Menuet or minuet - what is it?

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Menuet or minuet - what is it?

A slow, stately pattern dance in 3/4 time for groups of couples, originating in 17th-century France.
One of first dances learned in my early years at school

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: French: menuet; German: Menuett; Italian - minuetto- Spanish: minueto, English: minuet

A dance, of French origin, in a moderate triple metre. It was known at Louis XIV's court as an elegant social dance performed by one couple at a time, and remained the most popular dance among the European aristocracy until the late 18th century. Lully introduced numerous minuets into his operas and ballets and the dance was frequently included in Baroque keyboard and ensemble suites. Italian minuets, often in 3/8 or 6/8 time, were faster.

You can see an example here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i9opgnif...