branle

1. : one of several couple dances of French origin that were popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, usually in duple measure, mimetic, accompanied by singing, and danced in groups typically in a circle. 2. : a sideward balance step in a clockwise direction used in branle dances.

The Branle was a group dance, performed by couples in a line or in a circle. The name of the dance comes from the French verb 'branler', meaning to shake, sway, or wobble because of the sideways steps.

(Clog Branle) The Branle des Sabots is an easy circle dance described in Arbeau's Orchésographie (1589).

The branle was danced by a chain of dancers, usually in couples, with linked arms or holding hands. The dance alternated a number of larger sideways steps to the left (often four) with the same number of smaller steps to the right so that the chain moved gradually to the left.

to wobble , to be unstable. une chaise qui branle a wobbly chair.

The Bransle, or Branle, is an old French country dance that became popular in the royal courts of France and England during the Renaissance. Frequently, the Court would travel to the country to learn the dances of the peasants.

1 a : a wooden shoe worn in various European countries b : a strap across the instep in a shoe especially of the sandal type; also : a shoe having a sabot strap 2 : a thrust-transmitting carrier that positions a missile in a gun barrel or launching tube and that prevents the escape of gas ahead of the missile 3 : a ...

clog noun. clog [noun] a shoe made entirely of wood.

bourrée, French folk dance with many varieties, characteristically danced with quick, skipping steps. The dancers occasionally wear wooden clogs to emphasize the sounds made by their feet. Notably associated with Auvergne, bourrées are also danced elsewhere in France and in Vizcaya, Spain.

chouette One such slang term is "chouette", meaning cool. The French also say “cool” and its not uncommon to modify cool or chouette with a “hyper” or “super” to drive home the meaning.

straw noun. straw [noun] (also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc.

noun. an old French dance in moderately quick quadruple meter. a piece of music for, or in the rhythm of, this dance, often forming one of the movements in the classical suite, usually following the saraband.