Historical Dance

• Links to organizations, manuals, books, videos
  • Social dance manuals at the Library of Congress, US - A collection of social dance manuals from XV to XX Century. Dance instruction manuals, histories and treatises on etiquette, theatrical dances.
  • Library of Congress Dance Instruction Manuals, US - Catalog of dance instruction manuals
  • The Calendar Historical Dance - Several links to groups, classes, schools, balls and performances.
  • The Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS) - Study, research, performance and publications in dance history and related fields.
    
  • SDHS online resources - Several links to organizations, libraries, groups, periodicals and various resources.
  • The Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society, UK - Promotes the knowledge of early dance. Pubblications, schools, conferences.
  • Early Dance Circle - Promotes the enjoyment, performance and study of early/historical dance in the UK
  • Rendance - Renaissance Dance: archive, links, documents, sources on line
    
  • Dance Book - Dance books, videos, audios.
  • Dance Heritage Coalition
  • Video clips della Library of Congress, US - Video clips illustrating portion of Instruction Manuals of historical dances and steps, from the Renaissance to the Ragtime.
  • DanceTime Publications - History of Social Dance from XV to XIX Century, research, sources, videos.
  
  
• Conferences
  • Costume Colloquim II: Dress for dance, Florence, Italy, 4 - 7 November 2010
    A celebration of the glamorous world of dance and costume for all who appreciate artistic creations and cultural traditions
  
  
• Some links from various nations
  
  • Austria
    • zietenTANZ, Vienna
    • Hof-Dantzer, Vienna
  • Belgium
    • The Institute of Historical Dance, IHDP, Ghent - Several links to sources, groups and sites.
      
    • La Saltarelle de Wavre
  • Czech Republic
    • Società di Danza - Praga
    • Dvorana
    • The Wings
  • France
    • L'Eclat des muses, Paris
    • L'Eventail, Paris
    • Carnet de Bals, Paris
    • Stravaganze Baroque Dance Company
    • Talon Pointe, Compagnie de Danse Baroque and Renaissance, château de Vizille
  • Germany
    • Ensemble Historischer Tanz, Berlin
    • Contretem(p)s, Berlin
    • La Riverenza, Dortmund
  • Great Britain
    • The Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society, UK - Promotes the knowledge of early dance. Pubblications, schools, conferences
    • Chalemie, London - Early music, dance and commedia
    • Nonsuch - History and Dance Company
    • Consort de Dance Baroque - Historical dance in England and Wales
    • Early Dance Circle - Promotes the enjoyment, performance and study of early/historical dance in the UK
  • Sweden
    • Pied en l'Air , historical dance from XV to XVIII Century
  • Italy
    • Società di Danza
      Ancona, Bari, Bergamo, Bologna, Cesena, Faenza, Ferrara, Lecce, Lecco, Livorno,
      Lucca, Mantova, Milano, Modena, Monza, Napoli, Padova, Pisa, Roma, Torino, Trento
    • Il Leoncello, Legnano (Milano)
    • Il Passemezzo, Bergamo
    • Deda Cristina Colonna
    • Gloria Giordano
    • Nobiltà Sabauda, Rivoli (To)
    • La Chirintana, Bari
  • Russia
    • Società di Danza in Russia
    • Anno Domini, Saint-Petersburg
    • Legenda Dance, Ekaterinburgh
    • Moscow
    • Novosibirsk
    • Saint-Petersburg Historical Dance Club, Saint-Petersburg
  • Ukraine
    • La Rêverie, Kyiv
  • USA and Canada
    • La Belle Dance, Canada
    • Danse Cadence, Montréal, Canada

Scottish Country Dance

• Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
• The Strathspey Server in Frankfurt
• International Branch - RSCDS
• Grand Chain
• Celtic Circle

General links

• New York Public Library J. Robbins Dance Division
• Dance Book, UK
• Dance books (Italian English)
• International Dance Council - CID Unesco
• Congress on Research in Dance CORD
• Dance Notation Bureau
• Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
• AIRDanza
• Informadanza (Italian)
• Yahoo Dance Links
• The Dance Card Museum
• Les Pagess de la Dance Baroque de Mercure Galant - introduction to baroque dance
• Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles
• The Jean-Baptiste Lully Collection, music library of operas and ballet by J.B. Lully

• Museo Bagatti Valsecchi, Milano
• Museo del Risorgimento, Bologna

• International Folk Dance Links
• English Folk Dance and Song Society - Encourage, document and develop folk music, dance and song traditions within England

Costumes

• The Costume Site
  
• The History of Costume
• The Costume Page
• Dance shoes - Scottish
• Dance shoes - Irish