Renaissance (dance)

These are some information about the Dance during the Renaissance period.

1. DANCE During RENAISSANCE period

2. Pre- Test Direction: Write T if the statement is wrong and F if it is False. 1. The two main types of  dance during   the  Renaissance were Court dance, and Carrier Dance. 2. Renaissance Dance technique focused on upper body movements. 3. Court dances required the dancers to be trained 4. The   Branle was also known as “low dance“.

3. DANCE During RENAISSANCE period

4. Renaissance dances   belong to the broad group of historical dances . During the Renaissance period, there was a distinction between country dances and court dances . 

5. Court dances required the dancers to be trained and were often for display and entertainment. Whereas country dances could be attempted by anyone. At Court, the formal entertainment would often be followed by many hours of country dances which all present could join in.

6. Fashion changes from the fifteenth to the sixteenth century contributed, in no small measure, to stylistic changes in social dance. The clothing of this era was bulky and the upper bodies were confined by tight lacing for men and corsets for women.

7. Further, head movement was restricted by the wearing of ruffs around the neck. Dance technique, therefore, focused on footwork and was characterized by an emphatic energy.

8. COURT DANCES Basse dance Branle Black nag Rufty Tufty

9. Basse dance The  basse danse , or "low dance", was a popular  court dance  in the 15th and early 16th centuries, especially at the  Burgundian court . The word basse describes the nature of the dance, in which partners move quietly and gracefully in a slow gliding or walking motion without leaving the floor. They use Monophonic song.  

10. Branle Is a 16 th century French dance style which moves mainly from side to side, and is perform by couples in a line or in a circle. The man who created this is Cesare Negri . Lute is the instrument used in this dance. ¾ time signature.

11. Country dances Scottish Dances Ballet The egg dances Quadrille Pavan Farandole Burgundian Dance

12. Pavan    The Pavane ( Pavane / Pavanne - French) or Pavin was a dance of  Court  (a renaissance dance) and was called the "le grand bal " because it was used on state occasions.

13. Farandole The  farandole  is an open-chain community  dance  popular in  Provence , France. Usually this dance is active more on the street than indoors because they need a big wide space for the dance. Pipes and tabor are used instruments

14. D ance during Renaissance period was often done for entertainment. People during that day were expected to have a great dance skills. Dancing was often done in pairs, and as such. It was a natural component of courtship. So, it was important to dance properly if one didn’t want to be single forever.

15. Post-Test Direction: Write T if the statement is wrong and F if it is False. Renaissance Dance technique focused on upper body movements. The   Branle was also known as “low dance“. Court dances required the dancers to be trained The two main types of dance during the Renaissance were Court dance, and Carrier Dance.

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