STEP DANCING IN AUSTRALIA

Paddy Dawson stepping out

A little-known form of traditional dance is step dancing. Here’s a chance to find out more. 

Dance historian Heather Blasdale-Clarke has researched this topic at https://www.colonialdance.com.au/trad-steps   

Rob and Olya Willis have documented step dancing in action and you can watch these people performing it live on our Youtube channel:

Sandra Sturzaker - Tasmania  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NyNpVuuIR4 

Paddy Dawson, Tasmania.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4E8wLazVpY 

Maureen Heazlewood Victoria.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIuyzmmMaeY  

Go on, give it a go, you know you want to.

STEP DANCING AND MORE ...

Dance historian, Heather Blasdale-Clarke recently gave a presentation on Australian step dancing at the Stepping On Conference at Cecil Sharp House in London.

Heather has also produced a related video which has now been uploaded to Youtube.

But wait, there's more! Heather has a post about eighteenth-century dance in London, complete with music and instructions, and a link with Captain Cook, on the wonderful Spitalfields Life blog.

And it gets even better for dancers - watch out for our upcoming post on traditional dance in Australia …