An dro

Dancers dance in a line or circle, swinging their arms with little fingers linked.

An dro or en dro (Breton: "the turn") is a Breton folk dance in ⁴
₄. It is a form of a circle dance.^[1]

Technique

The dance is performed in a line, with the dancers joined by hooking their little fingers. They swing their arms, and take a short step to the right, a longer step to the left, so they drift steadily leftwards.^[2]

Recordings

An dro songs are part of the repertoire of almost any Breton singer or group, from traditional music such as that of Alan Stivell^[3] and Tri Yann's Portraits,^[4] to rock music such as the 1998 album La Ouache by Matmatah.

Non-Breton singers have included an dro songs on albums including Imeall by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Altan's vocalist).^[5]

See also

• Fest noz
• List of ethnic, regional, and folk dances by origin

References

1. "An Dro Reel". The Session. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
2. "An Dro & An Dro Retourné, [L*] (Changerais Tu, Chañj Tu, [S**]) – Brittany". Folkdance Footnotes. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
3. Stivell, Alan (1972). ALAN STIVELL - An dro (A l'Olympia) (LP). Fontana. OCLC 1115371643. Available on YouTube (multiple versions there).
4. Tri Yann (1995). Portraits (CD). Sony music entertainment. DL 2010. available on YouTube
5. "Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh displays her "edge"". The Irish Echo (Oldest Irish American Newspaper in USA, established in 1928). 10 June 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

External links

• A YouTube video of the dance—which begins at 1:18