Robert Huggett is the leader of Renaissance Footnotes. He arranges all the programs of dances and is responsible for interpreting the choreography of the dance performances. He has been researching and performing historical dances since 1987. In this time he has led numerous workshops for a wide range of students, choreographed several professional performances, and danced semi-professionally at Hampton Court Palace on a number of occasions. He also organised and led the dancers at the well known Kentwell Tudor recreation for many years. He has been running Basingstoke Early Dance since 1993. Robert plays lute and renaissance recorders.

Robert’s publications to date are:

• Dances for Living History Events 1440-1530, Stuart Press, 1999
• Dances for Living History Events 1570-1650, Stuart Press, 1997
• Dances from the Gresley Manuscript, The Consort, Summer 2004, Vol 60
• Early Seventeenth Century Prices and Wages, Stuart Press 1992 (With Stuart Peachey and Jane Huggett)

Robert is available to teach workshops in any of the known French, English or Italian dance styles popular between 1450 and 1650.

To find out more about us or book us then please contact Robert Huggett Comments on this web page should be sent to the Basingstoke Early Dance webmaster This page last updated on July 17, 2011 Image Copyright Renaissance Footnotes 2007