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Historic Dance III: 1600-1650

 

A4 book by John Gardiner-Garden. 664 pages of research, discussion and analysis with dozens of illustrations, musical scores, dance reconstructions, source extracts, transcriptions and translations.To order, go to Shop.

26 page Preface and bibliography then the following 5 parts (omitting the subheadings for the Part 4 dance contents):


Part 1 ~ Dance Context ~ 44 pages

~ Italy ~  3

 

~ France ~  9

 

~ England ~  11

~ Courtly masques ~  11

~ The social dance at court ~  17

~ Dancing at the Inns of Courts ~  20

~ The Masque at Private Residences ~  20

~ Dance in Plays ~  21

~ Dance and the Puritans ~  26

~ Dance and the Gentleman ~  27

 

~ Spain ~  30

 

~ Germany ~  37

 

~ The Netherlands ~  41

 

Part 2 ~ Dance Forms ~ 40 pages

~ The Almain~  3

 

~ The Ballo and Balleto ~  5

 

~ The Branle ~  6

 

~ The Canary ~  10

 

~ The Country Dance ~  12

~ The Landsdowne manuscript ~  13

~ The Pattricke-Lovelace manuscript ~  13

~ The country dance mechanism ~  18

 

~ The Courante ~  19

 

~ The Galliard / Tourdion~  27

 

~ The Gavotte ~  32


~ The Pavan ~  33

 

Part 3 ~ Dance Technicalities ~ 148 pages

~ Style ~  4

~ Grace, agility and timing ~  4

~ Distinguishing male and female roles ~  6

~ Starting foot ~  6

 

~ Holds and positions ~  9

~ Bodily comportment ~  9

~ Stance and turn out ~  9

~ Plié ~  14

~ Arms ~  14

 

~ Etiquette ~  16

~ Cape and Sword ~  16

~ Gloves ~  18

~ Presentation before a King ~  19

~ Gentlemen seating ~  20

~ The Train of the Dress ~  22

~ Wearing platform shoes ~  23

~ Giving and receiving honours ~  24

~ Ladies seating ~  25

~ Wedding etiquette ~  27

~ Requesting a dance ~  28

~ Taking leave ~  29

~ Ladies’ preparation ~  30

~ Inviting to dance ~  31

~ Paying attention to partner ~  33

~ Ladies’ management of their hands and gloves ~  33

 

~ Honours ~  34

~ The 8 counts Riverenza ~  39

~ The 6 count Riverenza ~  41

~ The 4 count Riverenza ~  43

~ The 2-count Riverenza ~  44

~ The 1 count Riverenza ~  45

~ Doffing the Hat ~  45

~ Honours in France ~  48

~ Honours in Spain, England and Poland ~  51

 

~ Formations ~  54

~ Couples ~  54

~ Couple facing couple ~  54

~ 3 facing 3~  54

~ Circles ~  54

~ Squares ~  55

~ Longways for 3 ~  55

~ Longways for 4 or more couples ~  55

~ Other formations ~  56

 

~ Orientations ~  57

~ Across / Along ~  57

~ Active / Inactive Couple ~  57

~ Clockwise / Anti-clockwise ~  57

~ Tops / Bottoms, Heads / Sides,  ~  57

~ Partner / Contrary ~  57

~ Opposite / Corner / Neighbour ~  57

 

~ Figures ~  58

~ Arming ~  59

~ Casting ~  59

~ Changing ~  59

~ Fall Back with two steps coming forward with a double ~  59

~ Following the feigning with the full ~  60

~ Going from side-by-side to man being above and woman below ~  60

~ Gypsy ~  60

~ Hey ~  61

~ Jousting-like passing through ~  62

~ Leading down ~  62

~ Making lines vertical and horizontal lines~  62

~ Men then women teasing, departing, circling and chasing ~  63

~ Open and close ~  63

~ Promenading to siding to hand turns to two hand turns ~  64

~ The regarding of the woman ~  64

~ The ‘reverse S’ ~  65

~ Siding ~  65

~ Set and turn single ~  65

~ Taking turn leading the dance ~  66

 

