The Volta - Revision history

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	de Banke, Cécile. ''Shakespearean Stage Production: Then and Now.'' Routledge, 2014, Google Books, https://books.google.de/books?id=nThHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA232&dq=lavolta+dance&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibiL2dl77YAhXM-6QKHWyvB0YQ6AEIODAC#v=onepage&q=lavolta%20dance&f=false. Accessed 28 December 2017.		*de Banke, Cécile. ''Shakespearean Stage Production: Then and Now.'' Routledge, 2014, Google Books, https://books.google.de/books?id=nThHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA232&dq=lavolta+dance&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibiL2dl77YAhXM-6QKHWyvB0YQ6AEIODAC#v=onepage&q=lavolta%20dance&f=false. Accessed 28 December 2017.

	Knowles, Mark. ''The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances: Outrage at Couple Dancing in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.'' Kindle ed., McFarland & Co. Inc., 2009.		*Knowles, Mark. ''The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances: Outrage at Couple Dancing in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.'' Kindle ed., McFarland & Co. Inc., 2009.

	Lord, Suzanne. ''Music from the Age of Shakespeare: A Cultural History.'' Kindle ed., Greenwood, 2003.		*Lord, Suzanne. ''Music from the Age of Shakespeare: A Cultural History.'' Kindle ed., Greenwood, 2003.

	Nevile, Jennifer. ''Dance, Spectacle, and the [[The King's Two Bodies\|Body Politick]], 1250-1750.'' Indiana UP, 2008.		*Nevile, Jennifer. ''Dance, Spectacle, and the [[The King's Two Bodies\|Body Politick]], 1250-1750.'' Indiana UP, 2008.

	~~https://www.britannica.com/art/la-volta~~

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	Traditionally, one of the partners starts with his steps and kicks to open the dance until the other joins in. In [[Elizabeth (film)\|''Elizabeth'']]		Traditionally, one of the partners starts with his steps and kicks to open the dance until the other joins in. In [[Elizabeth (film)\|''Elizabeth'']]
	(1998) one can watch Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, dance the Volta at her Coronation Banquet (Link: https://~~www~~.~~youtube.com~~/~~watch?v=nx002D9N6qU). Also the paintings below (Illustrations 2 and 3~~) ~~show the two dancing~~. After Elizabeth's death the Volta nearly disappeared and only survived as a folk dance in Provence, France.		(1998) one can watch Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, dance the Volta at her Coronation Banquet (Link: https://youtu.be/2HCjYuPEm3M). After Elizabeth's death the Volta nearly disappeared and only survived as a folk dance in Provence, France.

	~~[[File:tmp650428011748786177.jpg\|400px\|]] [[File:Tmp666938829617233922.jpg\|400px\|]]~~

	~~''Illustration 2, left'': The Volta at Queen Elizabeth I's Coronation Banquet 1559. http://www.historyextra.com/sites/default/files/Elizabeth%20I%20dancing%203.jpg.~~

	~~''Illustration 3, right'': The Volta. http://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2011/august2011/imagesaugust2011/capriol.jpg.~~


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	https://www.britannica.com/art/la-volta		https://www.britannica.com/art/la-volta

	~~Illustrations:~~

	~~Ball at the Court of Valois. (around 1600). [oil on canv] Taranta, Italy: Museo Nazionale.~~

	~~Festivities at the Valois Court. (around 1580). [Not published] Kent: Penshurst Place.~~

Jlange at 18:22, 16 January 2018

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	Nevile, Jennifer. ''Dance, Spectacle, and the [[The King's Two Bodies\|Body Politick]], 1250-1750.'' Indiana UP, 2008.		Nevile, Jennifer. ''Dance, Spectacle, and the [[The King's Two Bodies\|Body Politick]], 1250-1750.'' Indiana UP, 2008.

	~~Illustration 2 and 3~~: ~~Anonymus~~, ~~on display in the Penshurst Place in Kent~~.		https://www.britannica.com/art/la-volta

			Illustrations:

			Ball at the Court of Valois. (around 1600). [oil on canv] Taranta, Italy: Museo Nazionale.

