Dances of Court and Country – Book and CD

Dances of Court and Country
from the time of Elizabeth I and James I

This pack includes a CD and a 48-page book giving clear instructions for ten of the dances on the CD, along with music scores. The book also contains sections on conventions of dancing and step descriptions, Tudor and Jacobean costume for dancing, and Dance Bands of the Tudors and Stuarts.

Contents: 1. Bassa Pompilia, 2. Branle d’Escosse, 3. Branle de la Guerre, 4. Canario, 5. Coranto, 6. Drive the Cold Winter Away, 7. Cinquepace and Galliard, 8. Graies Inne Maske, 9. Jenny Pluck Pears, 10. Queens Almain.

N.B. This starter pack is hardcopy only, but the book is also available for purchase separately as a downloadable pdf.

There is a also companion volume, titled Tudors and Stuarts, which contains instructions for the other dances on the CD. This book is available separately for purchase or in a 2-book + CD pack.

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