Breton dance

The dance has experienced a reappropriation in the late 1950s, with the development of the Celtic Circles (cultural groups) and Fest Noz (night festival).

Breton dance is accompanied by musicians and singers playing and singing in duos, trios, quartets and, sometimes, even larger groups.

The circular form, the typical pattern of the most dominant dance in the western Brittany repertoire, is very representative of the social structure.

It was the manifestation of the folk social order which expressed through a collective activity the status of each individual within the community.

It also explains the current extraordinary enthusiasm of thousands of Bretons who today keep practicing music and dancing, thus perpetuating a centuries-old tradition.

It is the dance with the most variants and can be considered to include kost ar c'hoad and suite fisel.

The Dañs Treger is a dance from the Trégor region and fell into disuse at the end of the 19th century.

They include: The structure of these dances suggests a similarity with the en dro of Lower Brittany, with variations in movements or arm holds.

Strictly speaking, the rond de Loudéac is a suite, usually of four dances: rond-bal-rond-riquegnée.

The Ronds du type Guérandais are to be found in the districts situated between the estuary of the river Vilaine and the Loire.