Laurie Griffiths wrote:
> 
> Frank asked "A rant? Is there actually a dance called that???
> (Reminds me of what Shakespeare says about the branle, btw...)..."
> 
> And what did Shakespeare say about the branle? (I know that one meaning of
> the French verb "branler" is not polite to mention here).

Twelfth night.
Just some silly pun on "dancing the French brawl" and "brawling in
French" to pick up girls.

(BTW, I thought everybody in Britain was force fed Shakespeare during
elemntary school the same way us poor Norwegians are force fed Ibsen!)

Frank
http://www.musicaviva.com

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