Early Renaissance dance: the Tourdion

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Dance: The Tourdion ,arranged for this concert by the Courtly Arts Performers.
Music: Quand je bois du vin clairet, Pierre Attaignant, played by The Early Music Consort of Melbourne.
The Tourdion first became popular in the Burgundian court around 1450. There is no existing choreography of the time, but according to Arbeau, the steps are similar to the galliard, but smaller and gentler in nature. The word 'tourdion' stems from the french 'tordre', meaning to twist. To echo these features, we chose to dance the Tourdion with gentle cinq pas steps and some dramatic changes of direction.This dance was recorded live during our performance of Echoes of Pilgrimage, 3rd December 2023, at Trinity Uniting Church, Brighton, Victoria, Australia.
'Echoes of Pilgrimage' was based around a historically informed fictional journal of a pilgrimage undertaken c.1520, from Canterbury in England to Rome in Italy, the Via Francigena, with additional visits to Walsingham (England) and Montserrat (Spain).
We performed song, music and dance associated with locations along the journey... with the occasional sprinkling of poetic licence.
The research and writing of the fictional pilgrim journal were undertaken by CAPV members Sally and David Ranson.
The Courtly Arts Performers of Victoria are an Australian performance group, comprising dancers formerly known as the Ripponlea Renaissance and Baroque dancers, and the Early Music Consort of Melbourne.
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@npilot4445 Месяц назад

sparrows skipping and swans swimming LOL

@thecourtlyartsperformers Месяц назад

@katya2851 3 месяца назад

So beautiful and elegant!

@thecourtlyartsperformers 3 месяца назад

Thank you!

@michaelwei1664 2 месяца назад

Wonderful music and very elegant dance

@thecourtlyartsperformers 2 месяца назад

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

@suebursztynski2530 23 дня назад

Looks a lot like the galliard, but the galliard did variations, after all.

@suebursztynski2530 23 дня назад

Ah, I see this is being performed by the successors to Helga Hill’s group - well done!

@thecourtlyartsperformers 23 дня назад

@@suebursztynski2530 Yes, the tourdion steps, according to Arbeau, are cinq pas, but lower / smaller than in a galliard. We arranged this version ourselves, since there is no original choreography. We are proud to continue Helga's work to the best of our ability. I learnt from her for nearly 20 years 🙂

@suebursztynski2530 23 дня назад

@@thecourtlyartsperformers Do I know you? I dropped out a long time ago and did belly dancing instead (I belly dance better than Renaissance) but if you were with her that long we might know each other.

@natalibelyak9784 3 месяца назад

Прекрасный танец!!! С каким изяществом дамы держатся...

@thecourtlyartsperformers 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much! I will pass on your kind comments to the dancers.

@user-zl4hj8et5e 29 дней назад

@@thecourtlyartsperformersтанец очень понравился. Великолепны были и музыканты, и танцоры, и костюмы, в которых они выступали. Низкий поклон исполнителям.

@thecourtlyartsperformers 29 дней назад

@@user-zl4hj8et5e Thank you! I will pass on your comments to the dancers 🙂

@Littleskykite99 3 месяца назад

Gosh this is so lovely ! You are all so talented !! ❤😊❤

@thecourtlyartsperformers 3 месяца назад

Thank you! I will pass your kind comments on to the dancers :)

@_te.Lue_ 2 месяца назад

I love them dancing I love them playing

@thecourtlyartsperformers 2 месяца назад

Thank you for your kind comment!

@WhiteMan88 3 месяца назад

Lovely.

@thecourtlyartsperformers 3 месяца назад

Thank you!

@svl2372 2 месяца назад

Прекрасные танцы. Легко танцуют. Красивые костюмы. Огромное спасибо,что радуете!

@thecourtlyartsperformers 2 месяца назад

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

@user-lw1bs2tc7r Месяц назад

Иммерсивное погружение в далёкую и прекрасную эпоху

@thecourtlyartsperformers Месяц назад

Thank you for commenting. This is exactly how we feel when dancing.

@sallyranson3564 3 месяца назад

So sad I missed this!

@thecourtlyartsperformers 3 месяца назад

So were we.. Congratulations to your understudy!

@user-gg8po1mr6z Месяц назад

One of my favourite medieval melodies! And what I liked very much is that not only slim and slender women, but pumpkins too danced this dance! Одна из моих любимейших средневековых мелодий! И что мне очень понравилось,это то,что не только худышки и стройняшки танцевали этот танец,но и пышки тоже!

@thecourtlyartsperformers Месяц назад

I'm very glad you enjoyed it!

@caterinarosamarino242 3 месяца назад

Graziosissime 😊❤

@thecourtlyartsperformers 3 месяца назад

Grazie!

