Captain Cook’s Country Dance

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Keywords:

Dance, Folk Dance,

Abstract

James Cook was born into a working class family and rose to become a national hero, one of the greatest explorers of all time. He was celebrated in the popular culture through dance, music, song, and theatre. Today little is remembered of these highly esteemed works, although they remained well known in the 19th century.

Author Biography

Heather Blasdale Clarke, Queensland University of Technology

Heather Blasdale Clarke is the world’s leading exponent on early Australian colonial dance history.  She is currently undertaking doctoral research into the culture of dance and music for early Australian convicts 1788-1840 at Queensland University of Technology [Australia].

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Published

2014-11-05

Issue

Vol. 29 (2014): Our Celtic Identity

Section

Studies in Australian Folklore

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