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"DHDS was founded in 1970 in memory of Mabel Dolmetsch to promote knowledge of early dance. DHDS publishes Historical Dance, a leading journal for research in the subject. DHDS produces dance instruction booklets and accompanying recorded music, based on its own dance research. DHDS runs an annual Summer School at Hengrave Hall, Suffolk, UK and a biennial St. George's Feast, also at Hengrave Hall." (Home page)
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"Here you will find information on everything to do with European dance from the 15th to early 17th centuries." (About this site)
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"The Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting study, research, discussion, performance, and publication in dance history and related fields. Organized in 1978 as a professional network, the society was incorporated in 1983 and now counts among its members individuals and institutions in the United States and abroad committed to the (inter)discipline of dance studies. It was admitted to the American Council of Learned Societies as a constituent member in 1996.

SDHS defines dance history in the broadest possible terms. The field encompasses the tradition of Western theatrical dance from Renaissance and Baroque court entertainments to postmodern dance theater; the dance traditions of non-Western cultures; and a range of theatrical and participatory dance forms constitutive of popular culture – from country dancing and the waltz to the tango and MTV." (About us)
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