Courtly Dance meets Country Capers: speculations on the influence of traditional hornpipe on English noble dance
(Barbara Segal / Bill Tuck)

Barbara Segal, London Great Britain:

She is based in London where she works in the field of Early Dance as a performer, teacher and choreographer. She is director of both Chalemie and Contretemps, groups dedicated to the reconstruction of 18th century dance and music theatre (www.baroquedance.co.uk and www.chalemie.co.uk). She has performed and taught throughout Europe, the Baltic States, Russia and Australia, as well as at many festivals, theatres and stately homes in the UK. She has collaborated with and toured for the Early Music Network and the British Council. She organizes and teaches at the Chalemie Summer School (specialising in early dance, commedia, period costume-making, music and singing) held annually in Oxford. She has taught early dance at The Royal Academy of Dance in London. She holds a Doctorate in Psychology from London University (LSE).