Dances of Shakespeare gives a brief introduction to how to perform all of the dance styles featured in Shakespeare's plays. Designed for the practicing director, actor, or choreographer, it gives clear instruction on how to perform popular dances of Shakespeare's day, including masques, brawls, canaries, corantos, galliards, jigs, La Volta, pavans, morris dances, and roundels. Accompanied by clear illustrations, these instructions allow even the dance-challenged to quickly master enough technique to suit amateur, community, college, or semi-professional productions. Other useful features include a chronological listing of popular dances similar in spirit to those of Shakespeare's days, designed for those staging Shakespeare's work in periods other than as written, as well as an appendix list of the plays grouped by what is called for in the text: a "dance," a "masque," or a specific dance form. Dances of Shakespeare is a "must have" for all student directors and performers interested in staging Shakespeare's works.
1. Stage Direction (Dance) The Life of King Henry VIII Macbeth A Midsummer Night's Dream Pericles Prince of Tyre Romeo and Juliet The Tempest The Life of Timon of Athens The Winter's Tales
2. Masques The Third Part of King Henry IV The Life and Death of King John The Life of King Henry VIII A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice The Life of Timon of Athens Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will
3. Bergomask A Midsummer Night's Dream
4. Brawle (Branle, Hay/Hey/Haye) Love's Labours Lost
5. Canary All's Well That Ends Well Love's Labours Lost
6. Coranto All's Well That Ends Well The Life of King Henry V Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will
7. Galliard (Sink-a-pace/Cinque Pas/Caper) All's Well that Ends Well Much Ado About Nothing The Life of King Henry V 8. Jig Hamlet Love's Labours Lost Much Ado About Nothing Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will
9. La Volta The Life of King Henry V The History of Troilus and Cressida
10. Measure (Pavan) All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It The Life of King Henry VIII Love's Labours Lost Much Ado About Nothing Pericles Prince of Tyre The Tragedy of King Richard II The Tragedy of King Richard III Romeo and Juliet Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will
11. Morris Dance All's Well That Ends Well First Part of King Henry IV The Life of King Henry V A Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado About Nothing Second Part of King Henry IV
12. Roundel (Ringlet) Macbeth A Midsummer Night's Dream Appendix 1: Other Social Dances
Appendix 2: The Plays Illustrations. Bibliography. Index
