These are articles about dance history from our blog, from the most recent to the oldest
A History of Country Dancing – The Later Stuarts
Part 5 of A History of Country Dancing with an emphasis on the steps by Anne Daye. This article considers the development of country dancing following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, and the influence of French culture on its character and the steps used.
A History of Country Dancing – Early Stuarts and The Commonwealth
Part 4 of A History of Country Dancing with an emphasis on the steps by Anne Daye. This part considers references to country dances and the steps used in the early Stuart period, prior to the Civil War, and the publication of The English Dancing Master by Playford during the commonwealth.
A History of Country Dancing – Elizabethan Country Dance
Part 3 of A History of Country Dancing with an emphasis on the steps by Anne Daye. This article considers what is known of country dances from contemporary sources during the Elizabethan period, from which no choreographies have survived.