	~~https~~:~~//www.britannica~~.~~com/art/la-volta~~		Festivities at the Valois Court. (around 1580). [Not published] Kent: Penshurst Place.

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	''Illustration 2, left'': The Volta at Queen Elizabeth I's Coronation Banquet 1559. http://www.historyextra.com/sites/default/files/Elizabeth%20I%20dancing%203.jpg. ~~[add full bibliographical information to ''Sources'']~~		''Illustration 2, left'': The Volta at Queen Elizabeth I's Coronation Banquet 1559. http://www.historyextra.com/sites/default/files/Elizabeth%20I%20dancing%203.jpg.

	''Illustration 3, right'': The Volta. http://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2011/august2011/imagesaugust2011/capriol.jpg. ~~[add full bibliographical information to ''Sources'']~~		''Illustration 3, right'': The Volta. http://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2011/august2011/imagesaugust2011/capriol.jpg.

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	Italian for "turning", also spelled Lavolta, Levalto, in France referred to as a ''Galliard''. A dance.		Italian for "turning", also spelled Lavolta, Levalto, in France referred to as a ''Galliard''. A dance.

	The Volta is a French dance that was very popular in the 16th century, especially at court. It is still known as the favorite dance of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] ~~[source?]~~. Being an intimate dance between couples, the Volta was widely rejected: "In spite of royal participation, this dance was considered vulgar by the élite, and the young Capriole in Arbeau's Orchesography suggests that it is not either 'beautiful or descent unless you are dancing with some buxom serving wench'" (de Banke 232). It only became somewhat respectable after Queen Elizabeth danced it with the [[Robert Dudley\|Earl of Leicester]] at her Coronation Banquet in 1559.		The Volta is a French dance that was very popular in the 16th century, especially at court. It is still known as the favorite dance of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] (Encyclopedia Britannica online). Being an intimate dance between couples, the Volta was widely rejected: "In spite of royal participation, this dance was considered vulgar by the élite, and the young Capriole in Arbeau's Orchesography suggests that it is not either 'beautiful or descent unless you are dancing with some buxom serving wench'" (de Banke 232). It only became somewhat respectable after Queen Elizabeth danced it with the [[Robert Dudley\|Earl of Leicester]] at her Coronation Banquet in 1559.

	It is performed with an intimate embrace of the dancing partners, each holding the other tightly, and is composed of a series of complex hops, steps, leaps, and turns. Its signature move is the man lifting the woman into the air, which is called the caper, spinning her around and setting her back on the ground. The caper needed timing and strength and reflected intimacy between the couple. The man's one hand lies on the ladies' back, the other on the crotch near the bottom of her busk (made of wood or metal). At the same time, the gentleman's one knee is under her buttocks to push her further in the air. Meanwhile, the woman's right-hand pushes down on the man's shoulder, the other holding down her skirt. Many moralists of that time considered the Volta obscene because of the glimpses on the female leg when pushed in the air, as Suzanne Lord explains: "Skirts flew, ladies' knees were exposed, and people sweated. Ladies who intended to dance a Lavolta decorated their garters with gold and silver ornaments because those garters would be seen during the dance" (145). While pushing the lady into the air, the gentleman turns her into another direction. The step sequence was as follows:		It is performed with an intimate embrace of the dancing partners, each holding the other tightly, and is composed of a series of complex hops, steps, leaps, and turns. Its signature move is the man lifting the woman into the air, which is called the caper, spinning her around and setting her back on the ground. The caper needed timing and strength and reflected intimacy between the couple. The man's one hand lies on the ladies' back, the other on the crotch near the bottom of her busk (made of wood or metal). At the same time, the gentleman's one knee is under her buttocks to push her further in the air. Meanwhile, the woman's right-hand pushes down on the man's shoulder, the other holding down her skirt. Many moralists of that time considered the Volta obscene because of the glimpses on the female leg when pushed in the air, as Suzanne Lord explains: "Skirts flew, ladies' knees were exposed, and people sweated. Ladies who intended to dance a Lavolta decorated their garters with gold and silver ornaments because those garters would be seen during the dance" (145). While pushing the lady into the air, the gentleman turns her into another direction. The step sequence was as follows:
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	Nevile, Jennifer. ''Dance, Spectacle, and the [[The King's Two Bodies\|Body Politick]], 1250-1750.'' Indiana UP, 2008.		Nevile, Jennifer. ''Dance, Spectacle, and the [[The King's Two Bodies\|Body Politick]], 1250-1750.'' Indiana UP, 2008.

