Historical dance
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Historical dance is a term covering a wide variety of Western European-based dance types from the past as they are danced in the present. Today historical dances are danced as performance, for pleasur
Victorian ballroom dances at the Gaskell Ball in Oakland, California
A Historical Colonial Ball in the Albert Hall Canberra (circa 2016) (sepia)
Galliard
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The galliard was a form of Renaissance dance and music popular all over Europe in the 16th century. It is mentioned in dance manuals from England, Portugal, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy.
Galliard in Siena, Italy, 15th century
Unknown dancers performing lavolta. The painting is currently in Penshurst Place in Kent.