The Dance (by An Antiquary): Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D.Anonymous
History
The Dance (by An Antiquary): Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D.
Anonymous
Dance -- History
"When the instrument player has ceased" continues our good Canon
"make a deep bow by way of taking leave of the young lady and
conduct her gently to the place whence you took her, whilst
thanking her for the honour she has done you." Another extract is
not wanting in flavour: "Hold the head and body straight, have a
countenance of assurance, spit and cough little, and if necessity
compels you, turn your face the other side and use a beautiful
white handkerchief. Talk graciously, in gentle and honest speech,
neither letting your hands hang as if dead or too full of
gesticulation. Be dressed cleanly and neatly 'avec la chausse
bien tiree et Pescarpin propre.'
"And bear in mind these particulars."
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We have have seen from the fourteenth century (figs. 35 C, 36 A, 46)
how common the bagpipe was in out-of-door dances; in the illustrations
from Duerer (fig. 46) and in fig. 53 from Holtzer it has developed, and
has two accessory pipes, besides that played by the mouth, and the
player is accompanied by a sort of clarionet. This also appears to be
the only accompaniment of the Trio (fig. 58). [Illustration: Fig.
50.--Morris dancers. From a window that was in the possession of
George Tollett, Esq., Birtley, Staffordshire, 16th century.]
[Illustration: Fig. 51.--Court dance. From a drawing by Callot, 1635
A.D.]
In the sixteenth century certain Spanish dances were introduced into
France, such as la Pavane, which was accompanied by hautboys and
sackbuts.
[Illustration: Fig. 52.--Comic dancers. By Callot, from the act
entitled "Balli di Sfessama," 1609 A.D.]
[Illustration: Fig. 53.--Country dance. From a drawing by John
Evangelist Holtzer, 17th century.]
[Illustration: Fig. 54.--A ball-room dance, _Le Bal Pare_, of the 18th
century. From August de l'Aubin.]
[Illustration: Fig. 55.--A dance in the 18th century. From a painting
by Hogarth.]
There were, however, various other dances of a number too
considerable to describe here, also introduced. The dance of the
eighteenth century from Derby ware (fig. 59) seems to be but a
continuation in action of those of the sixteenth century, as
out-of-door performances.
[Illustration: Fig. 56.--Caricature of a dancing master. Hogarth.]
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