bourrée

thumb|Borrèia in Auvergne, early 20th century

alt=People dancing bourrée in a folk ball.|thumb|People dancing bourrée in a folk ball The bourrée (; ; also in England, borry or bore) is a dance of French origin and the words and music that accompany it. The bourrée resembles the gavotte in that it is in double time and often has a dactylic rhythm. However, it is somewhat quicker, and its phrase starts with a quarter-bar anacrusis or "pick-up", whereas a gavotte has a half-bar anacrusis.