Ane Dance in the Quenis Chalmer

Ane Dance in the Quenis Chalmer or A dance in the Queen's chamber is a humorous or satiric Scots poem by William Dunbar. The verses describe a dance in the chamber of Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland. Various courtiers are introduced and their dance moves described. The refrain, in modern spelling is, "A merrier dance might no man see". Dancers include Master Robert Schaw who provided medicinal recipes to the queen's apothecary William Foular, and appears to have been a physician serving the women of the court. rdf:langString