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

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

This 48-page book provides clear instructions for ten of the dances on the CD Dances of Court and Country, along with music scores. It also contains sections on conventions of dancing and step descriptions, Tudor and Jacobean costume for dancing, and Dance Bands of the Tudors and Stuarts.

There is a companion volume Tudors & Stuarts which contains instructions for the other dances on the CD. Both the CD and the companion volume are available separately for purchase from this website.

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

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