My partner better start doing some push ups or something. I want this to be our wedding dance, he's be done by the second lift 😂 Lovely performance my lord and my lady
I like at 00:36 the onlookers in the background are shocked (and rightly so! ) at the Gentleman lifting the Lady into the air with his hands on her hips. A very risque dance for its time.
First-hand accounts and dance manuals talk about and show how the man would clasp the back of his partner with one arm while the front hand grasped the bottom of her busk thus helping him to lift her. A busk is a bone stiffener placed in the front of the corset which ran for about 16 inches, placing it at approximately the lady’s crotch. The turn of the man’s face into the woman’s bust, his hand pressing into her crotch, and the fact that they were close enough to kiss gave critics hissy fits. For, as everyone knows, dance is just horizontal sex with clothes on. Elizabeth I adored this dance. The dance in this video was very sanitized. :)
@@paulinemegson8519 Unless we were time travellers, we'd never have an exact comparison. But I'm sure the film's research team will have been employed, allowing for some poetic licence.
A fair representation of the dance. Strictly speaking, however, the lifts do not follow the directions of Thoinot Arbeau. According to him the lady essentially sits on the gentleman's thigh during the lift. In order to accomplish this, the dancer's cannot start face to face, as they do here, but rather at something like a right angle. This permits the gentleman getting his leg under the lady. The lift, coming out of a plié, is primarily achieved by his raising his leg, not by use of his arms, which are, rather, primarily used to stabilize his partner while she is up. The effect should be one of total control, rather than the woman being thrown about like a rag doll -- as is sometimes seen!
Thrown like a rag doll? Lol.. I didn’t see her get flung onto the ground or dragged like a rag doll. They’re doing the dancing, so I’m sure they know what they’re doing. And it was perfect.
@@rachelmcdonough1506 @ 0 34 You can see that both the gentleman's feet are planted firmly on the ground and that the lift is accomplished entirely with his arms using the usual modern ballet technique of a bilateral handhold at the lady's rib cage or higher. The relationship between the two dancers at the height of the lift is en face. With such a technique the couple do not spin together during the climax of the lift, contrary to Arbeau's description, which suggests a more fluid effect. The proper technique is further suggested by a couple of contemporary paintings of the dance, one of which is reproduced in the Wiki entry on "La Volta." The detail visualizes Arbeau's description perfectly: that is, that the man uses one hand to grab the woman's corset busk and the other hand around her back to stabilize her. As shown in the painting, the man is in releve on one leg, the other presumably serving as the seat for the woman as BOTH spin approximately a quarter turn. In this wise it may be said that there is a greater degree of equality and intimacy of movement in the historically correct version than in the "reconstruction" recorded in this video.
PS. Dammit, but YT doesn't permit hot links to URLs off its own platform. However, the good news is that the first painting accompanies the W i k i entry on the dance: " Volta (dance) "
@@adamnoman4658 loved the Elizabethan dance so loved by Elizabeth the 1st I felt guy in green could have waited til dance finished, but there u go ,his name probably Richard or Walter
@@franceshicks5337 : A fair representation of the dance as performed here. Strictly speaking, however, the lifts do not follow the directions of Thoinot Arbeau. According to him the lady essentially sits on the gentleman's thigh during the lift. In order to accomplish this, the dancer's cannot start face to face, as they do here, but rather at something like a right angle. This permits the gentleman getting his leg under the lady. The lift, coming out of a plié, is primarily achieved by his raising his leg, not by use of his arms, which are, rather, primarily used to stabilize his partner while she is up. The effect should be one of total control, rather than the woman being thrown about like a rag doll -- as is sometimes seen!
Positively scandalous! Not only is there a physical contact between a man and a woman who are probably not married to each other, when he lifts her up, one is exposed to all kinds of ankle. Very risque.
Takes me back to my university years, when I danced this with the Renaissance Dance club!
Love the shameless and indecent part when the lady is... letting her ankles be seen by everybody!
Haha, I’m not sure how ankles were regarded in the Renaissance era
Ankles were fine in the Renaissance, it was knees that was astounding
The truly scandalous part is that he grabs the busk of her corset to pull her around.
Es un poco atrevida para mí gusto.
Mentira, es una hermosa danza. Gracias. Saludos
Ankles where seen a lot it was the whole leg that was considered discusting
If my future husband doesnt do this dance with me, he aint my husband anymore
Who could not love this? It's wonderful ❤
My partner better start doing some push ups or something. I want this to be our wedding dance, he's be done by the second lift 😂
Lovely performance my lord and my lady
Did you manage? :D
I like at 00:36 the onlookers in the background are shocked (and rightly so! ) at the Gentleman lifting the Lady into the air with his hands on her hips. A very risque dance for its time.
Looks like fun!
Came across a couple learning this dance in a book and didn't know what they were doing. Thanks 😊
Was it "Just Stab Me Now?" 😂
the man in the back wearing yellow has the most infectious smile.
