3. Courtly dance
It is a dance form that evolved in the late Middle Ages and was popular into the
eighteenth century the richest manors of Europe's , among the crowned heads, of the
highest aristocracy and courtiers. Enjoyed the greatest success in the manors of Italian,
French and English. When this kind of entertainment began to be popular and occupied
more and more and more time, appeared a new profession - organizer playground, a
prototype of the choreographer.
The court dances are classified as historical dances. Some of them are derived from of
folk dances..
The best known types of courtly dance are:
gawot – gavotte
menuet
kontredans – contredanse
passacaglia
pawana – pavane
saltarello – saltarelle
sarabanda – sarabande
