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Terpsichorean Delights: French, English, Scottish, Irish and American Dances in Baltimore, 1794-1814

In the years before the War of 1812, increased patriotism and nationalism led to the Americanization of European ballroom dances, as evidenced in the compositions of dancing masters living in Baltimore between 1794 and 1814. This video-illustrated presentation by Chrystelle Bond discusses the diverse cultures that influenced American nineteenth century dance, as well as the impact of fashion and manners on social mobility. Participants may also learn a period dance. Requires video player, television monitor, slide projector, and screen. Adult and high school audiences.

Chrystelle Bond is Professor of Dance and Founding Chair of the Dance Department at Goucher College and the co-founder and director of Choreographic Antique, The Dance History Ensemble of Goucher. Ms. Bond has performed dances with the Baltimore Symphony, the Towson University Early Music Ensemble, Music Antiqua, and The Peabody Ragtime Ensemble. She has also performed at the Smithsonian Institution, Colonial Williamsburg, Mount Vernon Plantation, the Walters Art Museum, and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Ms. Bond holds a B.S. and an M.F.A. in Dance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.