Courtly Dance of the Renaissance : A New Translation and Edition of the Nobiltà Di Dame (1600)

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Summary: A Must Have for the Historical Dance Enthusiast
Review: This book is a wonderful reference tool for anyone interested in historical dancing! Translated and Edited by none other than Julia Sutton, this book explains many of the social dances and practices of the aristocrats. It includes the dance steps, an explanation of how they occur, music, and labnotation. This book is truly a must have for anyone with a serious desire to understand dance practices of the times!

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Summary: Antique Reproduced
Review: This is an actual book from 1600. The ad doesn't quite make that clear. This is not "we look at past history." This IS it as our ancestors would have viewed it.

A person can make sense of this. The steps are taught and there are masses of music sheets.

I am holding the actual material all those elite ladies and gentlemen were taught by.

Wow!

No one especially in America is going to be outdone by the grand people of the past. We're there. I reason it doesn't matter if one is lousy and does it wrong. It's the point of this whole thing. I have read enough to know that "dancing" was about a two year serious undertaking to learn in the past. It'll take about two years one step at a time. This isn't a thin little paper back.

I recommend it but not for the peasants. They can do Darrin's Dance Groves.