Sources for an understanding of dance in Europe in the Middle Ages are limited and fragmentary, being composed of some interesting depictions in paintings and illuminations, a few musical examples of what may be dances, and scattered allusions in literary texts. The first detailed descriptions of dancing only date from 1450 in Italy. (Wiki) A simple Dance You Can Try Setting: Circle of couples. Double left, double rightDouble left, double rightLeft, right, left into center, with hands raised, clap 3 timesLeft, right, left out to place, clap 3 times The dance speeds up as time goes on. Sometimes 3 kicks instead of the second 3 claps. SCA folklore will tell you that this dance was done after the Crusades in imitation of what the Crusaders saw in the Middle East. image: Svaghi, suono e ballo, Taccuino Sanitatis
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Sources for an understanding of dance in Europe in the Middle Ages are limited and fragmentary, being composed of some interesting depictions in paintings and illuminations, a few musical examples of what may be dances, and scattered allusions in literary texts. The first detailed descriptions of dancing only date from 1450 in Italy. (Wiki)

A simple Dance You Can Try

Setting: Circle of couples.

Double left, double right
Double left, double right
Left, right, left into center, with hands raised, clap 3 times
Left, right, left out to place, clap 3 times

The dance speeds up as time goes on. Sometimes 3 kicks instead of the second 3 claps. SCA folklore will tell you that this dance was done after the Crusades in imitation of what the Crusaders saw in the Middle East.

image: Svaghi, suono e ballo, Taccuino Sanitatis

Source: shoshone.k12.id.us

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