			Illustration 2 and 3: Anonymus, on display in the Penshurst Place in Kent.

			https://www.britannica.com/art/la-volta

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	Italian for "turning", also spelled Lavolta, Levalto, in France referred to as a ''Galliard''.		Italian for "turning", also spelled Lavolta, Levalto, in France referred to as a ''Galliard''. A dance.

	The Volta is a French dance that was very popular in the 16th century ~~as part of the [[Renaissance]] Court Dances~~. It is still known as the favorite dance of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] [source?]. Being an intimate dance between couples, the Volta was widely rejected: "In spite of royal participation, this dance was considered vulgar by the élite, and the young Capriole in Arbeau's Orchesography suggests that it is not either 'beautiful or descent unless you are dancing with some buxom serving wench'" (de Banke 232). It only became somewhat respectable after Queen Elizabeth danced it with the [[Robert Dudley\|Earl of Leicester]] at her Coronation Banquet in 1559.		The Volta is a French dance that was very popular in the 16th century, especially at court. It is still known as the favorite dance of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] [source?]. Being an intimate dance between couples, the Volta was widely rejected: "In spite of royal participation, this dance was considered vulgar by the élite, and the young Capriole in Arbeau's Orchesography suggests that it is not either 'beautiful or descent unless you are dancing with some buxom serving wench'" (de Banke 232). It only became somewhat respectable after Queen Elizabeth danced it with the [[Robert Dudley\|Earl of Leicester]] at her Coronation Banquet in 1559.

	It is performed with an intimate embrace of the dancing partners, each holding the other tightly, and is composed of a series of complex hops, steps, leaps, and turns. Its signature move is the man lifting the woman into the air, which is called the caper, spinning her around and setting her back on the ground. The caper needed timing and strength and reflected intimacy between the couple. The man's one hand lies on the ladies' back, the other on the crotch near the bottom of her busk (made of wood or metal). At the same time, the gentleman's one knee is under her buttocks to push her further in the air. Meanwhile, the woman's right-hand pushes down on the man's shoulder, the other holding down her skirt. Many moralists of that time considered the Volta obscene because of the glimpses on the female leg when pushed in the air, as Suzanne Lord explains: "Skirts flew, ladies' knees were exposed, and people sweated. Ladies who intended to dance a Lavolta decorated their garters with gold and silver ornaments because those garters would be seen during the dance" (145). While pushing the lady into the air, the gentleman turns her into another direction. The step sequence was as follows:		It is performed with an intimate embrace of the dancing partners, each holding the other tightly, and is composed of a series of complex hops, steps, leaps, and turns. Its signature move is the man lifting the woman into the air, which is called the caper, spinning her around and setting her back on the ground. The caper needed timing and strength and reflected intimacy between the couple. The man's one hand lies on the ladies' back, the other on the crotch near the bottom of her busk (made of wood or metal). At the same time, the gentleman's one knee is under her buttocks to push her further in the air. Meanwhile, the woman's right-hand pushes down on the man's shoulder, the other holding down her skirt. Many moralists of that time considered the Volta obscene because of the glimpses on the female leg when pushed in the air, as Suzanne Lord explains: "Skirts flew, ladies' knees were exposed, and people sweated. Ladies who intended to dance a Lavolta decorated their garters with gold and silver ornaments because those garters would be seen during the dance" (145). While pushing the lady into the air, the gentleman turns her into another direction. The step sequence was as follows:

