During the Baroque era, London was alive with the arts. Visual art, music, dance, theatre, and other forms of art were often used together to form a cohesive world for the audience to enjoy. Dance was important to society in general, as it was considered part of one's social repertoire to be able to perform dances. Often, music and/or dance were incorporated into a play itself or as another section of an evening's entertainment. Included below is an example of Baroque music and dancing from Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Acis et Galatée", composed ten years after The Country Wife in 1686.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvaYhS4ujbA
Baroque Dance: Chacone of Galathee. YouTube. Web. 9 Mar. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvaYhS4ujbA>.
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