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Renaissance Dance - http://www.rendance.org/
European dance from the 15th to early 17th centuries. Includes a brief introduction, archives of the Rendance discussion list, links to primary and secondary sources, bibliographies, music and reenactment links, and a directory of teachers, performers, organizations and events. |
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Renaissance Dance Sources - http://users.erols.com/eacain/dance/rendance.html
Transcriptions of primary sources, and some secondary sources. Links to similar material on other sites. |
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The "Il Papa" Manuscript - http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/ilpapa.html
An introduction and transcription. From the New York Public Library Dance Collection. |
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Dance of the Ages - http://patriot.net/~nachtanz/KReed/histdanc.html
Includes some general information about reconstructing dances, descriptions of 15th century dance steps, and a reconstruction of the Italian ballo "Leoncello Nuovo". |
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Eric's SCA Dance and Music Page - http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~praetzel/sca-music.html
Includes Eric's SCA Dance Booklet, dance music (sheet music, audio files and information about CDs), and a transcription of the 1651 edition of Playford. |
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The Middle Ages: Medieval and Renaissance Dances - http://www.themiddleages.net/life/dances.html
Cheat sheets, step descriptions, and a list of sources for SCA dances, including some from after 1600. |
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La Rossignol - http://www.larossignol.com/
Group of musicians and dancers based in Cremona, Italy. Information about performances and recordings. |
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Hertfordshire Early Dance - http://www.hertsearlydance.btinternet.co.uk/
UK-based group. Includes a meeting diary, dance cheat-sheets, and photos. |
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Renaissance Footnotes - http://www.basdance.hampshire.org.uk
Performing name of Basingstoke Early Dance - performing social dances from between 1450 and 1650. Information about classes, and upcoming performances. |
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Il Ballarino - http://jducoeur.org/IlBallarino/
An English translation of Caroso's "Il Ballarino" (1581). |
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Guild of the Silver Rondel - http://www.sca.org.au/rondel/
Dance guild of the branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism covering Australia and New Zealand. Information about their activities and links to resources. |
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Renaissance Historical Dance Society - http://www.rhds.org.uk/
Devonshire UK based group specializing in 15th, 16th and 17th century dances. Includes information about their performances, photos, and a diary of upcoming events. |
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Late 15th Century Transcriptions - http://caagt.rug.ac.be/~vfack/ihdp/
Transcriptions "Les Basses Danses de Marguerite d'Autriche" and the Salisbury Manuscript, by Veerle Fack and Lieven Baert. |
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Thrir Venstri Foetr - http://www.wam.umd.edu/~eowyn/3LF/
Group based in Washington DC, performing dances from Playford and Arbeau. Includes schedules of performances and rehearsals, and descriptions of steps, figures and dances. |
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Renaissance Dance - http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Blair/Courses/MUSL242/f98/rendanc.htm
Introduction by Sarah Boronow. Information about some of the dances, and the dancing masters. |
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Norwich Early Dance Group - http://www.norwichearlydance.org.uk/
Medieval to Playford dance. Information about events, meetings and services. |
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Le Balet Comique de la Reine: An Analysis - http://depts.washington.edu/uwdance/dance344reading/bctextp1.htm
Analysis by Elizabeth Cooper of this 1581 spectacle, which combined dance, verse and music. |
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Capriol Society for Early Dance - http://www.mjtr.de/capriol/
Based in Cambridge, England. Mainly concerned with 14th-17th century dancing from the European courts. Background, and information about classes. |
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Chastelana - http://chastelana.republika.pl/
Polish group performing dances from the Renaissance and medieval periods. Information about members and their activities. |
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Rosina's Dance Page - http://www.pathcom.com/~rosina/
Mostly 15th century Italian dance, including background information, step descriptions and dance reconstructions of balli and bassadanze by Piacenza and Ebreo. Information on classes in Toronto. |
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Movimento! - http://www.earlydance.org/
Early dance and theater troupe based in British Columbia, Canada. Classes for children and adults, and information about performances and costume workshops. |
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Bassa Toscana - http://www.bassatoscana.fr/
French Renaissance and medieval dance troupe. Information about their performance and education services. |
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Passamezzo - http://livinghistory.co.uk/homepages/passamezzo/
Group of musicians, dancers and actors offering Elizabethan and Jacobean masque entertainment. |
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Norman W. Gray's Home Page - http://members.ozemail.com.au/~grayn1/
Includes articles on the Inns of Court dances, Playford dances, the Branle des Chevaux, and the Gresley Collection (circa 1500). |
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Joy and Jealousy - http://home.jtan.com/~cellio/jj.html
Information about a book on 15th century Italian balli by Vivian Stephens and Monica Cellio. Includes a link to the text and music. |
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Shakespearean Dance - http://www.winerock.com/shakespeareandance/
Research and resources by Emily Winerock. Includes papers, and an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources. |
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Academy of Courtly Pursuits - http://dancemaster.org/
Group based in Plano, Texas which specializes in dances from Europe. Includes class information, historical research, FAQs, and information about a music guild. |
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Danse Ecosse - http://www.apux03.dsl.pipex.com/
Group based in Inverness, Scotland. Information about workshops, and a gallery. |
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Chorea Historica - http://choreahistorica.wz.cz/en/
Czech group directed by Eva Kröschlová. Information about the group, their repertoire and their costume designer. |
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Fioretto - http://sweb.cz/fioretto/
Czech group. Includes information about their repertoire and a photo gallery. |