Branle

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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A branle ( BRAN-əl, BRAHL, French: [bʁɑ̃l] ), also bransle, brangle, brawl(e), brall(e), braul(e), brando (in Italy), bran (in Spain), or brantle (in Scotland), is a type of French dance popular from the early 16th century to the present, danced by couples in either a line or a circle.

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