During the Renaissance period, dances were divided into court dances and country dances. Court dances were formal dances performed at royal courts that required trained dancers, while country dances were informal dances that common people could participate in. Dance technique during this time focused on footwork rather than upper body movements due to the restrictive clothing styles of the Renaissance. Some popular court dances included the pavane, galliard, and branle, while country dances included the farandole and Scottish dances. Overall, dancing played an important social and entertainment role during the Renaissance.

1. During

2. Pre- Test
Direction: Write T if the statement is wrong and F if it
is False.
1. The two main types of dance
during the Renaissance were Court dance, and Carrier
Dance.
2. Renaissance Dance technique focused on upper body
movements.
3. Court dances required the dancers to be trained
4. The Branle was also known as “low dance“.

3. During

4. • Renaissance
dances belong
to the broad
group of
. During the
Renaissance period, there was
a distinction between country
dances and court dances.

5. • Court dances required the
dancers to be trained and were
often for display and
entertainment.
• Whereas country dances could be
attempted by anyone.
• At Court, the formal
entertainment would often be
followed by many hours of
country dances which all
present could join in.

6. • Fashion changes from the
fifteenth to the sixteenth
century contributed, in no
small measure, to stylistic
changes in social dance. The
clothing of this era was bulky
and the upper bodies were
confined by tight lacing for
men and corsets for women.

8. • Further, head movement was
restricted by the wearing of ruffs
around the neck. Dance technique,
therefore, focused on footwork and
was characterized by an emphatic
energy.

10. • The basse danse, or "low dance",
was a popular in the
15th and early 16th centuries,
especially at the
. The word basse describes
the nature of the dance, in
which partners move quietly and
gracefully in a slow gliding or
walking motion without leaving
the floor. They use Monophonic
song.

12. • Scottish Dances
• Ballet
• The egg dances
• Quadrille
• Pavan
• Farandole
• Burgundian Dance

13. • The Pavane (Pavane / Pavanne -
French) or Pavin was a dance
of Court (a renaissance dance)
and was called the "le grand
bal" because it was used on
state occasions.

14. • The is an open-chain
community popular
in France.
• Usually this dance is active
more on the street than indoors
because they need a big wide
space for the dance.
• Pipes and tabor are used
instruments

15. Dance during Renaissance
period was often done for
entertainment. People during
that day were expected to have a
great dance skills. Dancing was
often done in pairs, and as such.
It was a natural component of
courtship. So, it was important
to dance properly if one didn’t
want to be single forever.

16. Post-Test
Direction: Write T if the statement is wrong and F if it
is False.
1. Renaissance Dance technique focused on upper body
movements.
2. The Branle was also known as “low dance“.
3. Court dances required the dancers to be trained
4. The two main types of dance
during the Renaissance were Court dance, and Carrier
Dance.

17. • End