Branle des Pois

(Peas Branle)

Branle

Arbeau, Orchesography

Line or circle for as many couples as will

Simple


I	A1	1-4	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. ¶
		5-8	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 double a droit. ¶
	A2	1-8	Repeat A1	:\|\|:	:\|\|:
	B1	1-2	Men: Jump	Large jump, by the men. Feet together. During these two steps the women do not move. ¶	Sault majeur, par les hõmes. Pieds ioincts. Pēdant ces deux pas les femmes ne se bougent. ¶
		3-4	Women: Jump	Large jump, by the women. Feet together. During these two steps the men do not move. ¶	Sault majeur, par les femmes. Pieds ioincts. Pendant ces deux pas, les hommes ne se bougent. ¶
		5-8	Men: Step left, 3 Small Jumps	Left foot wide. Little jump. Feet together. Little jump. Feet together. Little jump. Feet together. While the men make these three jumps here, the women do not make any movement. ¶	Pied largy gaulche. Petit sault. Pieds ioincts. Petit sault. Pieds ioincts. Petit sault. Pieds ioincts. Pendant que les hommes font ces trois saults icy, les femmes ne font aucun mounement. ¶
	B2	1-2	Women: Jump	Large jump, by the women. Feet together. During these two steps the men do not move. ¶	Sault majeur, par les femmes. Pieds ioincts. Pendant ces deux pas, les hommes ne se bougent. ¶
		3-4	Men: Jump	Large jump, by the men. Feet together. During these two steps the women do not move. ¶	Sault majeur, par les hommes. Pieds ioincts. Pendant ces deux pas, les femmes ne se bougent. ¶
		5-8	Women: Step left, 3 Small Jumps	Left foot wide. Little jump. Feet together. Little jump. Feet together. Little jump. Feet together. While the women make these three jumps here, the men do not make any movement. ¶	Pied largy gaulche. Petit sault. Pieds ioincts. Petit sault. Pieds ioincts. Petit sault. Pieds ioincts. Pendant que les femmes font ces trois saults icy, les hommes ne font aucun mounement. ¶

II			Repeat as desired

Reconstruction by Peter and Janelle Durham. Original transcribed from Fonta edition. Translation by Peter Durham.

Notes

Reconstruction. A close reading of Arbeau's instructions in B 5-8 shows that the Step left at beat 5 is not a Single left since the right foot does not close. Instead, the dancer jumps into the air quickly after the step, landing on beat 6, jumps again landing on beat 7, and jumps a third time landing on beat 8.