Lo Brisa-PèBrise PiedOccitania/France
These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Germain Hebert, who learned it from "La Talvera" a group from Cordes-sur-ciel in France. The primary source was Jacques Latouche.
Music:
Meter: 2/4
Formation: Longwise set of couples, although you don't really dance with your partner.
Introduction: Depends upon the recording. For the Talvera recording, wait 4 bars.
Bar 2: repeat bar 1,
Bar 3: Step on R to R (1), Touch L next to R, and clap (2)
Bar 4: Clap (1), Pause (2)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4 with opposite footwork and direction
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8
Hebert's notes say you step on L on count 2 of bar 3, and on the R on count 1 of bar 4. In some of the videos below they stomp L, R in place on these counts
Formation: Longwise set of couples, although you don't really dance with your partner.
Introduction: Depends upon the recording. For the Talvera recording, wait 4 bars.
Part 1
Bar 1: Traveling to own R, Step R to R (1), Close L next to R (2)Bar 2: repeat bar 1,
Bar 3: Step on R to R (1), Touch L next to R, and clap (2)
Bar 4: Clap (1), Pause (2)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4 with opposite footwork and direction
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8
Hebert's notes say you step on L on count 2 of bar 3, and on the R on count 1 of bar 4. In some of the videos below they stomp L, R in place on these counts
Part 2
Bars 1-2: Stepping R (1), L (2), R (1), and pulling R shoulder back rotate CW 1/4 to face L, Pause on last count (2)
Bars 3-4: Pulling L shoulder back, Step L (1), R (2), L (2) rotating CCW to face back to face R position, pause on last count (2)
Bars 5-8: Using 5 steps, R (1), L (2), R (1), L (2), R (1), touch L make a complete CW rotation, clap on (2), Clap (1) Pause (2).
Bars 9-16: Repeat bars 1-8 with opposite footwork and direction.
Hebert's notes say you step on L on count 2 of bar 7, and on the R on count 1 of bar 8. In some of the videos below they stomp L, R in place on these counts
Hebert's notes say you step on L on count 2 of bar 7, and on the R on count 1 of bar 8. In some of the videos below they stomp L, R in place on these counts
Repeat dance from the beginning until the end of the music
Other instructions on the web
- http://www.socalfolkdance.com/dances/L/Lo_Brisa-Pe.pdf
- Page 60 of (2002) Stockton Folk dance Camp Syllabus
Tucson Video
Videos on the web
Sheet Music:
- http://andretrichot.fr/phocadownload/Partitions/Brise-Pieds/le%20brise%20pied%20français.pdf
- http://www.lescompagnonsdumusette.fr/fs/nous_on_aime/3k3do-brise_pieds_de_la_Marie_Huguette_1.pdf
Also spelled: Brise-Pè, Brisa-Pe, Le brise pied
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