Historical dance

Historical dance

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Historical dance

Galliard

Dance; Historical dance

This was a form of Renaissance dance and music popular all over Europe in the 16th century. The dance is mentioned in a couple of manuals from England, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy.

Tordion

Dance; Historical dance

A lively dance, similar in nature to the Galliard, and popular from the mid 15th to the late 16th centuries, first in the Burgundian court and then all over the French Kingdom. The dance was ...

Loure

Dance; Historical dance

A French Baroque dance, probably originating in Normandy and named after the sound of the instrument of the same name.

Gigue lente

Dance; Historical dance

A French Baroque dance, probably originating in Normandy and named after the sound of the instrument of the same name.

Tarantella

Dance; Historical dance

A number of different Italian couple folk dances characterised by a fast upbeat tempo, usually in 6/8 time (sometimes 18/8 or 4/4), accompanied by tambourines.

Jig

Dance; Historical dance

A form of lively folk dance, as well as the accompanying dance tune, originating in England in the sixteenth century and today most associated with Irish dance music and Scottish country dance music.