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2009 Performers

Andrew Shaw

photo: Andrew Shaw

Andrew was dragged kicking and screaming to his first country dance as a teenager in the 60s. Initial reluctance overcome, he was quickly attracted to the dances and their music and went on to gain a basic grounding from some of the more fearsome instructors of the day.

It was not until many years later, inspired by his friend and mentor Tom Cook, that pleasurable social activity was to develop into an enthralling interest in and enthusiasm for the history and performance of the English Country Dance.

As an interpreter and exponent of these dances he teaches at weekends, festivals and other courses at home and abroad. In 2001 Andrew inaugurated his own annual dance weekend at Halsway Manor in Somerset.

Andrew’s interest in the dances of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, especially those composed by Nathaniel Kynaston, has resulted in the publication of three dance collections to date with a fourth in preparation.

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