Tourdion
Galliard
Arbeau, Orchesography
Individuals
Beginning (to newcomers)
| I | A1 | Start in Posture right (with the right foot forward and the left behind) | ||||||||
| 1 | Kick left | Foot in the air left ¶ | Pied en l'air gaulche ¶ | |||||||
| 2 | Kick right | Foot in the air right ¶ | Pied en l'air droicte ¶ | |||||||
| 3 | Kick left | Foot in the air left ¶ | Pied en l'air gaulche ¶ | |||||||
| 4 | Kick right | Foot in the air right ¶ | Pied en l'air 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 right | Foot in the air right ¶ | Pied en l'air droict ¶ | ||||||
| 2 | Kick left | Foot in the air left ¶ | Pied en l'air gaulche ¶ | |||||||
| 3 | Kick right | Foot in the air right ¶ | Pied en l'air droict ¶ | |||||||
| 4 | Kick left | Foot in the air left ¶ | Pied en l'air gaulche ¶ | |||||||
| 5-6 | Jump, landing in Posture right (in the starting position) | Large jump ¶ Posture right ¶ | Sault majeur ¶ Posture droicte ¶ | |||||||
| II | Repeat as desired | And in this way contiune and repeat the beginning ¶ | Et ainsi continuant en répétant le comimencement ¶ | |||||||
Tabulation to dance the tourdion forthwith after the retour of the basse dance
Tabulature pour dancer le tourdion incontinēt aprez le retour de la basse dance
Reconstruction by Peter Durham.
Translation by Peter Durham.
Original text is transcribed from the Fonta edition.