The Renaissance was a pivotal period for the development of dance in the West, as it saw the emergence of the very first treatises on dance. This series of workshops will focus on the dances of the Italian courts of the Quattrocento and Cinquecento (bassa danza, balletto, etc.). We will also dance the ballroom repertoire popular in France at the end of the 16th century, based on Thoinot Arbeau’s seminal *Orchésographie* (branle, pavane, gaillarde, etc.).

These workshops, each lasting 2 hours, are open to everyone; musicians who perform this repertoire (Praetorius, Attaingnant, Gervaise, Phalèse, etc.) and who wish to learn the dances are also welcome.

Each workshop will cover different dances, so they can be attended independently of one another.