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The History of Music and Dance in Australia 1770 -1900.                                  © Dr. Heather Blasdale-Clarke
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    • Statement of Significance
    • About the Author
    • How to use Dance to teach Australian Curriculum History
  • Shop
  • Dancing in Fetters exhibition
    • Tour dates
    • Visions of Australia
    • Partners
    • Interview on ABC Nightlife
    • Brisbane: Nov 2021 – March 2022
    • Ross, Tasmania: April – June 2022
    • Woolmers Estate: July – September 2022
      • Convicts at Woolmers Symposium
    • The Rocks: Feb – April 2023
      • April School Holiday Activity
    • Norfolk Island: May – August 2023
      • Convict Culture Week on Norfolk Island
      • Convict Culture Week Resources
    • Fremantle Prison: Sept 2023 – Jan 2024
      • Curator’s talk
    • Education pack
    • Dancing in Fetters – the musical
    • National Folklore Conference 2024
  • Convict Stories
    • Dancing in Fetters – national tour
    • Convict dance research
    • Dancing on Convict Ships
      • Dr William Redfern
    • Dancing in Police Reports
    • Irish convict musicians
    • Notable convicts
      • Edward Elliott
      • François Girard, dancing master, convict
      • Sarah Lawson
      • Mary Ann Piper
      • Dr William Redfern
    • Convict dance video
    • Convict music & song
      • Auld Robin Grey
      • Drops of Brandy
      • Darby Kelly O
      • The King of the Cannibal Islands
      • Michael Wiggins
      • Off She Goes
      • Tekeli
    • Convict Tune Book
    • Dancing cures epidemic
    • Thesis
    • Dancing in Fetters at the Redcliffe Museum
  • Dances
  • People
    • Governor Phillip meets Jane Austen
    • Captain John Piper – Prince of Australia
    • Explorers
      • Captain Cook
        • Boscawen’s Frolick
        • Mile End Assembly
        • Nova Scotia
        • Lord Morton’s hints
        • South Sea
        • Island of Love
        • Transit of Venus
        • Dancing for sailors
        • Omai, the Tahitian celebrity
        • Death of Captain Cook – a serious ballet
        • Captain Cook: drama on the European stage
        • Cook’s Death in equestrian drama
        • Astley in Dublin 1789
        • Captain Cook’s country dance
        • A dance unit for primary schools
      • Matthew Flinders
      • William Lawson
    • Governors
      • Arthur Phillip
      • John Hunter
      • William Bligh
      • Lachlan Macquarie
    • British Leaders
      • Boscawen’s Frolick
      • Lord Castlereagh’s Waltz
      • Lord Howe’s Jig
      • Sir George Jackson
      • Lord Morton
      • Lord Sydney’s Fancy
    • Ladies
      • Jane Austen
      • Miss Hely of Engehurst
      • Lady Franklin’s Reel
      • Mrs Elizabeth Macquarie
      • Lady Sydney’s Fancy
      • Sarah Lawson
      • Mary Ann Piper
    • Dancing Masters
      • Edward Elliott
      • François Girard, dancing master, convict
      • William Mundy
    • Other Characters
      • Harry Shaw – champion clog dancer
      • Captain John Piper – Prince of Australia
      • Dr William Redfern
      • Captain Woodriff
  • Dancing with Cook
  • Trad steps
    • Instep Research Team
    • Trad steps
    • History of step dancing in Australia
    • Clog dancing
    • Harry Shaw – champion clog dancer
    • Sailor’s Hornpipe
  • Events
    • Regular dances in 2025
    • Welsh & Cornish Dance
    • Convict Culture Week
    • Phillip’s Dog
    • In the past …
      • Regular dances in 2025
      • Special Events 2024
        • Regency Dance Night
        • Jane Austen Ball 2024
          • What to wear at a Jane Austen Ball
        • Middle Earth Dance
      • Limestone Frolic
      • Dance like a pirate
      • Scottish Ceilidh
      • Medieval Dance
      • Alice in Wonderland
      • National Folklore Conference 2024
      • Jane Austen Dance for the Australian Heritage Festival
      • Jane Austen Ball – 2023 National Folk Festival
      • April School Holiday Activity
      • A Convict Quadrille – National Heritage Festival
      • Convict Culture Week on Norfolk Island
      • Jane Austen Ball 2023
      • Jane Austen/Australian Regency Balls
      • Regency Dance Weekend 2022
      • Jane Austen/Australian Regency Balls
      • Samford dances 2014 – 2019
      • Jane Austen/Australian Regency Dance for National Heritage Festival 2021
      • Australia Day Dance
      • Dance Heritage in Moreton Bay
      • A Dance for Shakespeare
      • 2016 Regency Ball
      • Napoleon’s Last Gamble. Regency Dance 2015
      • 2015 Heritage Ball, National Folk Festival
  • Gallery
    • 2024 Jane Austen Ball Gallery
    • Limestone Frolic Gallery
    • 2024 History Alive
    • Jane Austen Ball 2022
    • Jane Austen/Australian Regency Balls
  • What’s new
  • First Nations
  • Convict Culture Week

