John Durang was the first American-born dance professional, who was known for his sprightly hornpipe dance. Durang wasn't quite born yet when his parents arrived by ship to Philadelphia in 1767, then ...

THE clocks were turned back 60 years to the 1950s when a steam shunting engine paid a nostalgic visit to the town’s docks for what is almost certainly the last time. Hornpipe is an 84-year-old Peckett ...

In Vernon, Highland dancing likely arrived with Scottish immigrants and their descendants, much as it did across Canada and ...

Sandhill Elementary students were delighted to kick off the 2007 St. Patrick's Day weekend by attending the performance of Irish step dancer Emmeline Richards. Richards, a sophomore at South Effingham ...

George Frideric Handel's Water Music premiered in 1717 after King George I requested a concert on the River Thames. The composition is to form part of the soundtrack for the spectacle of the Thames ...

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