Dancing through the Ages 1600-1650-a

Each of the ten 'Volumes' in  Dr John Gardiner-Garden's 2018 Dancing through the Ages series consists of three books. Each book is A4 size (i.e. 29x21 centimetres or 8.2x11.6 inches) and contains between 240 and 440 pages (most around 340). Each collection of three books contain (on average) 1,000 pages of research, discussion, analysis, illustrations, musical scores, dance reconstructions, source extracts, transcriptions and translations. The first book (Part 1a-d) looks at dancing in general (the social, political and geographic contexts in which dance and the institution of the ball was evolving; the nature and evolution of the period’s main forms of dance; dance elements such as style, etiquette, honours, holds, formations, figures and steps; developments in dance teaching, notation and publication, and period-relevant primary sources (including little known ones). The second and third books (Part 2a and Part 2b respectively) offer sources and music for, and reconstructions and analysis of dozens of dances from the relevant period, presented in alphabetic order.

Below are the covers and contents of the three books that constitute Volume III in the series. The numbers represent the page on which the section or subsection start. The total number of pages in the book is usually a few pages more than the last page number mentioned.

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Part 1: Dance in general   (Book 8)

PART 1a:    DANCE CONTEXT ~ 7

Italy ~ 8

Appreciation of dance ~ 8

Dance in entertainments ~ 9

France ~ 14

England ~ 17

Courtly masques ~ 17

The social dance at court and at the Inns of court ~ 24

The masque at private residences ~ 27

Dance in and linked with plays ~ 29

Dance and the Puritans ~ 33

Dance and the gentleman ~ 35

Spain ~ 38

Different types of dance ~ 38

Different contexts for dance ~ 41

Juan de Esquivel Navarro on dance competitions ~ 41

Germany ~ 47

The Italian and French influence ~ 47

The English influence ~ 48

Dance culture in pictures ~ 48

Central Europe ~ 51

Austria ~ 51

Hungary ~ 55

Bohemia ~ 56

The Netherlands ~ 59

Poland ~ 64

PART 1b:    DANCE FORMS ~ 66

The Allemande / Almain ~ 67

Its relationship with the earlier German dance ~ 67

Its relationship with Arbeau’s Allemande ~ 67

Its relationship with the contemporary Pavan ~ 68

Its relationship with the later country dance ~ 69

The persistence of the Almain ~ 70

The Ballo and Balleto ~ 72

The Branle ~ 73

The Canary ~ 77

The Country Dance ~ 79

The Lansdowne manuscript ~ 80

The Pattricke-Lovelace manuscript ~ 81

The country dance mechanism ~ 85

The Courante ~ 87

Rawlinson ms ~ 87

Mersenne ~ 89

De Lauze ~ 90

The Galliard / Tourdion ~ 91

In France ~ 91

In Spain ~ 91

In England ~ 92

In the Netherlands ~ 92

In Italy ~ 94

The Tordion ~ 97

The Gavotte ~ 98

The Pavan ~ 100

Torneo ~ 104

PART 1c:    DANCE ELEMENTS ~ 107

Style ~ 108

Grace, agility and timing ~ 108

Undulation and shading ~ 110

Distinguishing male and female roles ~ 110

Starting foot ~ 112

Improvisation ~ 114

Holds and positions ~ 116

Bodily comportment ~ 116

Stance and turn out ~ 116

Plié ~ 120

Arms and hands ~ 121

Etiquette ~ 123

Cape and Sword ~ 123

Gloves ~ 125

Presentation before a King ~ 125

Gentlemen seating ~ 126

The train of the dress ~ 128

Wearing platform shoes ~ 129

Giving and receiving honours ~ 130

Ladies seating ~ 130

Wedding etiquette ~ 132

Requesting a dance ~ 134

Taking leave ~ 135

Ladies’ preparation ~ 135

Inviting to dance ~ 136

If a woman doesn’t want to dance ~ 137

A demure gaze ~ 138

Ladies’ management of their hands and gloves ~ 138

Honours ~ 139

Avoiding superfluous formalities ~ 141

Which foot? ~ 141

The 8-count riverenza ~ 144

The 6-count Riverenza ~ 145

The 4-count riverenza ~ 147

The 2-count riverenza ~ 148

The 1-count riverenza ~ 149

Caroso, Negri and Jacobilli on hat and bow ~ 149

De Lauze on co-ordinating hat, bow & kiss ~ 152

Honours in Spain, England, the Netherlands and Poland ~ 156

Formations ~ 159

Couples ~ 159

Couple facing couple ~ 159

3 facing 3 ~ 159

Circles ~ 159

Squares ~ 160

Longways for 3 ~ 160

Longways for 4 or more couples ~ 160

In fila ~ 160

