| These melodies were built from short, cadentially delimited ideas often based on stylized dance patterns drawn from the sarabande or the courante. |
| It supplies descriptions of numerous dances, including the galliarde, volte, and courante, plus musical notation, with the steps and positions clearly defined. |
| A French courante differed from the Italian, and certain dances were taken at different tempi in different countries. |
| It was originally a branle of Poitou, derived from the Courante. |
| After the Pavane came the courante, a court dance performed on tiptoe with slightly jumping steps and many bows and curtseys. |
| Examples of dances include the French courante, sarabande, minuet and gigue. |
