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Historical dance

forlana

Dance; Historical dance

An Italian folk dance from the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. In Friulian, furlane means Friulian, in this case Friulian Dance.

furlana

Dance; Historical dance

An Italian folk dance from the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. In Friulian, furlane means Friulian, in this case Friulian Dance.

bourrée

Dance; Historical dance

A dance of French origin common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century. It is danced in quick double time, somewhat resembling the gavotte.

tourdion

Dance; Historical dance

A lively dance, similar in nature to the Galliard, and popular from the mid 15th to the late 16th centuries, first in the Burgundian court and then all over the French Kingdom. The dance was ...

la volta

Dance; Historical dance

An anglicised name for a Renaissance dance for couples from the later Renaissance. This dance was associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music.

courante

Dance; Historical dance

A triple metre dance(s) from the late Renaissance and the Baroque era. Courante literally means running, and in the later Renaissance the courante was danced with fast running and jumping steps, as ...

volta

Dance; Historical dance

An anglicised name for a Renaissance dance for couples from the later Renaissance. This dance was associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music.

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