Renaissance Historical Dance

Renaissance Historical Dance

Renaissance

"Renaissance dance" is the general name given to a wide variety of European dances from around 1400, through to the early 17th century. Many of the sites here also touch on dances from early editions of John Playford's The Dancing Master. However, these are generally considered to be post-renaissance.

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Editor's Picks:

- Renaissance and 17th century English country dance. Includes the Letter of Dance newsletter page, facsimiles and transcriptions of primary sources, Del's Dance Book, cheat sheets, articles, and links.

- European dance from the 15th to early 17th centuries. Includes a brief introduction, archives of the Rendance discussion list, links to primary and secondary sources, bibliographies, music and reenactment links, and a directory of teachers, performers, or

- Czech group. Includes information about their repertoire and a photo gallery.
- Notes and cheat sheets for renaissance and English country dance.
- Includes a list of first-edition Playford dances ordered by the number of dancers, quotes on behavior and bearing, and some notes on the position of the arms.
- Polish group performing dances from the renaissance and medieval periods. Information about members and their activities.
- A group dedicated to the practice of, and research into, renaissance and SCA dance. Site includes information about upcoming events, and copies of their electronic newsletter.
- Australian group. Information about classes, performances and school programs.
- Includes some general information about reconstructing dances, descriptions of 15th century dance steps, and a reconstruction of the Italian ballo "Leoncello Nuovo".
- Mostly 15th century Italian dance, including background information, step descriptions and dance reconstructions of balli and bassadanze by Piacenza and Ebreo. Information on classes in Toronto.
- Group of musicians, dancers and actors offering Elizabethan and Jacobean masque entertainment.
- Research and resources by Emily Winerock. Includes papers, and an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
- Includes articles on the Inns of Court dances, Playford dances, the Branle des Chevaux, and the Gresley Collection (circa 1500).
- Dance guild of the branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism covering Australia and New Zealand. Information about their activities and links to resources.
- Kent, UK based group, specializing in 15th to 17th century dance, but occasionally venturing into later periods. Includes a diary of events, and photographs of the group.
- SCA dance group based in Massachusetts. Information about their meetings and activities.
- Dance and music group from Landshut, Germany. Includes photographs, and information about upcoming dances and presentations.
- Group of musicians and dancers based in Cremona, Italy. Information about performances and recordings.
- Introduction by Sarah Boronow. Information about some of the dances, and the dancing masters.
- Performing name of Basingstoke Early Dance - performing social dances from between 1450 and 1650. Information about classes, and upcoming performances.
- Includes Eric's SCA Dance Booklet, dance music (sheet music, audio files and information about CDs), and a transcription of the 1651 edition of Playford.
- Information about a book on 15th century Italian balli by Vivian Stephens and Monica Cellio. Includes a link to the text and music.
- Devonshire UK based group specializing in 15th, 16th and 17th century dances. Includes information about their performances, photos, and a diary of upcoming events.
- Medieval to Playford dance. Information about events, meetings and services.
- Czech group directed by Eva Kröschlová. Information about the group, their repertoire and their costume designer.
- Cheat sheets, step descriptions, and a list of sources for SCA dances, including some from after 1600.
- Analysis by Elizabeth Cooper of this 1581 spectacle, which combined dance, verse and music.
- Transcriptions of primary sources, and some secondary sources. Links to similar material on other sites.
- An introduction and transcription. From the New York Public Library Dance Collection.
- UK-based group. Includes a meeting diary, dance cheat-sheets, MIDI files and photos.
- Based in Cambridge, England. Mainly concerned with 14th-17th century dancing from the European courts. Site includes some background, and information about classes.
- Group based in Plano, Texas which specializes in dances from Europe. Includes class information, historical research, FAQs, and information about a music guild.
- Transcriptions "Les Basses Danses de Marguerite d'Autriche" and the Salisbury Manuscript, by Veerle Fack and Lieven Baert.
- Group based in Washington DC, performing dances from Playford and Arbeau. Includes schedules of performances and rehearsals, and descriptions of steps, figures and dances.

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