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
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