~ Steps ~  67

~ Balzetto ~  68

~ Battuta ~  69

~ Cadenza~  71

~ Cambio ~  73

~ Campanella ~  73

~ Capriola / Capriole~  76

~ Cinque passi  ~  81

~ Continenze  ~  81

~ Corinto ~  84

~ Costatetto ~  85

~ Dattile ~  86

~ Destice ~  87

~ Doppio / Double ~  87

~ Finto / Finta ~  90

~ Fioretto ~  93

~ Fioretto battuto al Canario ~  99

~ Galliard / Galliarde / Gagliardea ~  101

~ Groppo ~  101

~ Movimenti di piedi ~  103

~ Passo naturalo / grave etc~  103

~ Pirlotto / Girate / Zurlo ~  107

~ Punta e Calcagno ~  108

~ Puntato ~  108

~ Recacciata ~  112

~ Ripresa ~  113

~ Ritirata ~  115

~ Saffice ~  115

~ Salti ~  116

~ Scambiata ~  117

~ Scorsi ~  118

~ Seguito doppio / Seguito doppio alla Francese ~  120

~ Seguito doppio alla Spagnuola ~  122

~ Seguito ordinario / Seguito semidoppio ~  122

~ Seguito doppio ~  127

~ Seguito col piede alto alla battuta ~  127

~ Seguito Spezzato Schisciato al Canario ~  127

~ Sommessa ~  129

~ Sottopiede ~  130

~ Spezzato ~  132

~ Spondeo ~  138

~ Trabucchetto ~  139

~ Trangato / Trango ~  142

~ Tremolanti ~  144

~ Trito minuto / Passetti minuti ~  145

~ Zoppetto ~  147

 

Part 4 ~ Dances in Detail ~ 368 pages

~ Alta Carretta ~  4

~ Alta Mendoza ~  16

~ Ballo nuovo fatto da sei Cavalieri ~  22

~ Bassa Savella ~  29

~ La Battaglia ~  33

~ Bizzaria d’Amore ~  43

~ Bobbing Joe (1) ~  48

~ Boon Companion ~  52

~ Brando detta Alta Regina ~  58

~ Branles—opening suite (2) ~  72

~ La Caccia d’Amore (2) ~  98

~ Canario (2) ~  108

~ La Catena d’Amore ~  122

~ The Chirping of the Nightingale (1)~  130

~ Contrapasso Nuovo ~  133

~ Cuckolds all a row (1) ~  139

~ Donna Leggiadra ~  145

~ Forza d’Amore ~  149

~ The Friar and the Nun ~  157

~ Galliard (3) ~  161

~ Gavotte (2) ~  182

~ Goddesses ~  185

~ Graies Inne Maske (1) ~  190

~ Greenwood (1) ~  195

~ The Gypsies (1) ~  199

~ A Health to Betty ~  202

~ Hearts-Ease (1) ~  206

~ Hunsdon House ~  210

~ Jack Pudding ~  214

~ Jog On (1) ~  221

~ Ladye Spiller / Lady Spellor ~  223

~ Lansdowne no.4 ~  227

~ Laura Suave ~  230

~ Lightly Love ~  241

~ A Mayden Fayre / Once I lov’d a Maiden Fair ~  249

~ The Milking Payle / Merry Merry Milkmaids (1) ~  254

~ Moll Peatley (1) ~  257

~ Nido d’Amore ~  261

~ La Nizzarda ~  269

~ An Old Man is a bed full of Bones ~  274

~ Il Pastor Leggiadro ~  279

~ Picking of Sticks ~  286

~ Rose is white and rose is red ~  291

~ St John / Dull Sir John ~  296

~ So Ben Mi Chi Ha Buon Tempo ~  301

~ Spagnoletta (2) ~  311

~ Lo Spagnoletto ~  313

~ Spring Garden ~  321

~ The Tassel Jump ~  326

~ Ten Pound Lass (1) ~  343

~ Torneo Amoroso ~  346

~ Trenchmore ~  353

~ Villanicco ~  362

 

Part 5 ~ Dancing Masters ~ 42 pages

~ The Vocation ~  3

 

~ The Dance school ~  14

 

~ Publications ~  23

~ Italian manuals ~  23

~ French manuals ~  28

~ English manuals ~  28

~ Spanish manuals ~  29

 

~ Notation ~  31

 

~ Lives and Works ~  34

~ Anonymous and Various ~  34

~ Caroso ~  36

~ De Lauze ~  36

~ De Montagut ~  37

~ Ludovico ~  38

~ Lupi ~  38

~ Mersenne ~  38

~ Navarro ~  39

~ Negri ~  39

~ Ramsey ~  40

~ Santucci ~  41