Branle Aridan

Branle

Arbeau, Orchesography

Line or circle for as many as will

Beginning (to newcomers)



I	A1	1-4	Double left				Left foot wide. Right foot approach. Left foot wide. Feet together. These four steps are a double to the left.		Pied largy gaulche. Pied droit approché. Pied largy gaulche. Pieds ioncts. Ces quatre pas font vn double a gaulche.
		5-7	Kick left, right, left				Left foot in the air. Right foot in the air. Left foot in the air.		Pied en l'air gaulche. Pied en l'air droit. Pied en l'air gaulche.
	A2	1-7	Repeat A1						:\|\|:
	B	1-4	Double left				Left foot wide. Right foot approach. Left foot wide. Feet together. These four steps are a double to the left.		Pied largy gaulche. Pied droit approché. Pied largy gaulche. Pieds ioncts. ces quatre pas font vn double a gaulche.
		5-6	Single right				Right foot wide. Feet together. These two steps are a single to the right.		Pied largy droit. Pieds ioincts. Ces deux pas font simple a droit.
		7-8	Single left				Left foot wide. Feet together. These two steps are a single to the left.		Pied largy gaulche. Pieds ioincts. Ces deux pas font simple a gaulche.
		9-10	Single right				Right foot wide. Feet together. These two steps are a single to the right.		Pied largy droit. Pieds ioincts. Ces deux pas font simple a droit.
		11-14	Double left				Left foot wide. Right foot approach. Left foot wide. Feet together. These four steps are a double to the left.		Pied largy gaulche. Pied droit approché. Pied large gaulche. Pieds ioncts. Ces quatre pas font vn double a gaulche.
		15-16	Kick left, right				Left foot in the air. Right foot in the air.		Pied en l'air gaulche. Pied en l'air droit.
		17-20	Double right				Right foot wide. Left foot approach. Right foot wide. Feet together. These four steps are a double to the right.		Pied largy droit. Pied gaulche approché. Pied largy droit. Pieds ioncts. ces quatre pas font vn double a droict.
		21-22	Double left with kick			This section is in double time	Left foot wide. Right foot approach. Left foot wide. Kick right.		Pied largy gaulche. Pied droit approché. Pied large gaulche. Greve droicte.
		23	Single right				Right foot wide. Left foot approach		Pied largy droit. Pied gaulche appro
		24	Kick left				Kick left. Rest.		Greue gaulche. souspir.
	B2	1-24	Repeat B1						:\|\|:

II			Repeat as desired

Reconstruction by Peter Durham. Translation by Peter Durham. Original text transcribed from facsimile.