Branle des Lavandieres (Washerwomen’s Branle) |
Branle Arbeau, Orchesography | Line or circle for as many couples as will Beginning |
| I | A1 | Double left | Left foot wide. Right foot approached. Left foot wide. Feet together. These four steps are a double to the left. ¶ | Pied largy gaulche. Pied droit approché. Pied largy gaulche. Pieds ioincts. Ces quatre pas font vn double a gaulche. ¶ | ||||||
| Double right | Right foot wide. Left foot approached. Right foot wide. Feet together. These four steps are a double to the right. ¶ | Pied largy droit. Pied gaulche approché. Pied largy droit. Pieds ioincts. Ces quatre pas font vn double a droit. ¶ | ||||||||
| A2 | Repeat A1 | :||: | ||||||||
| B1 | Singles left, right as Men shake fingers, Women hold sides | Left foot wide. Feet together. Right foot wide. Feet together. During these two simples, the women hold their sides, and the men threaten them with their fingers, and in the repetition of these aforesaid simples, the men take hold of their sides and the women threaten them. ¶ | Pied largy gaulche. Pieds ioincts. Pied largy droit. Pieds ioincts. Durant ces deux simples, les femmes se tiennent par les coustez, & les hommes les menacent du doigt, & à la repetition desdits deux simples, les hommes se preignent par les coustez, & les femmes les menacent. ¶ | |||||||
| B2 | Singles left, right as Women shake fingers, Men hold sides | |||||||||
| C | Double left, clapping hands | Left foot wide. Right foot approached. Left foot wide. Feet together. During this double to the left, all the dancers make a noise with their hands, striking one against the other. ¶ | Pied largy gaulche. Pied droit approché. Pied largy gaulche. Pieds ioincts. Pendant ce double à gaulche, tous les danceurs font un bruit de leurs mains. frappes l'une sur l'aultre. ¶ | |||||||
| Double right | Right foot wide. Left foot approached. Right foot wide. Feet together. These four steps are a double to the right. ¶ | Pied largy droit. Pied gaulche approc. Pied largy droit. Pieds ioincts. Ces quatre pas font vn double a droict. ¶ | ||||||||
| Double left, clapping hands | Left foot wide. Right foot approached. Left foot wide. Feet together. During these four steps, all the dancers make noise again, by striking of their hands the one on the other. ¶ | Pied largy gaulche. Pied droit approché. Pied largy gaulche. Pieds ioincts. Pendant ces quatre pas, tous les danceurs font encore du bruict, en frappant de leurs mains l'une sur l'aultre. ¶ | ||||||||
| Kick left, right, left, and Jump, turning 360º to left | Left foot in the air. Right foot in the air. Left foot in the air. Large jump landing with feet together. During these four steps, the dancers let go their hands, each turning a revolution to the left hand, | Pied en l’air gaulche. Pied en l’air droict. Pied en l’air gaulche. Sault majeur tumbant à pieds ioincts. Pendant ces quatre pas, les danceurs laschās leurs mains, tornent chacun un tour à la main gaulche, & | ||||||||
| II | Repeat as desired | and after the jump they retake hands, to repeat the beginning. ¶ | aprez le sault se repreignent, pour repeter le commencement. ¶ | |||||||