Baroque dance is European dance from the 17th and 18th centuries. It includes social dance in the "Noble Style", and theatrical dance until around the 1760s, when Noverre's ideas started to transform baroque ballet into the romantic and classical ballet familiar to today's audiences. Common dance types of the period include the minuet, passepied, French courante, sarabande, bourée, gavotte, rigaudon, gigue, loure, chaconne and passacaille.
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- BaroqueDance.com Dancer Paige Whitley-Bauguess' site. Contains information about classes in North Carolina, Paige's dance activities, the annual East Coast Baroque Dance Workshop, Craven Historical Dancers, a pair of videos, and arrangements of tunes to extant dances.
- The Books of John Weaver Facsimiles of "Orchesography" and "Of Time and Cadence in Dancing", and an HTML transcription of "Orchesography".
- Louise Pescetta Dancer and musician based in California.
- Baroque Dance Mailing List Information about how to subscribe to the Feuillet list.
- Apollo's Banquet Ensemble of dancers and musicians founded by Thomas Baird and Hugh Murphy. Information about upcoming events, services, and the East Coast Baroque Dance Workshop.
- Baroque Dance and the Bach Cello Suites Article by a cellist about his experiences playing the Bach suites for a dancer.
- Blakeney Manor: Dance and Music Includes an essay on the social and political importance of dance, and Rameau's description of the menuet ordinaire, translated by Essex, as well as information about 18th century songs and musicians.
- The New York Baroque Dance Company Directed by dancer and choreographer Catherine Turocy. Photo gallery, video clip, dancer profiles and information about workshops.
- Consort de Danse Baroque UK-based company directed by Philippa Waite. Information about classes, their summer school, and products for sale.
- The Covent Garden Minuet Company London-based amateur group performing 18th century social dances. Photos, membership, performances, and a small bibliography.
- Matt's Baroque Dance Pages Includes background information, HTML versions of 18th century dance manuals, and an annotated collection of links.
- Seattle Early Dance Company based in Seattle Washington that reconstructs, performs, and teaches baroque dance. Includes a brief introduction to the dances.
- Corpo Barocco Belgian performing group directed by Sigrid T'Hooft. Includes information about classes.
- Bath Minuet Company Information about dance classes, the annual Bath Georgian Ball, and photo galleries.