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In ancient times, European dances were performed as either sacred dances in religious ceremonies [1] or for popular entertainment. Greek dance included religious worship, education, religious or civil ceremonies and festivities. [2] One famous Greek dance is the dithyramb, in honor of Dionysus. Originally Rome had exclusively religious dances.
Historical dance (or early dance) is a term covering a wide variety of Western European-based dance types from the past as they are danced in the present. Today historical dances are danced as performance , for pleasure at themed balls or dance clubs, as historical reenactment , or for musicological or historical research.
Renaissance dances belong to the broad group of historical dances, specifically those during the Renaissance period. During that period, there was a distinction between country dances and court dances. Court dances required the dancers to be trained and were often for display and entertainment, whereas country dances could be attempted by anyone.
The basic round dance goes by many names in the various countries of the region: choros, kolo, oro, horo or hora. The modern couple dance so common in western and northern Europe has only made a few inroads into the Balkan dance repertory. [29] Chain dances of a similar type to these modern dance forms have been documented from the medieval ...
European dance stubs (41 P) Pages in category "European dances" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes
Dance is used for this purpose by many cultures from the Brazilian rainforest to the Kalahari Desert. [9] Medieval European danses macabres were thought to have protected participants from disease; however, the hysteria and duration of these dances sometimes led to death due to exhaustion. [10]
It’s a bouncing dance song with two simple instructions, but one which has gone viral at this year’s European Championship. ‘Orange madness:’ Meet the man behind the viral dance craze ...
Other dance styles, such as the Italian and Spanish dances of the period, are much less well studied than either English country dance or the French style. The general picture seems to be that during most of the 17th century, a style of late Renaissance dance was widespread, but as time progressed, French ballroom dances such as the minuet were ...