Historical Dance

Muhlenberg College
2400 W. Chew Street
Allentown, PA 18104
United States

Directed by

With Dorothy Olsson and Peggy Murray

The Historical Dance program will run during the first week of the Amherst Early Music Festival
July 1-8 (dancers arrive a day early, to prepare for performance in the opera)
at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Tuition $695

For over twenty-five years the historical dance program has been a highly successful part of the Amherst Early Music Festival, itself the largest festival of its kind in the world. Students particularly enjoy the opportunity for performance, along with stimulating classes by dance historians and performers.

Faculty

Dorothy

Olsson *

Dance

Peggy

Murray *

Dance

Festival FAQs

TRAVEL
Union College
807 Union Street, Schenectady, NY 12308
Close to a major airport (15+ minutes from Albany International Airport), accessible by Amtrak (station is 1 mile from Union College) and Megabus, Union College is 3 hours away by car from NYC and Boston, and 4 hours from Montreal.

MEALS
The meal card is $228 and covers one week of meals starting with dinner on Sunday, June 30, (July 7 for second week) thru breakfast on Sunday, July 7, (July 14 for second week). A la carte meal prices are $7.25, $10.25, and $11.00 for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

ROOMS
All standard rooms are air-conditioned with private baths. Budget rate housing is not air-conditioned, with hall baths. Basic linens (sheets, pillow, and towels) are included with all housing. Beds are twin, extra long.