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The Dance (by An Antiquary) - Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D. by Anonymous
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We have have seen from the fourteenth century (figs. 35 C, 36 A, 46)
how common the bagpipe was in out-of-door dances; in the illustrations
from Dürer (fig. 46) and in fig. 53 from Holtzer it has developed, and
has two accessory pipes, besides that played by the mouth, and the
player is accompanied by a sort of clarionet. This also appears to be
the only accompaniment of the Trio (fig. 58). [Illustration: Fig.
50.--Morris dancers. From a window that was in the possession of
George Tollett, Esq., Birtley, Staffordshire, 16th century.]

[Illustration: Fig. 51.--Court dance. From a drawing by Callot, 1635
A.D.]

In the sixteenth century certain Spanish dances were introduced into
France, such as la Pavane, which was accompanied by hautboys and
sackbuts.

[Illustration: Fig. 52.--Comic dancers. By Callot, from the act
entitled "Balli di Sfessama," 1609 A.D.]

[Illustration: Fig. 53.--Country dance. From a drawing by John
Evangelist Holtzer, 17th century.]

[Illustration: Fig. 54.--A ball-room dance, _Le Bal Paré_, of the 18th
century. From August de l'Aubin.]

[Illustration: Fig. 55.--A dance in the 18th century. From a painting
by Hogarth.]

There were, however, various other dances of a number too
considerable to describe here, also introduced. The dance of the
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