Modern music for medieval dance: Difference between revisions

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For amusement value - there are quite a few songs that the modern person would know that you can actually do medieval dances to. you shouldn't expect to hear anyone dancing to these tunes at a medival renenactment event, but it could be quite amusing to do a medival dance to them at a modern event.
For amusement value - there are quite a few songs that the modern person would know that you can actually do [[Medieval Dance|medieval dance]]s to. You shouldn't expect to hear anyone dancing to these tunes at a medival renenactment [[event]], but it could be quite amusing to do a medieval dance to them at a modern event.


*Good King Wenceslas - Music is taken from a 13th C bransle, steps unknown
*''Good King Wenceslas'' - Music is taken from a [[13th century|13th C]] [[bransle]], steps unknown
*Scarborough Fair - pavane?
*''[[Scarborough Fair]]'' - [[pavanne]]?
*Achey Breaky Heart - pavan
*''Achey Breaky Heart'' - pavanne
*God Save the Queen - galliard
*''God Save the Queen'' - [[galliard]]
*The theme from ''Gilligan's Island'' - The Bear Dance
*The theme from ''Gilligan's Island'' - The [[Bear Dance]]

Revision as of 10:40, 1 July 2005

For amusement value - there are quite a few songs that the modern person would know that you can actually do medieval dances to. You shouldn't expect to hear anyone dancing to these tunes at a medival renenactment event, but it could be quite amusing to do a medieval dance to them at a modern event.