A branle (/ˈbrænəl,ˈbrɑːl/BRAN-əl, BRAHL, French:[bʁɑ̃l]ⓘ), also bransle, brangle, brawl(e), brall(e), braul(e), brando (in Italy), bran (in Spain), or brantle (in Scotland), is a type of French dance popular from the early 16th century to the present, danced by couples in either a line or a circle. The term also refers to the music and the characteristic step of the dance.
premier branle, branle gay, branle de Poictou (also called branle à mener), branle double de Poictou, cinquiesme branle (by 1636 named branle de Montirandé)...
The tune first appeared as a secular dance tune known under the title "Branle de l'Official" in Orchésographie, a dance book written by the French cleric...
Renaissance dance, the gavotte is first mentioned as the last of a suite of branles. Popular at the court of Louis XIV, it became one of many optional dances...
involve close contact between men and women was considered appropriate. The branle dance, which involved couples intertwining arms or holding hands, returned...
short steps, pas menus, taken in the dance, or else be derived from the branle à mener or amener, popular group dances in early 17th-century France. The...
characteristic dance step) is a French court dance. Originating as a kind of Breton branle, it was adapted to courtly use in the 16th century and is found frequently...
the Canary dance. Thoinot Arbeau's book Orchésographie describes peasant branles as well as the 16th century basse danse and la volta. The peasants from...
section's similarities to lines written by Montaigne: Qui luy a persuadé que ce branle admirable de la voute celeste, la lumiere eternelle de ces flambeaux roulans...
Stairway to the Sea Yes 8. Cousteau's Amazon Series 1S 1982 Objectif Amazone: Branle-bas sur la Calypso Calypso Countdown: Rigging for the Amazon Yes 2 1983...
François de Chancy's Tablature de Mandore (Paris, 1629), contains a graceful branle by Cordier. VIAF 161678180 Hamilton, Mary Catherine (1900). "Cordier, Jacques" ...
Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a 2008 platform fighting game for the Nintendo Wii Branle, a French dance style, pronounced "Brawl" Brawler (disambiguation) This...
steps: pas simple, pas double, démarche (also known as the reprise) and branle. Pas simples are done in pairs, dancers take two steps (typically first...
in his Orchesographie (1589) gives us a music score of the air as the "Branle Couppé Cassandre". The air was adapted around 1600, presumably by Eustache...
compliments and sweet words. He proposed to them to dance a new kind of branle, and he played the tune on his bagpipe, sending everyone into a frenzy....
power of the age. Dance types: Allemande (Almain) Basse danse (Bassadance) Branle (Bransle) Canario Coranto Dompe Galliard La volta, variation on the Galliard...
Ampil Tuich Roche Kusrovie Koh Yor Koh Kapi Îlots de la Comète Roche du Branle-bas Koh Châkrei Koh Pao Koh Sanchaura Koh Rong Sanloem Koh Doung Koh Rong...
dance. Among the dances described were the solemn basse danse, the livelier branle, pavane, and the galliarde which Shakespeare called the "cinq pace" as it...
lifted into the air while the couple made a 3⁄4 turn. Other dances, such as branles or bransles, were danced by many people in a circle or line. Our knowledge...
(in the "ballet" from Ascanio) and Peter Warlock (in his Capriol Suite) "Branle de l'Official" provided the tune for the 20th century English Christmas...
(Brazil, see Bossa nova music) Boston Walking Boston Bourrée (historical) Branle (Bransle) (historical) Brazilian Zouk Breakaway (see Lindy Hop) Breakdancing...
Drôme, is a French comics artist. He debuted in 1982 with the comic book Branle-bas de combat, made together with Luc Cornillon. His style is inspired by...
lune et moi comme le clocher d'une cathédrale gothique, un grelot d'or en branle à son bonnet pointu! Did I think him vanished then? the dwarf appeared to...
commonly included during such a session: Schottische Bourrée Waltz Polka Branle Contra dance Mazurka (also known as Belgian or Flemish Mazurka as there...
rustic and popular themes. Villanella – Rustic, often lively Italian song. Branle – Lively French dance. Galliard – Lively dance in triple meter. Pavane –...
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