here's a good view of the Volta here and the second pair show how a man is supposed to use his thigh and knee to boost the lift of the woman and yet they manage to be moderately decorous
and here is a galliard with a rather voltaish movement at the end.
and the pavane here
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Thank you for sharing these. I had never seen Reinassance dances, though I’ve been to several historical re-enacting events.
ReplyDeleteDiccon does have a point about men doing all the hard work...
I found the research fascinating; I am quite capable of performing most dances of Austen's era, though the cotillion passes my two left feet by!
DeleteYou can hide a multitude of miss-steps under long wide skirts, the men must display for their mates like many birds, and as I have suggested Ruby dragons also do.