Lively and elegant dances from times past and times present....
Germantown Country Dancers sponsors two performing groups,
English Country Dancing and the Colonial Assembly,
that will delight your audience.
English Country Dancing
English Country Dancing is both sprightly and sedate, classic and contemporary. Some dances were recorded as early as 1650, others are being created today in both England and America. Our musicians play an equally wide range of melodies--tunes from Handel and Purcell are interspersed with folk melodies and modern tunes.Choose our colorful modern costumes with a touch of English flavor, or our Early American daytime attire for historic recreations.
The Colonial Assembly
Imagine yourself in the drawing room of a lovely Philadelphia home in 1775. As you slip back more than two centuries in time, our commentator will help you appreciate what you are seeing. Our dances are recreated from period manuscripts, diaries, and historic documents.
Enjoy watching our Colonial Assembly dance the intricate
patterns and steps of
A Stately Minuet
Elegant Cotillions
Lively Jigs and
Reels
Formal Country Dances
The exquisite costumes are painstakingly authentic, and our musicians play the same tunes Colonial era dancers would have heard.
Do you know an event or institution that might enjoy a performance?
Email Peter Ogle, or call him at 610-626-8660, to request a performance for your group or event.
