Dancing in the Garden: Basic Steps in Baroque Dance

In this video, we will look at the basic steps for baroque dance: demi-coupé, pas-de-bourrée and coupé based on the descriptions provided in Rameau’s “Maître à danser“. Music used in this video: The English Dancing Master (excerpts) Academia Amsterdam A Choice Collection of Dances: Music for Baroque Dances at court and theater. Passacaille from Peresée. Musiques à danser, à la cour et à l’opéra. Album by Christophe Rousset and Hugo Reyne