12th-century French chain dance, named for its characteristic side-to-side movement, "to sway". It was performed by a chain of dancers who alternated large sideways steps to the left (frequently four) with an equal number of smaller steps to the right.

Type of stately couple dance of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries where the dancers process in a dignified fashion without raising their feet far from the floor.

Type of stately couple dance of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries where the dancers process in a dignified fashion without raising their feet far from the floor.

12th-century French chain dance, named for its characteristic side-to-side movement, "to sway". It was performed by a chain of dancers who alternated large sideways steps to the left (frequently four) with an equal number of smaller steps to the right.

It consisted of a group of dancers holding hands usually in a circle, with the dancers singing in a leader and refrain style while dancing.

Type of stately couple dance of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries where the dancers process in a dignified fashion without raising their feet far from the floor.

A person who researches and uses writing skills to trace the history of dance throughout the ages.

It consisted of a group of dancers holding hands usually in a circle, with the dancers singing in a leader and refrain style while dancing.

A term covering a wide variety of Western European-based dance types from the past as they are danced in the present.

A person who researches and uses writing skills to trace the history of dance throughout the ages.

It consisted of a group of dancers holding hands usually in a circle, with the dancers singing in a leader and refrain style while dancing.

Type of stately couple dance of the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries where the dancers process in a dignified fashion without raising their feet far from the floor.

Lively and popular chain dance—an ancient dance style in which dancers form a chain, usually by linking hands with two others—France and Spain.

It consisted of a group of dancers holding hands usually in a circle, with the dancers singing in a leader and refrain style while dancing.

A term covering a wide variety of Western European-based dance types from the past as they are danced in the present.

A person who researches and uses writing skills to trace the history of dance throughout the ages.

These were a popular form of socializing and began shaping ballet into the dance form it is today.

These were a popular form of socializing and began shaping ballet into the dance form it is today.

A term covering a wide variety of Western European-based dance types from the past as they are danced in the present.

Energetic dances with leaps, lifts, kicking, jumping, or hopping movements.

These were a popular form of socializing and began shaping ballet into the dance form it is today.

It describes the nature of the dance, in which partners move quietly and gracefully in a slow gliding or walking motion without leaving the floor.

A term covering a wide variety of Western European-based dance types from the past as they are danced in the present.

Energetic dances with leaps, lifts, kicking, jumping, or hopping movements.

These were a popular form of socializing and began shaping ballet into the dance form it is today.

It describes the nature of the dance, in which partners move quietly and gracefully in a slow gliding or walking motion without leaving the floor.

A term covering a wide variety of Western European-based dance types from the past as they are danced in the present.

A person who researches and uses writing skills to trace the history of dance throughout the ages.

These were a popular form of socializing and began shaping ballet into the dance form it is today.

It was an elaborate court spectacle performed on October 15, 1581, during the reign of Henry III of France, in the large hall of the Hôtel de Bourbon.