Can you tell me some facts on the pavane dance

Pavane, (probably from Italian padovana, "Paduan"), majestic processional dance of the 16th - and 17th-century European aristocracy. Until about 1650 the pavane opened ceremonial balls and was used as a display of elegant dress. Adapted from the basse danse, an earlier court dance, the pavane presumably traveled from Italy to France and England by way of Spain; in southern Spain it was performed in churches on solemn occasions.