CHESTNUT Cécile Laye Paris, France
Hi ! My name is Cécile Laye. I studied historical dances in England with The Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society, Nonsuch History and Dance and EFDSS with famous teachers. I also studied in France with Francine Lancelot, Andrea Francalanci and Barbara Sparti. In 1998, I founded CHESTNUT to promote in France the large repertoire of English figure dances seen in its historical European context. ... more
CHESTNUT Cécile Laye recommends:
Music for Quadrilles
by Keith Smith and Green Ginger
The tunes and second voices are well chosen and the presence of Keith Smith makes for a consort of violons on top of the bass. it’s very nice like all the Green Ginger albums !
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Les Contredanses à deux
by Stephan Mester DanzAntica
I enjoy the dancing quality of this music !
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