Why did composers of the Baroque sometimes write two of the same dance in a suite?

1. Why were the dances of the baroque suites popular with the composers of the period?
2. What is a Baroque dance suite?
3. How is baroque social dance part of a dance suite?
4. What is suite dance?

Why were the dances of the baroque suites popular with the composers of the period?

The Baroque Dance Suite's Popularity

Since they evolved out of the dance floor, composers made their suites more and more complicated (and musically interesting), so that, while they still sound like the dances they're based off, they would be impractical to dance to.

What is a Baroque dance suite?

A characteristic baroque form was the dance suite. Suites are ordered sets of instrumental or orchestral pieces usually performed in a concert setting. (Some dance suites by Bach are called partitas, although this term is also used for other collections of musical pieces).

How is baroque social dance part of a dance suite?

Suites were composed of four main movements: allemande, courante, sarabande, and gigue. Each of the four main movements is based on a dance form from another country. Thus, each movement has a characteristic sound and varies in rhythm and meter.
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The Primary Suite Movements.

What is suite dance?

A suite, in Western classical music and jazz, is an ordered set of instrumental or orchestral/concert band pieces. It originated in the late 14th century as a pairing of dance tunes and grew in scope to comprise up to five dances, sometimes with a prelude, by the early 17th century.