Haha, I’m not sure how ankles were regarded in the Renaissance era

Ankles were fine in the Renaissance, it was knees that was astounding

The truly scandalous part is that he grabs the busk of her corset to pull her around.

Es un poco atrevida para mí gusto. Mentira, es una hermosa danza. Gracias. Saludos

Ankles where seen a lot it was the whole leg that was considered discusting

Did you manage? :D

Was it "Just Stab Me Now?" 😂

Very suitable, I believe Elizabeth danced this regularly.

Actually the thing they do in that movie is nothing like a Volta.

​@@paulinemegson8519 Unless we were time travellers, we'd never have an exact comparison. But I'm sure the film's research team will have been employed, allowing for some poetic licence.

Thrown like a rag doll? Lol.. I didn’t see her get flung onto the ground or dragged like a rag doll. They’re doing the dancing, so I’m sure they know what they’re doing. And it was perfect.

The lift looks right to me. I see his leg used in the lift!

@@rachelmcdonough1506 @ 0 34 You can see that both the gentleman's feet are planted firmly on the ground and that the lift is accomplished entirely with his arms using the usual modern ballet technique of a bilateral handhold at the lady's rib cage or higher. The relationship between the two dancers at the height of the lift is en face. With such a technique the couple do not spin together during the climax of the lift, contrary to Arbeau's description, which suggests a more fluid effect. The proper technique is further suggested by a couple of contemporary paintings of the dance, one of which is reproduced in the Wiki entry on "La Volta." The detail visualizes Arbeau's description perfectly: that is, that the man uses one hand to grab the woman's corset busk and the other hand around her back to stabilize her. As shown in the painting, the man is in releve on one leg, the other presumably serving as the seat for the woman as BOTH spin approximately a quarter turn. In this wise it may be said that there is a greater degree of equality and intimacy of movement in the historically correct version than in the "reconstruction" recorded in this video.

PS. Dammit, but YT doesn't permit hot links to URLs off its own platform. However, the good news is that the first painting accompanies the W i k i entry on the dance: " Volta (dance) "

PPS. You may find the following classical music upload channel of interest: kzfaq.info/love/dcua0SdbX7qecolinSNIsg

Yes. Every amateur dance video has to have someone in green spoil the shoot.

@@adamnoman4658 loved the Elizabethan dance so loved by Elizabeth the 1st I felt guy in green could have waited til dance finished, but there u go ,his name probably Richard or Walter

@@franceshicks5337 : A fair representation of the dance as performed here. Strictly speaking, however, the lifts do not follow the directions of Thoinot Arbeau. According to him the lady essentially sits on the gentleman's thigh during the lift. In order to accomplish this, the dancer's cannot start face to face, as they do here, but rather at something like a right angle. This permits the gentleman getting his leg under the lady. The lift, coming out of a plié, is primarily achieved by his raising his leg, not by use of his arms, which are, rather, primarily used to stabilize his partner while she is up. The effect should be one of total control, rather than the woman being thrown about like a rag doll -- as is sometimes seen!

Etsy- but it’s very very expensive! Better to take up sewing and try to make one yourself haha

@@rachelmcdonough1506 thank you 😊 ah yes I have tried to get into sewing but sadly I find it very difficult 😞

tis scandlous behaviour!