Renaissance Dance
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While we know that people danced in Europe long before the Renaissance, the first detailed dance manuals that survive today were written in 1450 and 1455 in Italy. These manuals, and later manuals from France, England, and other European countries, give us a peek at what was a very important social activity in the Renaissance.
The dances in these manuals are extremely varied in nature. They range from slow, stately dances (bassadance, pavane, almain) to fast, lively dances (galliard, coranto, canario). Some were choreographed, others were improvised on the spot. One dance for couples, a form of the galliard called lavolta, involved a rather intimate hold between the man and woman, with the woman being lifted into the air while the couple made a 3/4 turn. Other dances, such as branles or bransles, were danced by many people in a circle or line.
Related topics: Fabritio Caroso, Thoinot Arbeau, Shakespearean dance
External links
- [The Renaissance Dance Homepage]
- [Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) Renaissance Dance Homepage]
- [Renaissance Dance category] at the Open Directory Project
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