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As with all branles, this dance is performed in a line of people holding hands or, if enough people are present, a circle. It is not necessary for the dancers to be paired into partners. |
As with all branles, this dance is performed in a line of people holding hands or, if enough people are present, a circle. It is not necessary for the dancers to be paired into partners. |
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This is the easiest |
This is one of the easiest dances in the world. |
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===Verse=== |
===Verse=== |
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Revision as of 17:19, 22 February 2006
The branle Double is found in Orchesography by Thoinot Arbeau. It is one of the quatre branles.
Steps Used
- Double left (DL)
- Double right (DR)
Choreography
As with all branles, this dance is performed in a line of people holding hands or, if enough people are present, a circle. It is not necessary for the dancers to be paired into partners.
This is one of the easiest dances in the world.
Verse
DL DR Repeat, always doing smaller steps to R than to L
Variations
In place of the last two steps of the double right, one may do three quick kicks: pied en l'air gauche, pied en l'air droit, pied en l'air gauche. This is a division or decoupement. Agile dancers also did other divisions, for which Arbeau gave no instructions, in this branle.
