Chapter Summary: Dance Under Louis XIV And XV

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In the chapter "Dance under Louis XIV and XV: Some implications for the musician”, Meredith Ellis Little talks about the elegance and power of dance in the French court, the French style of dance, and the efforts toward recreating the French style of dance. Initially, aristocratic dance became a dominant form during the Baroque era. It was forged under King Louis XIV to enhance his prestige and bring glory to France in the form of elaborate ballets and grand ceremonial balls. Ballets were humorous or grotesque lavish theatrical presentations, portraying characters from gladiators and hunters to fairies and rejected lovers; whereas, ceremonial balls required a simpler yet elegant sequence of steps. Secondly, the subliminal attitude towards the

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