branle
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thumb|250px|''Branle d'Ossau'' by Alfred Dartiguenave, 1855–1856
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- History
- Beginnings and courtly adoption
- The branle in Arbeau
- The suite of branles
- The fame of the branle
- Branles not choreographed by Arbeau
- Revivals
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thumb|250px|''Branle d'Ossau by Alfred Dartiguenave, 1855–1856
A branle ( , ), 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.
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