
MAIN COURSES (9:00-13:00)
Lieven Baert--level 1: introduction to Italian, French and English 16th-17th century dances. Technique and balletti by Fabritio Caroso e Cesare Negri; gagliarda variations of Santucci; English country dances (Playford) and Measures of the Inns of Court
Barbara Sparti--level 2: The balletto "della duchessa", Martel d'amore, choreographed by Leone Tolosa, recently rediscovered, and performed in 1582 by the Duchess of Ferrara and other seven ladies of the court, dressed as four shepherds and four nymphs.