Dance
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...convivial courts. Some medieval dances, such as the volta, precursor...became the sources of modern dance steps. In the 16th cent. two types of dance were popular, the solemn and stately dances performed at the court of Charles...lively peasant dances. The ballet first appeared in Italian courts...