Looks super fun, especially the lifting
First-hand accounts and dance manuals talk about and show how the man would clasp the back of his partner with one arm while the front hand grasped the bottom of her busk thus helping him to lift her. A busk is a bone stiffener placed in the front of the corset which ran for about 16 inches, placing it at approximately the lady’s crotch. The turn of the man’s face into the woman’s bust, his hand pressing into her crotch, and the fact that they were close enough to kiss gave critics hissy fits. For, as everyone knows, dance is just horizontal sex with clothes on. Elizabeth I adored this dance. The dance in this video was very sanitized. :)
beautifully danced!
There is a beautiful example of this in the Cate Blanchett film of Elizabeth 1.
Very suitable, I believe Elizabeth danced this regularly.
Actually the thing they do in that movie is nothing like a Volta.
@@paulinemegson8519
Unless we were time travellers, we'd never have an exact comparison. But I'm sure the film's research team will have been employed, allowing for some poetic licence.
The GASP! when he lifts her the first time!
This is soo indecent!!!
A fair representation of the dance. Strictly speaking, however, the lifts do not follow the directions of Thoinot Arbeau. According to him the lady essentially sits on the gentleman's thigh during the lift. In order to accomplish this, the dancer's cannot start face to face, as they do here, but rather at something like a right angle. This permits the gentleman getting his leg under the lady. The lift, coming out of a plié, is primarily achieved by his raising his leg, not by use of his arms, which are, rather, primarily used to stabilize his partner while she is up.
The effect should be one of total control, rather than the woman being thrown about like a rag doll -- as is sometimes seen!
Thrown like a rag doll? Lol.. I didn’t see her get flung onto the ground or dragged like a rag doll. They’re doing the dancing, so I’m sure they know what they’re doing. And it was perfect.
The lift looks right to me. I see his leg used in the lift!
@@rachelmcdonough1506
@ 0 34 You can see that both the gentleman's feet are planted firmly on the ground and that the lift is accomplished entirely with his arms using the usual modern ballet technique of a bilateral handhold at the lady's rib cage or higher. The relationship between the two dancers at the height of the lift is en face.
With such a technique the couple do not spin together during the climax of the lift, contrary to Arbeau's description, which suggests a more fluid effect.
The proper technique is further suggested by a couple of contemporary paintings of the dance, one of which is reproduced in the Wiki entry on "La Volta."
The detail visualizes Arbeau's description perfectly: that is, that the man uses one hand to grab the woman's corset busk and the other hand around her back to stabilize her. As shown in the painting, the man is in releve on one leg, the other presumably serving as the seat for the woman as BOTH spin approximately a quarter turn. In this wise it may be said that there is a greater degree of equality and intimacy of movement in the historically correct version than in the "reconstruction" recorded in this video.
PS. Dammit, but YT doesn't permit hot links to URLs off its own platform.
However, the good news is that the first painting accompanies the W i k i entry on the dance: " Volta (dance) "
PPS. You may find the following classical music upload channel of interest:
ua-cam.com/channels/dcua0SdbX7qecolinSNIsg.html
wonderful
Very beautiful
Anyone else here to look up what this dance is after reading Jill Bearup's novel? 😄
Great fun!
Scandalous!
Belíssimo
Lovely performance!
Y did the guy in the green top have to spoil that by walking across the dancers??
Yes. Every amateur dance video has to have someone in green spoil the shoot.
@@adamnoman4658 loved the Elizabethan dance so loved by Elizabeth the 1st I felt guy in green could have waited til dance finished, but there u go ,his name probably Richard or Walter
@@franceshicks5337 : A fair representation of the dance as performed here.
Strictly speaking, however, the lifts do not follow the directions of Thoinot Arbeau. According to him the lady essentially sits on the gentleman's thigh during the lift. In order to accomplish this, the dancer's cannot start face to face, as they do here, but rather at something like a right angle. This permits the gentleman getting his leg under the lady. The lift, coming out of a plié, is primarily achieved by his raising his leg, not by use of his arms, which are, rather, primarily used to stabilize his partner while she is up.
The effect should be one of total control, rather than the woman being thrown about like a rag doll -- as is sometimes seen!
Omg I love her dress! Anyone know where I can get a dress like that?😍
Etsy- but it’s very very expensive! Better to take up sewing and try to make one yourself haha
@@rachelmcdonough1506 thank you 😊 ah yes I have tried to get into sewing but sadly I find it very difficult 😞
That camera man at 0:50 didn’t know where he was going when he put on that tee shirt the night before.
Wear black out of respect for the artists?
awkward moment when the guy in modern dress is the odd one lol
What is name of this dance?))
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While the nobles danced loke crickets the peasants toiled in the fields
Try this with someone Lizzo's size.
This is a saltarello.
Didst thou just LIFT a lady, Sir?
tis scandlous behaviour!
This was supposedly a scandalous dance at the time. 😂
She could’ve got hurt when dropped.
Positively scandalous! Not only is there a physical contact between a man and a woman who are probably not married to each other, when he lifts her up, one is exposed to all kinds of ankle. Very risque.
Ein tanz für den hormongesteuerten dr vasoldt .da darf er die frauen auch anfassen und hochwirbeln .ohne dass der fürstbischof meckert pf