The Velocipede conquers the Ballroom: Knoll, the corps de ballet and the Velocipede craze of 1869

“The Velocipede conquers the Ballroom: Knoll, the corps de ballet and the Velocipede craze of 1869“ Zoom Webinar: Wednesday May 27th Speakers: Birte Hoffmann-Cabenda and Dr Eva Zöllner Host: Lottie Adcock 1869 was the year of a global bicycle craze. Who would have guessed that not only did this new means of locomotion reach the ballrooms – but that a Hamburg ballet master and professional dancers were involved in the process? The Speakers Birte Hoffmann-Cabenda Birte Hoffmann-Cabenda discovered her love for early dance in the mid-70ies, while still at school. She has been a member of the (Dolmetsch) historical dance society since 1979, holding a teaching certificate of this organization, and has decades of experience in researching and teaching dances of various eras. Birte runs her own historical dance group, “Rossina”, and – in non-Corona-times – regularly offers workshops and calls period balls. Dr Eva Zöllner A couple of years ago Eva Zöllne