Branle des Hermites (Hermits Branle) |
Branle Arbeau, Orchesography | Line or circle for as many as will Beginning |
| I | A1 | Double left | left foot wide. right foot approach. left foot wide. feet together. (These four steps make a double left) | pied largy gaulche. pied droit approché. pied largy gaulche. pieds ioincts. (Ces quatre pas font un double a gaulche.) | ||||||
| Double right | right foot wide. left foot approach. right foot wide. feet together. (These four steps make a double right) | peid largy droit. pied gaulche approché. poied largy driot, pieds ioincts. (Ces quatre pas font un double a droict.) | ||||||||
| A2 | Repeat A1 | :||: | :||: | |||||||
| B1 | While turning ½ left, Kick right, left, right; feet together (end facing out from the circle) | Right foot in the air. Left foot in the air. Right foot in the air. Feet together. (During these four steps, the dancers make a half turn to the left hand, & they turn their faces outside the dance) | Pied en l'air droit. Pied en l'air gaulche. Pied en l'air droit. Pieds ioincts. (Pendant ces quatre pas, les danceurs font un demi tour a la main gaulche, & se retreuuent se visage en dehors la dance) | |||||||
| Tap right toe, Tap left toe, Tap right toe, feet together (with arms crossed and bowing the head) | Mark right foot. Mark left foot. Mark right foot. Feet together. (During these four steps, the dancers intertwine their arms, & bow, as the young novices make.) | Marque pied droict. Marque pied gaulche. Marque pied drioct. Pieds ioncts. (Pendant ces quatre pas, les danceurs entrecroisent leurs bras, & s'enclinent, comme font les ieunes nouices) | ||||||||
| B2 | While turning ½ left, Kick right, left, right; feet together (end facing back into the circle) | Right foot in the air. Left foot in the air. Right foot in the air. Feet together. (During these four steps, the dancers make a half turn to the left, & they turn their faces inside the dance, like at the beginning) | Pied en l'air droit. Pied en l'air gaulche. Pied en l'air droit. Pieds ioincts. (Pendant ces quatre pas, les danceurs font un demi tour a gaulche, & se retreuuent se visage en dedans, comme au commencement) | |||||||
| Tap right toe, Tap left toe, Tap right toe, feet together (with arms crossed and bowing the head) | Mark right foot. Mark left foot. Mark right foot. Feet together. (During these four steps, the dancers nod as we have just said). | Marque pied droict. Marque pied gaulche. Marque pied drioct. Pieds ioncts. (Pendant ces quatre pas, les danceurs s'enclinent comme nous venons de dire) | ||||||||
| II | Repeat as desired | |||||||||