A Serious Business: Dance in the Enlightenment

Karen Eliot

doi:10.1080/01472526.2026.2707850

July 23, 2026Dance Chronicle

A Serious Business: Dance in the Enlightenment

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The aim is to explore the relationship between dance and sociability during the Enlightenment.
Edited volume assembling various contributions on dance and sociability
Focus on cultural practices of the eighteenth century
Incorporation of historical analysis and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Highlights the importance of dance in social interactions of the time
Demonstrates how dance influenced cultural dynamics
Suggests that dance served as a means of expressing enlightenment ideals.

Implication

Edited work explores the role of dance in shaping sociability in the long eighteenth century, suggesting cultural significance.

Abstract

Dance and Sociability in the Long Eighteenth Century, edited by Hillary Burlock, Ian Newman, and Mark Philp, presents a broad approach to the topic of sociability during the eighteenth century, exp...

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Karen Eliot (2026) studied this question.

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