bourrée

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun An old French dance resembling the gavotte, usually in 3/4 or 2/2 time beginning with an upbeat.
• noun The music for this dance.
• noun A movement in ballet in which the dancer transfers body weight quickly from foot to foot, usually on the balls of the feet, in a series of small steps.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A lively dance, originating either in Auvergne or in Biscay.
• noun A musical composition in which the strict rhythm and cheerful character of such a dance are embodied.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun (Mus.) An old French dance tune in common time.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun A dance of French origin, common in Auvergne and Biscay in Spain in the 17th century.