Dance Confession

[peteyfrogboy]

When I learned Chirintana from Mistress Judith some years ago, she made a point of saying that the last figure (a long line of people, being led by the person on the end) should not be done in the style of "tangle bransle". I must admit that I am weak, and every time I lead the dance it devolves into such silliness. In my defense, I present this image, from a 14th century fresco in Siena (coincidentally the same place that the source material of the dance is from). In the lower right hand corner is a group of ladies dancing, and one end of the line appears to be looping through itself. It may just be the line going under an arch made by two other people, but the position of the people on that end of the line makes the former case seem more likely.

Comments

[greetpg.livejournal.com]

That's one of my favorite frescoes...and furthermore, it's an Example of how Life Should Be under Good Government.

So you might say you have a moral imperative to tangle.