Other formations ~ 161

Figures ~ 162

Arming ~ 162

Casting ~ 163

Changing ~ 163

Fall Back with two steps coming forward with a double ~ 163

Following the feigning with the full ~ 163

Going from side-by-side to man being above and woman below ~ 164

Gypsy ~ 164

Hey ~ 164

Jousting-like passing through ~ 166

Leading down ~ 166

Making lines vertical and horizontal lines ~ 166

Men then women teasing, departing, circling and chasing ~ 166

Open and close ~ 166

Promenading to siding to hand turns to two hand turns ~ 167

The regarding of the woman ~ 168

The ‘reverse S’ ~ 168

Siding ~ 169

Siding with elbow ~ 169

Set and turn single ~ 170

Taking turn leading the dance ~ 171

Steps ~ 172

Balzetto ~ 173

Battuta ~ 174

Cadenza ~ 176

Cambio ~ 178

Campanella ~ 178

Capriola / Capriole ~ 180

Cinque passi ~ 185

Continenze ~ 185

Corinto ~ 188

Costatetto ~ 189

Dattile ~ 189

Courante (pas de la) ~ 190

Destice ~ 190

Doppio / Double ~ 191

Finto / Finta ~ 193

Fioretto ~ 196

Fioretto battuto al Canario ~ 202

Galliard / Galliarde / Gagliardea ~ 203

Groppo ~ 203

Movimenti di piedi ~ 205

Passo naturalo / grave etc ~ 205

Pirlotto / Girate / Zurlo ~ 209

Punta e Calcagno ~ 210

Puntato ~ 210

Recacciata ~ 213

Ripresa ~ 214

Ritirata ~ 217

Saffice ~ 217

Salti ~ 217

Saltino ~ 218

Scambiata ~ 220

Scorsi ~ 221

Seguito doppio / Seguito doppio alla Francese ~ 223

Seguito doppio alla Spagnuola ~ 224

Seguito ordinario / Seguito semidoppio ~ 225

Seguito doppio ~ 229

Seguito col piede alto alla battuta ~ 229

Seguito spezzato schisciato al Canario ~ 230

Sommessa ~ 232

Sottopiede ~ 232

Spezzato ~ 234

Spondeo ~ 239

Trabucchetto ~ 240

Trangato / Trango ~ 244

Tremolanti ~ 246

Trito minuto / Passetti minuti ~ 247

Zoppetto ~ 248

PART 1d:    DANCE TEACHING ~ 250

The Vocation ~ 251

Private lessons ~ 251

Court engagements ~ 252

The importance of patronage ~ 253

Dance teaching according to Navarro ~ 255

The Dance school ~ 261

Publications ~ 269

Italian manuals ~ 269

French manuals ~ 274

English manuals ~ 274

Spanish manuals ~ 275

Notation ~ 277

Calling ~ 280

Anonymous works ~ 281

The Inns of Court manuscripts ~ 281

Instruction pour dancer manuscript ~ 282

The Lansdowne manuscript ~ 282

The Pattricke/Lovelace manuscript ~ 282

Authors and their works ~ 284

Caroso ~ 284

De Lauze ~ 285

De Montagut ~ 286

Emerauld ~ 286

Ludovico ~ 286

Lupi ~ 287

Mersenne ~ 287

Navarro ~ 288

Negri ~ 288

Praetorius ~ 290

Ramsey ~ 292

Santucci ~ 292

Part 2a: Dances in detail A-F   (Book 9)

L’Alemana d’Amore ~ 6

Alta Carretta ~ 12

Alta Mendoza ~ 23

Ballo nuovo fatto da sei Cavalieri ~ 29

Bassa Imperiale ~ 35

Bassa Savella ~ 45

La Battaglia ~ 49

Il Bianco Fiore ~ 58

Bizzaria d’Amore ~ 66

Bobbing Joe (1) ~ 71

Boon Companion ~ 75

La Bourrée à six passages ~ 80

Brando detta Alta Regina ~ 98

Brando di Cales ~ 113

Branles—opening suite (2a&b) ~ 122

La Caccia d’Amore (2) ~ 168

Canario (2) ~ 178

La Catena d’Amore ~ 190

Celeste Giglio ~ 198

The Chirping of the Nightingale (1) ~ 210

Contrapasso Nuovo ~ 213

Courant (2) ~ 218

Cuckolds all a row (1) ~ 229

Donna Leggiadra ~ 234

Fedeltà d’Amore ~ 238

Forza d’Amore ~ 248

The Friar and the Nun ~ 255

Part 2b: Dances in detail G-Z   (Book 10)

Galliard (3) ~ 6

Gavotte (2) ~ 23

La Gillotte ~ 30

Goddesses ~ 41

Graies Inne Maske (1) ~ 47

Greenwood (1) ~ 53

The Gypsies (1) ~ 57

A Health to Betty ~ 60

Hearts-Ease (1) ~ 65

Hunsdon House ~ 69

Jack Pudding ~ 72

Jog On (1) ~ 78

Ladye Spiller / Lady Spellor ~ 80

Lansdowne no.4 ~ 84

Laura Suave ~ 87

Leggiadra Marina ~ 99

Lightly Love ~ 106

A Mayden Fayre / Once I lov’d a Maiden Fair ~ 113

The Milking Payle / Merry Merry Milkmaids (1) ~ 117

Moll Peatley (1) ~ 120

Nido d’Amore ~ 124

La Nizzarda ~ 131

An Old Man is a Bed full of Bones ~ 135

Il Pastor Leggiadro ~ 139

Picking of Sticks ~ 146

Pungente Dardo (2) ~ 150

Rose is white and rose is red ~ 155

St John / Dull Sir John ~ 160

Selva Amorosa ~ 165

So Ben Mi Chi Ha Buon Tempo ~ 172

Spagnoletta (2) ~ 181

Spagnoletta (3) ~ 190

Lo Spagnoletto ~ 192

Spring Garden ~ 199

The Tassel Jump ~ 203

Ten Pound Lass (1) ~ 218

Torneo Amoroso (2) ~ 221

Trenchmore ~ 228

Villanicco ~ 237