gavotte
French courtly dance
A gavotte is a French dance from the 17th and 18th centuries, performed in moderate tempo with a characteristic rhythm.
The term also refers to the music composed for such a dance, typically in 4/4 time.
Gavottes appear in Baroque suites alongside other court dances like the minuet and bourrée.
Formal 18th-century dance
- sarabandeStately triple-time court dance
- allemandeYolk-thickened mother sauce
- gigueBaroque suite's closing dance
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
harpsichord · Bach · counterpoint · Handel · ornamentation · partita · Couperin
French royal palace complex
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- court etiquetteFormal royal behavior rules
Louis XIV · partner dance · processional · measured pace · aristocracy · courtiers · decorum
Two-beat rhythmic pattern
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- musical formCompositional structural pattern
Classic ballet heroine
- classical repertoireEstablished concert hall works
- peasant danceRural community movement tradition
- pointe workBallet performed on toetips
- corps de balletBallet's ensemble performers
romantic ballet · divertissement · folk-inspired · village celebration
minuet
Formal 18th-century dance
- sarabandeStately triple-time court dance
- allemandeYolk-thickened mother sauce
- gigueBaroque suite's closing dance
suite · harpsichord · Bach · counterpoint · Handel · ornamentation · partita · Couperin
Versailles
French royal palace complex
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
Louis XIV · court etiquette · partner dance · processional · measured pace · aristocracy · courtiers · decorum
duple meter
Two-beat rhythmic pattern
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- musical formCompositional structural pattern
Giselle
Classic ballet heroine
- classical repertoireEstablished concert hall works
- peasant danceRural community movement tradition
- pointe workBallet performed on toetips
corps de ballet · romantic ballet · divertissement · folk-inspired · village celebration
authenticity
Quality of being genuine
- dance notationSystem for recording choreography
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- dance stylesballet, tango, salsa, waltz, hip hop
- Partner Danceswaltz, tango, foxtrot, quickstep, rumba
- Baroque MusicBach, Vivaldi, Handel, harpsichord, Vivaldi Four Seasons
gavottemosh pit
Aggressive dancing crowd area
slam dancing · twerking · krumping · folk dance · hoedown