People

Explorers

Visit the section on Captain Cook

Matthew Flinders and The Glorious First of June

William Lawson

Governors

Arthur Phillip
William Bligh: The Silly Old Man

John Hunter
Lachlan Macquarie

British leaders

Lord Castlereagh’s Waltz
Lord Howe’s Jig
Sir George Jackson

Lord Moreton’s Hints
Lord Sydney’s Fancy

Ladies

Jane Austen and Governor Phillip

Duchess of Richmond’s Ball
Lady Franklin’s Reel

Sarah Lawson
Mrs Elizabeth Macquarie

Mary Ann Piper
Lady Sydney’s Fancy

Dancing masters

François Girard, dancing master, convict

Edward Elliott, Irish dancing master, convict

Henry Mundy, Tasmanian dancing master

Other characters

Captain John Piper

Dr William Redfern
Harry Macklin Shaw – Champion clog dancer

Captain Daniel Woodriff

  • Home
    Statement of Significance
    About the Author
    How to use Dance to teach Australian Curriculum History
    Shop
    Dancing in Fetters exhibition
    Tour dates
    Visions of Australia
    Partners
    Interview on ABC Nightlife
    Brisbane: Nov 2021 – March 2022
    Ross, Tasmania: April – June 2022
    Woolmers Estate: July – September 2022
    Convicts at Woolmers Symposium
    The Rocks: Feb – April 2023
    April School Holiday Activity
    Norfolk Island: May – August 2023
    Convict Culture Week on Norfolk Island
    Convict Culture Week Resources
    Fremantle Prison: Sept 2023 – Jan 2024
    Curator’s talk
    Education pack
    Dancing in Fetters – the musical
    National Folklore Conference 2024
    Convict Stories
    Dancing in Fetters – national tour
    Convict dance research
    Dancing on Convict Ships
    Dr William Redfern
    Dancing in Police Reports
    Irish convict musicians
    Notable convicts
    Edward Elliott
    François Girard, dancing master, convict
    Sarah Lawson
    Mary Ann Piper
    Dr William Redfern
    Convict dance video
    Convict music & song
    Auld Robin Grey
    Drops of Brandy
    Darby Kelly O
    The King of the Cannibal Islands
    Michael Wiggins
    Off She Goes
    Tekeli
    Convict Tune Book
    Dancing cures epidemic
    Thesis
    Dancing in Fetters at the Redcliffe Museum
    Dances
    People
    Governor Phillip meets Jane Austen
    Captain John Piper – Prince of Australia
    Explorers
    Captain Cook
    Boscawen’s Frolick
    Mile End Assembly
    Nova Scotia
    Lord Morton’s hints
    South Sea
    Island of Love
    Transit of Venus
    Dancing for sailors
    Omai, the Tahitian celebrity
    Death of Captain Cook – a serious ballet
    Captain Cook: drama on the European stage
    Cook’s Death in equestrian drama
    Astley in Dublin 1789
    Captain Cook’s country dance
    A dance unit for primary schools
    Matthew Flinders
    William Lawson
    Governors
    Arthur Phillip
    John Hunter
    William Bligh
    Lachlan Macquarie
    British Leaders
    Boscawen’s Frolick
    Lord Castlereagh’s Waltz
    Lord Howe’s Jig
    Sir George Jackson
    Lord Morton
    Lord Sydney’s Fancy
    Ladies
    Jane Austen
    Miss Hely of Engehurst
    Lady Franklin’s Reel
    Mrs Elizabeth Macquarie
    Lady Sydney’s Fancy
    Sarah Lawson
    Mary Ann Piper
    Dancing Masters
    Edward Elliott
    François Girard, dancing master, convict
    William Mundy
    Other Characters
    Harry Shaw – champion clog dancer
    Captain John Piper – Prince of Australia
    Dr William Redfern
    Captain Woodriff
    Dancing with Cook
    Trad steps
    Instep Research Team
    Trad steps
    History of step dancing in Australia
    Clog dancing
    Harry Shaw – champion clog dancer
    Sailor’s Hornpipe
    Events
    Regular dances in 2025
    Welsh & Cornish Dance
    Convict Culture Week
    Phillip’s Dog
    In the past …
    Regular dances in 2025
    Special Events 2024
    Regency Dance Night
    Jane Austen Ball 2024
    What to wear at a Jane Austen Ball
    Middle Earth Dance
    Limestone Frolic
    Dance like a pirate
    Scottish Ceilidh
    Medieval Dance
    Alice in Wonderland
    National Folklore Conference 2024
    Jane Austen Dance for the Australian Heritage Festival
    Jane Austen Ball – 2023 National Folk Festival
    April School Holiday Activity
    A Convict Quadrille – National Heritage Festival
    Convict Culture Week on Norfolk Island
    Jane Austen Ball 2023
    Jane Austen/Australian Regency Balls
    Regency Dance Weekend 2022
    Jane Austen/Australian Regency Balls
    Samford dances 2014 – 2019
    Jane Austen/Australian Regency Dance for National Heritage Festival 2021
    Australia Day Dance
    Dance Heritage in Moreton Bay
    A Dance for Shakespeare
    2016 Regency Ball
    Napoleon’s Last Gamble. Regency Dance 2015
    2015 Heritage Ball, National Folk Festival
    Gallery
    2024 Jane Austen Ball Gallery
    Limestone Frolic Gallery
    2024 History Alive
    Jane Austen Ball 2022
    Jane Austen/Australian Regency Balls
    What’s new
    First Nations
    Convict Culture Week
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