What Is a Bourree in Dance?

Bourrée, French folk dance with many varieties, characteristically danced with quick, skipping steps. The dancers occasionally wear wooden clogs to emphasize the sounds made by their feet. Notably associated with Auvergne, bourrées are also danced elsewhere in France and in Vizcaya, Spain.

What is the meaning of bourrée?

1 : a 17th century French dance usually in quick duple time also : a musical composition with the rhythm of this dance.

What is bourrée in ballet?

A movement in ballet in which the dancer transfers body weight quickly from foot to foot, usually on the balls of the feet, in a series of small steps.