Medieval dance looked nothing like modern styles—most people moved in large circles, lines, or slow processionals rather than fast, individual routines. Dancing blended celebration, ritual, and social ...

When does movement spill over from something we recognize as dance as an artistic and social form to something else? Something potentially otherworldly, whether ecstatic or demonic? This workshop ...

James Pierpont Morgan, if not rolling in his grave right now, may be shifting uncomfortably: many books from his very own collection of medieval manuscripts are on display at his very own library, ...

So you think you can dance old school and take it all the way back to Camelot? One University group can dance a Rufty Tufty that would win any knight’s heart. “You’re the kids on Myers Quad that hit ...

They’re back! Men dressed in white, leaping and dancing with bells tied around their legs, handkerchiefs and ribbons fluttering. No it’s not a revival of “La Cage aux Folles” — although that might be ...

So you’ve traveled back in time to Medieval Europe. But as you’re checking out the nightlife, someone takes you by the hand and asks you to join in on the dancefloor. What’s an unschooled time ...

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Medieval Dance: Lucie Skeaping talks to William Lyons from the Dufay Collective about the little known world of Medieval Dance, from examples in this country and Europe.

As part of the BBC's current focus on Dance, Lucie Skeaping is joined by choreographer and early dance expert Darren Royston to discover some of the delights of medieval dance moves.