Nothing
Tatiana
June 5, 2013
Shakespearean dance/Elizabethan dance The dance one of the most popular things of Elizabethan time. Shakespearean dance is dancing in England from about 1550 to 1650. It refers specifically to the dances in the plays and time of Shakespeare (1564-1616), and more generally to dancing during the heyday of the English public theatres. Historians refer to this period as “early modern,” but in dance, “early modern dancing” which refers to early twentieth-century dancing. Dancing in the Elizabethan era was considered “a wholesome recreation of the mind and also an exercise of the body.” Elizabethan dancing varied according to the social class. The court dances were enjoyed by royalty, nobility, and the Upper Classes. These dance forms varied from the energetic Galliard to the refined and stately Pavane. The Lower Classes enjoyed the more traditional country dances such as the Jig, Morris dancing or the Brand or the Brawle which were closely associated with the customs and festivals celebrated in Elizabethan England. The Upper Class enjoyed new types of music at court. They had a taste for new music and new dances. Many courtiers travelled abroad and returned to the Elizabethan court with dances from Italy, Spain, and France. These foreign influences were found in the development of new Elizabethan court dances and music. These new dances had to be learnt and Dancing Masters were suitably employed. The dances were highly sophisticated and had complicated steps, although the old favorite English country dances were still popular. Many of the court dances were performed with couples and suggestive Elizabethan court dance (the Volt) was the only dance which allowed dancers to embrace closely. The most important Elizabethan dances were the Pavan, Galliards, and Almain. The Elizabethan Lower Classes were not in the position to hear the new court music or learn difficult steps of the court dances. These English country dances were danced by
June 5, 2013
Shakespearean dance/Elizabethan dance The dance one of the most popular things of Elizabethan time. Shakespearean dance is dancing in England from about 1550 to 1650. It refers specifically to the dances in the plays and time of Shakespeare (1564-1616), and more generally to dancing during the heyday of the English public theatres. Historians refer to this period as “early modern,” but in dance, “early modern dancing” which refers to early twentieth-century dancing. Dancing in the Elizabethan era was considered “a wholesome recreation of the mind and also an exercise of the body.” Elizabethan dancing varied according to the social class. The court dances were enjoyed by royalty, nobility, and the Upper Classes. These dance forms varied from the energetic Galliard to the refined and stately Pavane. The Lower Classes enjoyed the more traditional country dances such as the Jig, Morris dancing or the Brand or the Brawle which were closely associated with the customs and festivals celebrated in Elizabethan England. The Upper Class enjoyed new types of music at court. They had a taste for new music and new dances. Many courtiers travelled abroad and returned to the Elizabethan court with dances from Italy, Spain, and France. These foreign influences were found in the development of new Elizabethan court dances and music. These new dances had to be learnt and Dancing Masters were suitably employed. The dances were highly sophisticated and had complicated steps, although the old favorite English country dances were still popular. Many of the court dances were performed with couples and suggestive Elizabethan court dance (the Volt) was the only dance which allowed dancers to embrace closely. The most important Elizabethan dances were the Pavan, Galliards, and Almain. The Elizabethan Lower Classes were not in the position to hear the new court music or learn difficult steps of the court dances. These English country dances were danced by