English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

2007-09-23 07:25:06 · 2 answers · asked by Zoe L 1 in Arts & Humanities History

2 answers

I only found a couple of references to "leaping and vaulting" - one source (below) saying that they are Olympic sports today - which I assume means long jump and vaulting.

http://englishhistory.net/tudor/pastime.html

Edit: rdenig, you're right. Elizabeth I particularly liked the la volta, which was considered quite scandalous as it involved the gentleman lifting the lady by the bottom of the corset and lifting her high into the air - probably exposing her legs with their gartered stockings! But I think the "leaping" here is a sport. After a bit more research, I could only find that sports were considered to keep a man toned and fit for war.
http://courses.essex.ac.uk/lt/lt361/images/Elizabeth%20portraits/Elizabeth%201580%20Leicester.jpg (possibly Elizabeth I dancing with the Earl of Essex)

2007-09-23 07:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I don't think they were sports, but rather they were athletic dances which involved leaping into the air.(this is a serious answer!)

2007-09-23 14:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0 0

fedest.com, questions and answers