History of Dancing

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• The purpose of dance was ritual. Trying to reach spirits were their main goal.

• Rythem was one of the main basics of dancing.

• Beating sticks together brought rythem to dancing.

• A favorite entertainment in Renaissance France and Italy involves ladies and gentlemen.

• Baltaza de Beaujoyleulx produces the Balet Comique de la Reine for a wedding celebration.

• He describes it as a "geometric patterns of people dancing together" with the narrative interest of comedy.