Courtly dance evolved in late medieval Europe among royalty and nobility. It enjoyed popularity in Italian, French, and English courts, where elaborate entertainment was common. As courtly dance grew more time-consuming, a new profession emerged—the dance organizer and choreographer. Some court dances derived from folk dances. The most well-known courtly dances included the gavotte, minuet, contredanse, passacaglia, pavane, saltarello, and sarabande.

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

24. Dance in a Pavilion
Nicolas Lancret

25. Menuet
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

26. The Minuet
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

27. Courtly Dance
probably Fasolo or Zelotti

28. Background sound – Polnischer Tanz ; Valentin Haussmann
The illustrations - taken from accessible websites
The presentation was made by ​- Anna