Cinq Pas

(Five Step)

Galliard

Arbeau, Orchesography

Individuals

Beginning (to newcomers)

I A1 Start in Posture right (with the right foot forward and the left behind)
1 Kick leftKick left ¶ Greue gaulche ¶
2 Kick rightKick right ¶ Greue droicte ¶
3 Kick leftKick left ¶ Greue gaulche ¶
4 Kick rightKick right ¶ Greue droicte ¶
5-6 Jump, landing in Posture left (in the reflection of the starting position)Large jump ¶ Posture left ¶ Reverse. ¶ Sault majeur ¶ Posture gaulche ¶ Reuers. ¶
A2 1 Kick rightKick right ¶ Greue droict ¶
2 Kick leftKick left ¶ Greue gaulche ¶
3 Kick rightKick right ¶ Greue droict ¶
4 Kick leftKick left ¶ Greue gaulche ¶
5-6 Jump, landing in Posture right (in the starting position)Large jump ¶ Posture right ¶ Sault majeur ¶ Posture droicte ¶
II Repeat as desiredAnd in this way contiune and repeat the beginning ¶ Et ainsi continuant en répétant le comimencement ¶
 
Tabulation of the five steps of the galliard, for which the movements are done as for the tourdion, except that they are made more high and more manly, and in place of the pied en l'air, the dancer does the coups de pied or greves
Tabulature des cinq pas de la galliarde, de laquelle les mouuements font comme au tordiō, fors qu'ils font faicts plus hault & plus virilemēt, et en lieu du pied en l'air, le dāceur dera des coups de pied ou greves
Reconstruction by Peter and Janelle Durham based on the dance as taught in Carolingia. Translation by Peter Durham. Original text is transcribed from the Fonta edition.

Notes

Performance. Note that the kicks in the galliard are Greves and thus should be performed with more vigor than the normal Pied en l'Air kicks.