One origin of this form of dance probably originated in the European courts of the fifteenth century. Around then, a form of dance typically called by names like "moreys daunce" was common as court entertainment; this may have been the dance form going by names like "morisco" on the continent. The dancers wore colourful, fairly elaborate costumes with pendant sleeves and attached bells. Very little is known about the dances per se, though there seem to have been two types: a solo dance, and a dance in a circle around a "maiden" (who could have been a man in women's clothing) for whose favours the dancers compete.