Dance in the Middle Ages

Previously, in The History of Dance Part 1: The Origins in Ancient Greece and Rome, we looked at the dance testimonies left by the two greatest civilisations that set the pillars of the Western world. First, we went back to the times of wonderful Greece; according to dance historians, the Greeks were the first to consider dance as an art, exalting its sacred and ritualistic character and maintaining it as a serious and respectful art worthy of study and practice. Then, when the amazing Roman Empire arose, even though dance was still considered a very important art, the Romans started to [...]