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	''Illustration 2, left'': The Volta at Queen Elizabeth I's Coronation Banquet 1559. http://www.historyextra.com/sites/default/files/Elizabeth%20I%20dancing%203.jpg.		''Illustration 2, left'': The Volta at Queen Elizabeth I's Coronation Banquet 1559. http://www.historyextra.com/sites/default/files/Elizabeth%20I%20dancing%203.jpg. [add full bibliographical information to ''Sources'']

	''Illustration 3, right'': The Volta. http://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2011/august2011/imagesaugust2011/capriol.jpg.		''Illustration 3, right'': The Volta. http://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2011/august2011/imagesaugust2011/capriol.jpg. [add full bibliographical information to ''Sources'']

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	'''Sources'''		'''Sources'''

	de Banke, Cécile. ''Shakespearean Stage Production: Then and Now.'' Routledge, 2014, Google Books, https://books.google.de/books?id=nThHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA232&dq=lavolta+dance&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibiL2dl77YAhXM-6QKHWyvB0YQ6AEIODAC#v=onepage&q=lavolta%20dance&f=false. Accessed 28 ~~Dec~~ 2017.		de Banke, Cécile. ''Shakespearean Stage Production: Then and Now.'' Routledge, 2014, Google Books, https://books.google.de/books?id=nThHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA232&dq=lavolta+dance&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibiL2dl77YAhXM-6QKHWyvB0YQ6AEIODAC#v=onepage&q=lavolta%20dance&f=false. Accessed 28 December 2017.

	Knowles, Mark. ''The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances: Outrage at Couple Dancing in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.'' Kindle ed., McFarland & Co. Inc., 2009.		Knowles, Mark. ''The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances: Outrage at Couple Dancing in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.'' Kindle ed., McFarland & Co. Inc., 2009.

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	(Italian for "turning", also spelled Lavolta, Levalto, in France referred to as a ''Galliard'')		Italian for "turning", also spelled Lavolta, Levalto, in France referred to as a ''Galliard''.

	The Volta is a French dance that was very popular in the 16th century as part of the [[Renaissance]] Court Dances. It is still known as the favorite dance of Queen [[Elizabeth I]]. Being an intimate dance between couples, the Volta was widely rejected: "In spite of royal participation, this dance was considered vulgar by the élite, and the young Capriole in Arbeau's Orchesography suggests that it is not either 'beautiful or descent unless you are dancing with some buxom serving wench'" (de Banke 232). It only became respectable after Queen Elizabeth danced it with the [[Robert Dudley\|Earl of Leicester]] at her Coronation Banquet in 1559.		The Volta is a French dance that was very popular in the 16th century as part of the [[Renaissance]] Court Dances. It is still known as the favorite dance of Queen [[Elizabeth I]] [source?]. Being an intimate dance between couples, the Volta was widely rejected: "In spite of royal participation, this dance was considered vulgar by the élite, and the young Capriole in Arbeau's Orchesography suggests that it is not either 'beautiful or descent unless you are dancing with some buxom serving wench'" (de Banke 232). It only became somewhat respectable after Queen Elizabeth danced it with the [[Robert Dudley\|Earl of Leicester]] at her Coronation Banquet in 1559.

