or GAGLIARDA, a sort of dance anciently in great request; consisting of very different motions and actions, sometimes proceeding terra d'terra or smoothly along; sometimes capering; sometimes along the room, and sometimes acros. The word is French, galliard, or rather Italian; and literally signifies "gay, merry, sprightly." This dance was also called Romanesque, because brought from Rome.

Thoynot Arbeau, in his Orcheography, describes it as consisting of five steps, and five positions of the feet, which the dancers performed before each other, and whereof he gives us the score or tablature, which is of fix minims, and two triple times.