@RenaudKyoku 3 месяца назад

The music reminds me of "quand je bois du vin clairet, ah mes amis tourne tourne tourne, aussi désormais je bois Anjou ou Arbois (...)"

@RenaudKyoku 3 месяца назад

And now I see it in the description, ok thanks for putting it in for people to discover this much jolly song! 😃🙏

@thecourtlyartsperformers 3 месяца назад

It's such a great song! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@ginasticafuncional Месяц назад

É muito legal a dança da cultura medieval.🇧🇷

@thecourtlyartsperformers Месяц назад

I'm glad you like it :)

@fabiannunez4383 2 месяца назад

Así se baila...!

@thecourtlyartsperformers 2 месяца назад

Gracias!

@georgysb 2 месяца назад

I see there a time traveller from late XVII century!

@thecourtlyartsperformers 2 месяца назад

Ah, do you mean our two baroque dancers sitting in the background? Yes, we span some 300 years in our concerts :)

@pebaylejules9198 3 месяца назад

Woow

@thecourtlyartsperformers 3 месяца назад

@RustyShackleford-oo9zh Месяц назад

Aw I wish I could do that

@thecourtlyartsperformers Месяц назад

I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

@janewasson4845 2 месяца назад

So many old dances are essentially courtship/mating dances.

@thecourtlyartsperformers 2 месяца назад

Indeed.

@diannabrown2673 21 день назад

Whats that song called? Very lovely!

@thecourtlyartsperformers 21 день назад

It's Quand je bois du vin clairet, by Pierre Attaignant.

@Habsbsbgirl1909 3 месяца назад

Love the dresses, was this dance for special occasions?

@thecourtlyartsperformers 3 месяца назад

Thank you! We choreographed this ourselves for our concert, but it is a social dance dating from the 16th Century. Many of these dances were danced at the royal courts, but were also popular with townspeople. The music is a drinking song :D

@Asgairsson 24 дня назад

This is very much Bayeux!

@thecourtlyartsperformers 24 дня назад

Did you enjoy it?

@Asgairsson 24 дня назад

@@thecourtlyartsperformers Indeed, I did. It's amazing.

@JJBushfan 3 месяца назад

What are the sources of the music and dance moves?

@thecourtlyartsperformers 3 месяца назад

From the description below the video: Dance: The Tourdion ,arranged for this concert by the Courtly Arts Performers. Music: Quand je bois du vin clairet, Pierre Attaignant, played by The Early Music Consort of Melbourne. The Tourdion first became popular in the Burgundian court around 1450. There is no existing choreography of the time, but according to Arbeau, the steps are similar to the galliard, but smaller and gentler in nature. The word 'tourdion' stems from the french 'tordre', meaning to twist. To echo these features, we chose to dance the Tourdion with gentle cinq pas steps and some dramatic changes of direction.This dance was recorded live during our performance of Echoes of Pilgrimage, 3rd December 2023, at Trinity Uniting Church, Brighton, Victoria, Australia.

@GrinMonister 3 месяца назад

Was this always performed with four people or could the numbers be larger?

@thecourtlyartsperformers 3 месяца назад

We choreographed this ourselves, based on the toudion 5 pas steps. As far as I know there is no surviving original choreography, so groups interpret it in various ways. We chose to dance it with 4 ladies.

@vaclavcibulka6127 2 месяца назад

I love your dance. Maybe the begining was not so elgant, like the rest. But does not matter. You are famous dancers. I love to dance renesance dances.

@thecourtlyartsperformers 2 месяца назад

Thank you, @@vaclavcibulka6127 . I'm glad you love dancing renaissance dances :)

@delioricci5407 2 месяца назад

Branduardi ha rielaborato questa melodia

@thecourtlyartsperformers 2 месяца назад

It's a great song: "Quand je bois du vin clairet", by Pierre Attaignant. :)

@user-tr4zc9hi2r 17 дней назад

А откуда они зрают, как танцевали в Средневековье? Ведь тогда ни фото, ни видео не было...

@thecourtlyartsperformers 17 дней назад

Indeed. The interpretation of medieval dances is based on educated guesswork. Fortunately, there are some pictures in manuscripts depicting dancing, and in many instances there are written versions of the music. We are not medieval specialists though. The first written evidence from the dance masters date from around 1460. Almost all of our performances are based on the written descriptions by the dance masters. Here is our explanation of our performance of the Tourdion (from the description below the video): The Tourdion first became popular in the Burgundian court around 1450. There is no existing choreography of the time, but according to Arbeau, the steps are similar to the galliard, but smaller and gentler in nature. The word 'tourdion' stems from the french 'tordre', meaning to twist. To echo these features, we chose to dance the Tourdion with gentle cinq pas steps and some dramatic changes of direction.