bourréen.
/bʊˈreɪ/ 1.
a. A lively dance, of French origin, in common time (two beats in a bar).
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boree1676
bourrée1706
1706 J. Weaver tr. R. A. Feuillet Orchesography 57 Suppose, for example, the Step to be a Bouree.
1963 Times 12 Jan. 4/1 An excellent set of French dancers became available. Their bourrée was a great delight.
b. A musical composition, written usually in duple rhythm and in two-measure phrases, in which the character of the lively dance so named is represented.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > dance music > [noun] > others
galliard1545
passamezzo1568
pavane1591
passy-measure1597
rant1656
passacaglia1659
passacaille1667
chaconne1685
rigadoon1690
passepied1696
rigaudon1708
bourrée1776
minuet de la cour1783
quadrille1802
treble1805
pigeon wing1807
polka1825
redowa1843
polka time1844
écossaise1863
verbunkos1880
drag1901
foxtrot1915
burru1929
rumba1931
palais glide1936
Lambeth Walk1937
jitterbug1939
high life1942
Zydeco1949
hand jive1958
hand jiving1958
hokey-cokey1966
twist1966
chicken scratch1972
smoocher1976
funana1981
New Beat1988
trance dance1988
1776 J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Music IV. 390 The Bouree is supposed to come from Auvergne in France; it seldom occurs but in compositions of French masters.
1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 264/1 The bourrée is often to be found in the older suites, especially in those of Bach.
1891 Queen 3 Jan. 18/3 Minuet in D (No. 1) is fairly interesting, Bourrée in G (No. 2) is rather wild.
2. bourrée step or pas de bourrée, a sideways step in dancing in which one foot crosses behind or in front of the other.
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society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > step > other steps
reprise1521
double1531
reprinse1531
single1531
hop1579
cross-pointa1592
trip1601
back-tricka1616
inturna1627
shorta1652
coupee1673
cut1676
fleuret1677
bourrée step or pas de bourrée1706
contretemps1706
cross-step1728
boring1775
pigeon wing1807
pas de basque1818
cross-cut1842
flicflac1852
buckle-covering1859
reverse1888
reversing1892
cross-stepping1893
box step1914
jump turn1924
moonwalk1969
coupé-
1706 P. Siris tr. R.-A. Feuillet Art of Dancing 41 (heading) A Table of Bourrée-Steps or Fleurets.
1710 J. Essex tr. Feuillet Treat. Chorogr. 15 One may make little hopps or Bouree steps but little hopps are more in fashion.
1786 S. J. Gardiner Definition Minuet-dancing 25 The lady must then make a pá tombéz with her left Foot, and the Gentleman a pá de bouréz with his left Foot.
1830 R. Barton tr. C. Blasis Code of Terpsichore (ed. 2) ii. 102 Afterwards come..the pas de bourrée and the various movements of different kinds of pirouettes.
1957 G. B. L. Wilson Dict. Ballet 206 Pas de bourrée, lit. a bourrée step; a step probably deriving its name from the Bourrée..with which, however, it has now no apparent connexion.
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