Let us begin our literature blog with a brand new book which was presented at the Taubert conference in Leipzig in October. Tilden Russell is one of the leading experts in the field of German Baroque dance culture. He is renowned for his translation into English of G. Taubert’s monumental opus „Der Rechtschaffene Tanzmeister“ of 1717 („The Compleat Dancing Master“). His latest book deals with the ties between French and German dance in the 18th century:

Tilden Russell: Theory and Practice in Eighteenth-Century Dance. The German-French Connection. Lanham 2017.