	It is performed with an intimate embrace of the dancing partners, each holding the other tightly, and ~~it was~~ composed of a series of complex hops, steps, leaps, and turns. Its signature move ~~was~~ the man lifting the woman into the air, which is called the caper, spinning her around and setting her back on the ground. The caper needed timing and strength and reflected intimacy between the couple. The man's one hand lies on the ladies' back, the other on the crotch near the bottom of her busk (made of wood or metal). At the same time, the gentleman's one knee is under her buttocks to push her further in the air. Meanwhile, the woman's right-hand pushes down on the man's shoulder, the other holding down her skirt. Many moralists of that time considered the Volta obscene because of the glimpses on the female leg when pushed in the air, as Suzanne Lord explains: "Skirts flew, ladies' knees were exposed, and people sweated. Ladies who intended to dance a Lavolta decorated their garters with gold and silver ornaments because those garters would be seen during the dance" (145). While pushing the lady into the air, the gentleman turns her into another direction. The step sequence was as follows:		It is performed with an intimate embrace of the dancing partners, each holding the other tightly, and is composed of a series of complex hops, steps, leaps, and turns. Its signature move is the man lifting the woman into the air, which is called the caper, spinning her around and setting her back on the ground. The caper needed timing and strength and reflected intimacy between the couple. The man's one hand lies on the ladies' back, the other on the crotch near the bottom of her busk (made of wood or metal). At the same time, the gentleman's one knee is under her buttocks to push her further in the air. Meanwhile, the woman's right-hand pushes down on the man's shoulder, the other holding down her skirt. Many moralists of that time considered the Volta obscene because of the glimpses on the female leg when pushed in the air, as Suzanne Lord explains: "Skirts flew, ladies' knees were exposed, and people sweated. Ladies who intended to dance a Lavolta decorated their garters with gold and silver ornaments because those garters would be seen during the dance" (145). While pushing the lady into the air, the gentleman turns her into another direction. The step sequence was as follows:

	[[File:Cécile de Banke Volta.png\|400px\|]]		[[File:Cécile de Banke Volta.png\|400px\|]]
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	Traditionally, one of the partners starts with his steps and kicks to open the dance until the other joins in. In [[Elizabeth (film)\|''Elizabeth'']]		Traditionally, one of the partners starts with his steps and kicks to open the dance until the other joins in. In [[Elizabeth (film)\|''Elizabeth'']]
	(1998) one can watch Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, dance the Volta at her Coronation Banquet (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx002D9N6qU). Also the ~~painting underneath~~ (Illustrations 2 and 3) show the two dancing. After Elizabeth's death the Volta nearly disappeared and only survived as a folk dance in Provence, France.		(1998) one can watch Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, dance the Volta at her Coronation Banquet (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx002D9N6qU). Also the paintings below (Illustrations 2 and 3) show the two dancing. After Elizabeth's death the Volta nearly disappeared and only survived as a folk dance in Provence, France.

	[[File:tmp650428011748786177.jpg\|400px\|]] [[File:Tmp666938829617233922.jpg\|400px\|]]		[[File:tmp650428011748786177.jpg\|400px\|]] [[File:Tmp666938829617233922.jpg\|400px\|]]

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	'''Sources'''		'''Sources'''

	de Banke, Cécile. ''Shakespearean Stage Production: Then and Now.'' Routledge, 2014, Google		de Banke, Cécile. ''Shakespearean Stage Production: Then and Now.'' Routledge, 2014, Google Books, https://books.google.de/books?id=nThHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA232&dq=lavolta+dance&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibiL2dl77YAhXM-6QKHWyvB0YQ6AEIODAC#v=onepage&q=lavolta%20dance&f=false. Accessed 28 Dec 2017.
	Books, https://books.google.de/books?id=nThHBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA232&dq=lavolta+dance&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwibiL2dl77YAhXM-6QKHWyvB0YQ6AEIODAC#v=onepage&q=lavolta%20dance&f=false. Accessed 28 Dec 2017.

	Knowles, Mark. ''The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances: Outrage at Couple		Knowles, Mark. ''The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances: Outrage at Couple Dancing in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.'' Kindle ed., McFarland & Co. Inc., 2009.
	Dancing in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries.'' Kindle ed., McFarland & Co. Inc., 2009.

	Lord, Suzanne. ''Music from the Age of Shakespeare: A Cultural History.'' Kindle ed.,		Lord, Suzanne. ''Music from the Age of Shakespeare: A Cultural History.'' Kindle ed., Greenwood, 2003.
	Greenwood, 2003.

	Nevile, Jennifer. ''Dance, Spectacle, and the [[The King's Two Bodies\|Body Politick]], 1250-1750.'' Indiana UP, 2008.		Nevile, Jennifer. ''Dance, Spectacle, and the [[The King's Two Bodies\|Body Politick]], 1250-1750.'' Indiana UP, 2008.