Feel like a dance? How about this? Doesn't it look fun. The Groupe de Pontivy performing the Gavotte du Pays Pourlet. The place and dance are from lower Brittany, the Vannetais (in Breton Bro Gwened). The Breton name sounds almost Welsh which is not surprising for they are both Celtic nations. Today the French department is called Morbihan. The traditional music, dance and costumes and even the headdresses of Brittany vary from region to region and sometimes even town to town.
Intrigued by this dance I found a 18 second clip that shows it in action, although the postcard photographer has captured the movement and feel of the dance wonderfully.
8 comments:
Oh, my goodness! Fun indeed! I'm out of breath just watching! Fun! Happy PFF!
I'm so glad you posted the clip! The postcard is wonderful - looks like they are flying.
Does that ever look like fun! Fun to watch and maybe fun to try too.
Let's do this dance at our first PFF convention!
Great postcard!
Fun! Those little bonnets are cute.
The photographer has done a fantastic job in capturing the scene. It looks like the men have most fun though, and the women must be fit and strong!
Cool! Breton women...elevate...their men. :)
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