How To Dance Like A Tudor

Dancing was a huge part of life at the Tudor Court in the 1500s. Gentlemen and ladies would learn a variety of dances from childhood in order to impress, and get ahead in the marriage market.

In this video, curator Charles Farris meets two historical interpreters who are experts in the different styles of dance that Elizabeth I might have performed, including the scandalous Volta, the Galliard, and the Spanish Panic!

Stay tuned for a dance tutorial of the Pavane, a popular Renaissance dance which was performed at the Tudor court.

Music credits
La Volta from Songs and Dances of Shakespeare by The Broadside Band (Saydisc Records) used with permission

Image credits
Elizabeth Dances with the Earl of Leicester - Penshurst Place, Kent
Pavane at the Court of Henry III. Louvre Museum, France.
The Wedding Ball. Martin Pepyn. Pushkin Museum, Moscow. Licensed through alamy.
Katherine of Aragon. Royal Collections Trust.
The Ball. Martin Pepyn. Pushkin Museum, Moscow. Licensed through alamy.
Part of the procession. Five Pairs of Dancing Peasants. Bretschneider, Daniel the Elder. Hermitage Museum.


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