What Is Bourree in Music?

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

What era is bourrée?

In the Baroque era, after the Academie de Dance was established by Louis XIV in 1661, the French court adapted the bourrée, like many such dances, for the purposes of concert dance.

What is a bourrée in ballet?

bo͝o-rā, bo͝o- 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.