[SCA-Dance] Spanish or Iberian dances?
Greg Lindahl
lindahl at pbm.com
Thu May 21 20:10:45 EDT 2009
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 09:40:21AM -0400, Jen Kennedy wrote:
> Navarro's Discursos sobre el arte de Dancado ("discourses on the art of
> dance") from 1642 is as period as Playford, but unfortunately for your
> needs, not widely available in English translation (though one does
> exist if you care to seek it out; see the webpage for the citation).
This book is still in print.
http://www.addall.com/New/BestSeller.cgi?isbn=0838755313&dispCurr=USD
Alas, it doesn't have much in the way of specific choreography, but it
has a lot of fascinating stuff in it, including dance competitions.
Jose Bob sez: good stuff!
While he mentions Canarios, I forget if he says anything about
stamping steps.
-- Gregory
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