What is Baroque dance?
Baroque dance is the dance of the Baroque era. It is traditionally associated with the nobility. The remnants of this period of dance remain in modern dance. Baroque dance most refers to any dance performed during the end of the 17th and early 18th century. Specifically, it applies to dances of this period from Europe. More precisely, Baroque dance was dance in the Baroque era in France during the reign of King Louis XIV.
King Louis XIV was a great admirer of art. As such, he encouraged the development of dance and music. Innovation in dancing, which arose in his court, proved to be essential that the modern classic ballet still retains many steps and concepts. The fact that these changes were encouraged by Louis XIV and the French nobility is why Baroque dance is sometimes called "Belle Danse", which is reflected in "beautiful dance" in French or French noble style.
Social dance is the first of two primary categories of Baroque dance. People have made these dances on balls and similar entertainment events. SocialBaroque dance had accurate steps, but these steps were so simple that most people could participate. A lot of what exists in terms of written choreography is these social dances, especially those from England.
The second main category of Baroque dance is theater dance. These dances were carried out in court and ballet and operas, often more serious or advanced dancers. Usually they were more complicated than social dances, but the same basic dance principles were used.
This type of dance can also be classified according to the number of dancers who participated. Many Baroque dances were only for one or two dancers. As these dancers performed, guests and dancers who were waiting to turn would stand on the sides of the room. Dancers would use all the available space, dinasted by their dance towards any presence of the nobility. Other Baroque dances were groupsdances, which usually means that everyone danced in orchards or lines.
Baroque dance is closely associated with Baroque music that accompanied dances. J.S. Bach, George Frederic Handel and Jean-Baptiste Lully. These composers understood the steps associated with every dance and were able to compose music that naturally paired with physical movements that dancers had to do.
As well as modern dancers, Baroque dancers needed diversity in their tanks to take different music, number of dancers, dancers' skills and the overall mood that dancers or dancers wanted to tell. Subsequently, there are many different types of Baroque dances, each with its own steps and emphasis. Among the most popular were Courante, Sarabande, Allemande and Gigue, although Bourrée, Passacaglia, Hornpipe, Gavotte and Chaconnely also common.
Masters of Baroque Dance eventually wrote steps for social and theaterLing dances and these writings are the disciples of the Baroque dances. Perhaps the most influential of these gentlemen was Raoul-Auger Feuillet, who created the first main dance record under King Louis XIV. Other prominent choreographers included Guillaume-Louis Pecour, Pierre Rameau, Mister Isaac, Edmund Pemberton and Kellom Tomlinson.