Emma Secomb

The scandalous new dance craze everyone is talking about...Is it twerking? Flossing? The Lambada? ... No people, it's the waltz. It's hard for us to believe in modern times that the Waltz once had everyone from chaperones to the clergy in a tizzy, terrified this new dance craze signalled the end of civilisation. In its historical context it makes more sense though. Prior to the Waltz, the standard set of Courtly dances were performed with dancers largely side by side, without touch, and...

After an incredible response to our performance at yesterday's concert Romance and Fate, we're excited to let you all know what's coming next... "The Ballroom to the Dance Floor" will be a whirlwind tour through the music and dance movements of the last 400 years, and the changing voice of the orchestra as the world continually shifts around it. It's going to be a rollicking ride through courtly baroque dance, the grand ages of ballet and ballroom dancing, swing and dance hall music, sultry...

Our upcoming concert "Romance and Fate" showcases the gorgeous music of the late Romantic period. Even if you're new to classical music, from the opening notes you'll be swept away into a world of fun, intrigue, beauty and drama. First up, "Romance" with Otto Nikolai's overture from "The Merry Wives of Windsor". In this famous Viennese comic opera (that's not about the UK Royals), an older nobleman pursues younger married women at court but makes the fatal mistake of recycling his love...