Historical dance

Usually they are danced as performance, but may well be danced for pleasure in the historical dance clubs and societies.

Categories of Historical dance

• Renaissance dance
  • Bassedanse
  • Branle
  • Galliard
    • Lavolta
  • Pavana

• Medieval dance

• Baroque dance
  • Bouree
  • Chaconne

• Court dance
  • French court dances during the 17th Century
    • Bouree
    • Branle
    • Canaries dance
    • Chaconne
    • Courante
    • Gaillarde
    • Gavotte
    • Gigue
    • Loure
    • Menuet
    • Passacaille (Passacaglia)
    • Passepied
    • Pavane
    • Rigaudon
    • Sarabande

Related articles

Ballet - Masque - List of dances - Dance basic topics

External link

• The Renaissance Dance Homepage
• European Calendar of Historical Dance
• The Institute for Historical Dance Practice (IHDP)

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