Letter of Dance - Volume 2 (Issues 9-16)

Chapter 1: Burgundian Basse Danse

• A Translation of "S'ensuyvent Plusieurs Basses Dances Tant Communes Que Incommunes" by Jacques Moderne
• A Transcription and Brief Commentary on Robert Coplande's "Manner of dauncynge of bace dauces"
• The Brussels Manuscript: Transcription & Translation
• Burgundian Basse Dance: A Reconstruction of the Brussels MS

Chapter 2: Bibliographics, Discographies, and Reviews

• A Partial Bibliography of Periodical Articles Relating to SCA Period Dance
• Book Review: The Playford Ball
• Book Review: Arena's "Rules for Dancing"
• Videotape Review: Il Ballarino: The Art of Renaissance Dance
• Book Review: Orchesography
• Review: The Country Dance Book
• Reviews: Popular Dances of the Renaissance and English Playford Dances -- Hit and Misse

Chapter 3: Reconstructions and Inventions

• Articles and Letters Regarding Dargason
• Heralds in Love
• "I Will Give You Joy": A Basse Dance from Arbeau
• Hearts Ease: Some Reconstruction Notes
• Leggiadria d'Amore: A Balletto for Three
• Letter: More on Hyde Park
• Syon Park: A Country Dance for two couples
• The Dark Horse (Playford, 1649)

Chapter 4: Articles About Period Dance

• Medieval Dance in Poetry: Simon Prudenzani's Il Solazzo
• Evidence for English Country Dances in the Sixteenth Century
• Mutanze: A Series of Articles on Galliard Variations
• Letter: A Commentary on Dance Schools
• Letter: Saltarello, Saltarello, come si fa il Saltarello:
• Letter: Set and Turn: to face or not to face?
• Letter: The Quadran's Purpose?

Chapter 5: Dance in the SCA

• Arbeau's Horse's Branle in the SCA
• Using the Pieces-Parts to make the Chicken: or Just What Should Dancemasters be Teaching?
• Dance Games
• Stepping on Our Toes
• The Marshallate of Dance
• Letter: English Country Dancing: Pro and Contra
• Letters on Italianophobia
• Letter: Dancemaster, Singular or Plural?
• Letter: Notes from Master Niall McKennett

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