Did you know that In pre-revolutionary France, during the reign of King Louis XIV, he established dance as a mechanism of political control. To be high enough in social standing to gain favour, the nobility had to know the latest steps as created by his dance master. Dances at courts were group activities possibly to demonstrate agreememt with the will of the king. New steps were produced very often, leaving the aristocracy with little choice but to leave members of their families at versailles to learn them. Effectively hostages, the family members provided King Louis XIV with the leverage to control the Aristocracy. The King himself was a keen dancer & the jewels of his dance were the minuet and the contredanse.
King Louis XIV of France He was the most powerful monarch in Europe; it was feared that allowing his son to inherit Spain would seriously compromise the balance of power in Europe.
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