HOW TO DANCE THROUGH TIME Vol. III. _ The Majesty of Renaissance Dance

Product Description With the third volume of How to Dance Through Time, learn many aspects of Italian Renaissance dance by practicing one famous dance suite, Nido d Amore -Nest of Love. The suite s four parts comprise a romantic, episodic story of a couple s courtship and reveal universal love themes. In The Majesty of Renaissance dance, Carol Téten leads dancers through the four parts of the Nido d Amore. The suite, typically performed and viewed by Italian Aristocracy, begins with a refined introduction -The Opening, explodes with energetic jumps into a male display of bravado -The Galliard, builds to mutual ecstasy -The Saltarello, and culminates in a statement of strong individualism -The Canary. Concise instructions and historical background help today s dancers create romantic expressions in yesterday s dance language. Professional dancers demonstrate in period undergarments, which show the feet and allow viewers to learn the steps more easily. A final performance is in full period costume. Review Renaissance Dance focuses on the skills needed by members of the Italian aristocracy in a world of social movement, expression and behavior. Baroque Dance is an insightful glimpse into the world of the 18th century court. --Cartholic Library World Each of these 45 minute splendidly presented videos easily permit the viewers to achieve competency and fluency in these period dances and are highly recommended additions to personal, professional, dance school, public Library, academic, and community theatre video reference collections. --The Midwest Book Review The subtlety and elegance of the Renaissance and Baroque periods are aptly portrayed in these newest volumes in the HOW TO DANCE THROUGH TIME titles... --Booklist From the Contributor The Majesty of Renaissance Dance is the third in the series of How To Dance Through Time DVDs/VHSs. This The DVD shows the intricacies of an Italian court dance suite, which mirrors the episodic changes of courtship. One dance, Nido d'Amore, exposes the technique for all the dance suites of the era. The refined introduction (The Opening) explodes into male virtuoso display (The Galliard); builds to mutual ecstasy (The Saltarello); and culminates in a statement of strong individualism (The Canary). Professional dancers demonstrate the dance suite with detailed step precision. To provide an authentic historical cont