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Performance dance during the Baroque era was used in theater, and during social occasions. Ballet is one example of a dance used in theater; the Minuet was a performance dance performed at the beginning of social dancing, often followed by social dancing such as English Country Dance, the Couranto , and many other kinds of dances.

Dancing masters or publishers whose manuals survive to the modern era include John Playford, Raoul-Auger Feuillet , John Essex , and John Weaver .