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The dance performances we offer are, for the most part, our own original choreography, created on the basis of many years of dance experience. Our goal is to draw the audience into the atmosphere of each dance and give them a glimpse into another world. In our performances, we emphasize precise execution and a high technical level of the dance style being presented, as well as detailed and authentic costumes.
Medieval dances
Medieval-themed couple dances featuring original choreography that respects the customs and etiquette of the era. The costumes reflect the fashion of the time at the courts of European monarchs.
The performance can also be combined with instruction in simpler dances or a lecture on medieval clothing.
Performance for 1–4 couples.
Performance duration: 2–12 minutes.
Renaissance dances
Medieval-themed couple dances featuring original choreography that respects the customs and etiquette of the era. The costumes reflect the fashion of the time at the courts of European monarchs.
The performance can also be combined with lessons in simpler dances or
Renaissance couple dances from the 16th century, composed of period dance elements or authentic reconstructions of historical dances, presented in magnificent Renaissance costumes sewn according to pictorial models.
Let yourself be transported to the atmosphere of a 16th-century Italian noble court. The performance can be accompanied by instruction in simpler dances or a lecture on Renaissance clothing.
Performance for 1–4 couples.
Performance duration: 2–12 minutes.
Baroque and Rococo
We are one of the few groups to offer dances from the Empire period—the era of the Napoleonic Wars and the novels of the famous author Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility)—in our repertoire. We are also familiar with the atmosphere of this era today thanks to the popular series Bridgerton, which brings to life the world of balls, social gatherings, and elegant dances of the early 19th century.
The program features reconstructions of popular social line dances that were an integral part of the balls and salon entertainment of the time. Cheerful and social choreographies transport the audience into the atmosphere of aristocratic balls and evenings filled with music and dance.
The performance is complemented by meticulously crafted period costumes. Another highlight of the program is a replica of a British Navy admiral’s uniform from 1812, which further enhances the atmosphere of the Napoleonic Wars era.
2–4 pairs of dancers. The performance can also be combined with lessons in simpler dances or a presentation on Empire-style clothing.
Empire – dances of the Jane Austen era and in the Bridgerton style
Baroque and Rococo couple dances from the 17th and 18th centuries. These are authentic reconstructions of historical dances, known as “country dances,” mostly from John Playford’s 1651 collection *The English Dancing Master*, performed in period costumes. A special feature is the solo dance Folies d’Espagne (Jean-Baptiste Lully), accompanied by castanets.
Step into the world of Louis XIV or Giacomo Casanova. The performance can be combined with instruction in simpler dances or a lecture on Baroque/Rococo attire.
Performance for 1–4 couples.
Performance duration: 2–12 minutes.
First Republic
Charleston
Discover the Charleston, a popular dance of the 1920s and 1930s, which captivated with its liveliness and playfulness and literally unleashed Charleston fever in Europe and America, and together with other swing dances, gave rise to rock'n'roll and the social dance jive.
Performance length 3-6 minutes.
Charleston lessons can also be added to the performance.
Prague Pepíci
Prague's pepíci, bohemians and flamencos who didn't like to work, but liked to have fun and sometimes did various street mischief. A dance performance to well-known songs like Lidíčky, já mam rad pívo or Já uzh tě nečci will take you to a local in Žižkov where "the pardálovés spin".
2-4 couples, performance length 3-10 minutes.
