polyphonic Party with Rhodri Davies as MC.
NHD are members of the Early Dance Circle Festival which holds its 42nd Festival this year in Bury St. Edmunds.
We are always happy to meet new members and we’d love you to join us.
