Nothing spreads Christmas cheer like dancing. Even scrooge cracked a smile as Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig flew across the dance floor for their Christmas ball. That made me wonder what the Christmas dances of Dickens Fezziwig’s ball are. Dances of a Victorian Ball A Christmas carol by Charles Dickens was set sometime between 1820-1840 in […]
Christmas and dancing go hand in hand. A traditional Christmas dance Charles Dickens wrote about in A Christmas Carol was Sr Roger De Coverley country dance. It is no wonder he wrote about Fezziwig frolicking to Sir Roger de Coverley at his Christmas ball. History of Sir Roger de Coverley The Dance Sir Roger de […]
Adventures in Dance loves to gather with students to share their latest routines for the holidays. Sunday December 12th dancers were happy to gather to share their latest dances. After dancing everyone had fun dining and sharing their performance experience. Top Newcomer Rumba: Newcomers Bill and Kim danced their rumba. It was a routine they […]
Were you born to hand jive? In the late 50’s clubs got so full the only option for dancing was to hand jive. The movie choreographer really hit the nail on the head when he used the elements from the three tons of joy as they performed the hand jive with Johnny Otis. Have fun […]