The Velocipede conquers the Ballroom: Knoll, the corps de ballet and the Velocipede craze of 1869

The Velocipede conquers the Ballroom: Knoll, the corps de ballet and the Velocipede craze of 1869 Zoom Webinar: Wednesday May 27th Speakers: Birte HoffmannCabenda and Dr Eva Zöllner Host: Lottie Adcock 1869 was the year of a global bicycle craze. Who would have guessed that not only did this new means of locomotion reach the ballrooms but that a Hamburg ballet master and professional dancers were involved in the process The Speakers Birte HoffmannCabenda Birte HoffmannCabenda discovered her love for early dance in the mid70ies, while still at school. She has been a member of the (Dolmetsch) historical dance society since 1979, holding a teaching certificate of this organization, and has decades of experience in researching and teaching dances of various eras. Birte runs her own historical dance group, Rossina, and in nonCoronatimes regularly offers workshops and calls period balls. Dr Eva Zöllner A couple of years ago Eva Zöllne