Our ‘weekend away’ dance workshop for 2025 was held again at the University of East Anglia and with Kath Waters as the tutor from Friday 11th – Sunday 13th April 2025.
Kath Waters in Tudor costume
Kath Waters delighted us all with a splendid series of dance tutorials ranging from early Playford to courtly Italian Italian Renaissance dances, working us hard and with each session starting with excellent warm up exercises.
Norwich and Cambridge’s annual weekend Historical Dance workshop for 2025 at the UEA brought together dancers from across the country and from France under the excellent tutoring of Kath Waters“Up a double and Back” to start ‘Adson’s Saraband’ from Playford’s 1561 ‘The Dancing Master’. UEA 2025“Then turn both hands once around”, in ‘Adson’s Saraband’ from Playford’s 1561, “The Dancing Master” at the UEA 2025 with Kath Waters as tutor.Hands crossed for the next section of the Italian Renaissance dance ‘Chiaranzana’, a change of pace in the workshop at the UEA 2025.Kath Waters keeps an eye on the dancers in the Italian Renaissance Dance ‘Fulgente Stella’, from Fabritio Caroso’s Il Ballarino (1581) during the Norwich and Cambridge weekend workshop at the UEA in 2025.The dance, ‘Dull Sir John’ from John Playford’s 1651 Edition of ‘The Dancing Master’, described as “a figure dance for eight” during the workshop weekend at the UEA in 2025.
The Norwich and Cambridge annual ‘Early Dance’ residential weekend at the UEA in Norwich enjoyed more Italian Renaissance dances as well as going back to the early Playford dances from 1651.
Norwich and Cambridge Early Dance Weekend 2024. Courtly Italian 17th century dances.Norwich and Cambridge Early Dance Weekend 2024.Kath Waters calls the steps.Norwich and Cambridge Early Dance Weekend 2024. Getting the Reverence right..
Kath has worked as a professional dance practitioner for over 30 years. She has a passion for historical dance forms and enjoys teaching in the fields of Renaissance and Baroque alongside her work in the more mainstream dance styles of contemporary, ballet and jazz. Kath also works as a choreographer and movement director, specialising in movement for actors.
Sasza & Moira demonstrating Polka and Scottishe steps during the Norwich and Cambridge for 19th Century quadrilles Langley High School, April 2023Sasza & Moira demonstrating polka steps in the Ball-room at Langley, April 2023Sasza demonstrates a Lebanese dance as part of the Saturday evening social dancing. Belsey Bridge, 2022Sasza & Moira show the way with Polka and Scottishe steps Langley High School, April 2023 Norfolk,Sasza and Moira demonstrating part of the dance movement for the polka quadrilles, Langley High School, Norfolk, April 2023,A light and airy room and good dance floor as dancers study with Jurgen in 2017In close for part of ‘La Bizarre’ dancing at Belsey Bridge 2022Enjoying ‘La Bizarre’ at Belsey BridgeSasza indicates the start of the Lebanese dance on Saturday eveningA relaxing walk in the spring sunshine on the Saturday afternoon of the Belsey Bridge weekendNot all dancing; time for tea on the lawn at Belsey Bridge.Dancing at Belsey Bridge in 2019Under the Tutors eye…Belsey Bridge 2019
