The Military and Dancing Changing Norms and Behaviour, 15th to 18th Century

What is it about?

This is a comparative study of norms of bodily behaviour in the military and in dancing. It argues that patterns of regulated behaviour appeared first in dancing manuals before they were transferred into military drill practices.

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Why is it important?

The study emphasises the need to scrutinise patterns of regulated behaviour in the military not merely from an internal military point of view but to integrate the study of the history of military drill into the general study of the history of the body.