The Monaro Colonial Dancers MCD are a Canberra based dance display team, presenting Australian Traditional dances from the 1800s to the present day compositions in this style. These dances were brought to Australia in the earliest days of European settlement, and reflected the traditions of those settlers. Here they evolved and influenced each other, giving rise to the various early ballroom couples, quadrille set and other formation dances that comprise the Australian Colonial tradition. The Monaro Colonial Dancers perform regular displays of these dances in full period costume at various events in the local region, and travel away to special events and festivals when invited. We aim to show that Australia has a rich heritage of social dance, with some dances being exclusively Australian. We dress in period costume to impart lots of colour and atmosphere, with the ladies magnificent gowns and the mens stylish waistcoats, designed by the teams costume maestro Jill Gordon. We also use authentic Australian music wherever possible.

Fax: (02) 62427550
Website: http://members.canb.auug.org.au/~lpb/MCD/