THE EARLY DANCE CONSORT ~ Why learn early dance?
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Dancing combines physical, mental, kinaesthetic and social skills, and is both an enjoyable pastime and a great benefit to people of all ages. |
| Dancing promotes an awareness of the body and ways to move gracefully and efficiently. This is a lifelong asset, especially when combined with the habit of good posture acquired by learning and practising dancing. |
| For students of music, a knowledge of the relationship between music and movement gives a new and tangible dimension to concepts of rhythm, tempo, phrasing and musical structure. |
| To performers of early music, a practical knowledge of historical dance is of particular relevance in achieving an appropriate performance. So much music of the past was written for or inspired by the prestigious dances of the courts. |
| For both dancers and actors, a working knowledge of early dance and deportment is of great benefit in achieving appropriate styles of movement, gesture and dance, for historical stage productions. |
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