I looked this up because it's in the lyrics of Carly Simon's song, You're So Vain. He's prancing kinda like a peacock, so I can see why that term was used. Interesting. I LOVE words...
queerDIYguy Ditto. Brilliant songwriter/singer. But.... the "vain" guy in the song walked into a party in the late 1960s/early 1970s and did this? And all of the girls wanted to be his partner?
A beautiful dance! Must learn all that ballet vocabulary, though, to understand clearly what she is saying. Definitely must learn how to dance this. Looks like great fun. :)
Today I learned that the lyric in You're So Vain is "You had one eye on the mirror and watched yourself gavotte"... so now I'm here. I always thought it was "...watched yourself go by". Oh, and I'm here because Carly Simon is using her song in a political ad against Donald Trump.
I always thought it was "go by" too! Seems like a LOT of us thought the same thing! We all have to see what the heck a gavotte is XD Also instead of "wife of a close friend" I thought it was " wife of a Postman" you know he's so vain he sleeps with the wife of the mailman who slept with his wife. "Oh I'll show you Mr. Mailman" lol :)
You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf it was apricot You had one eye in the mirror, as you watched yourself gavotte.
VERY NICE I first heard of gavotte, from " you're so vain "............years later , while attending a yoyo ma concert , he performed a piece of music , for the gavotte, on his cello .............I understood what it was...................
This guy seems to be going through basic ballet positions but without the arms and with a few tutti-frutti leg moves thrown in. Is this what modern ballet evolves from?
Yes! It is surprising, but Louis XIV loved dancing so much, he had invented ballet and was its first star, dancing as the ancient Greek sun god, Apollo.
You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht Your hat strategically dipped below one eye Your scarf it was apricot You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte
You're So Vain caused me to end up here but I've seen this before I think. Would be hilarious if he just started doing some MJ moves at the end or hard head banging.
No idea who aziraphale is in all of the comments, I just wanted to know what Mick Jagger was watching himself do in the mirror of Carly Simon's song You're So vain.
Mostly the 1680s-1750s. It was invented by the French peasants, and was a 'kissing dance' because as the participants moved between partners, they'd kiss everyone they danced with. The dances was adopted by the French Nobility, who "polished" the steps (basically removed the kissing part) and made it and official dance for courts and even English people danced the Gavotte.
Comparing the dance of today, to the dance of then, it appears that there is a higher thinking skill level in learnin the steps, precision and coordination and certainly more refinement.
You had one eye on the mirror And watched yourself gavotte And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner They'd be your partner, and You're so vain
🤣Aziraphale has totally given all of the gavotte videos on youtube a new lease on life.
And after the second season, Aziraphale's apology dance to Crowley had better be one helluva gavotte!
@@morwenna there's a second season?
@@Rumptertumskin79prime video
Searching the gavotte for a fanfic I'm reading 😅
That is EXACTLY why I'm here 😂
i'm doing it for aziraphale.
I'm so glad it's not just me
Same here i thought i was alone ahhh
qmclic I feel called out
Me too
SAME
How to contribute to the good omens fandom:
I can just see Aziraphale trying to learn this dance. It's adorably prim.
yeah! I found this video just so I could picture him dancing
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So did I
StoryDetective Same here!
lousyPetrolhead ahaha, me too )
Glad I'm not the only who found themselves here for this reason :)
I am a simple boy scouring the internet for good omens related content
Mood for me but im a gal
SAME
I looked this up because it's in the lyrics of Carly Simon's song, You're So Vain. He's prancing kinda like a peacock, so I can see why that term was used. Interesting. I LOVE words...
I’m watching this for Aziraphale
I gotta practice to go to my "discreet gentlemen's club"
all 18 dislikes are crowley being annoyed
Crowley would watch aziraphale dancing don't lie to yourself
Crazyfangirl12 point taken
bitch stfu
Gabriel made 18 separate TH-cam accounts just to dislike this video XD
Literally over half the people here are Good Omens fans.
oh gosh i did not expect to see the comment section overflowing with good omens sjdfkd
WHAT THE HELL DID YOU EXPECT
@@iradescence7078 I DON'T KNOW LMAO I THOUGHT IT WOULD JUST BE INNOCENT PEOPLE LEARNING THE GAV O T T E--
How to summon Aziraphale:
Getting ready for my Aziraphale cosplay like:
Same- Lmao
Bro that's the exact reason I'm here
AYYYY LMAO ME TOO
I'm going to be Aziraphale the next Halloween so I better begin practicing
With you on this as well for the same reason. I might not be a good dancer but dammit I will learn this dance for my Aziraphale Cosplay.
Everyone: Aziraphale
Me: I'VE FOUND MY PEOPLE
aziraphale is watching this from his 'discreet gentlemans club'
Everyone is here for good omens but I just want to learn the dance! What is that show!
I'm kidding I'm animating Aziraphale
I'm wheezing.
Learning the gavotte after watching good omens
I'm relieved that I'm not the only one who came here because of Aziraphale
watched this. started crying. i love aziriphale so goddamn much yall.
how did i know the comments were gonna be full of good omens references
I totally watched this for the sole reason of understanding the first verse of the song "You're So Vain".
me too! and all the while thinking wow is Carly an absolutely brilliant singer/songwriter or what!
gayle t Me three :)
queerDIYguy Ditto. Brilliant songwriter/singer. But.... the "vain" guy in the song walked into a party in the late 1960s/early 1970s and did this? And all of the girls wanted to be his partner?
+queerDIYguy This video goes so well with the song though...i watched it with no volume.
you are not alone my friend
Its not what you'd call 'good dancing'
it's what you'd call _great_ dancing
I got it 😂
bitch stfu
Call it what you want but it sure as hell is white people dancing that’s for sure.
I just think it's cool this video survived the last 250 years.
I’m here because for 45 years I didn’t hear “gavotte” in You’re So Vain. I heard “go by”☺️
I guess there's a prerequisite to this: learning what all the French words for the elements of this dance mean.
My sentiments precisely. The dance techniques vocabulary is an entire lesson in itself
He makes it look so easy
A beautiful dance! Must learn all that ballet vocabulary, though, to understand clearly what she is saying. Definitely must learn how to dance this. Looks like great fun. :)
You’re So Vain lyrics brought me here.
Perfection.
Such a cute dance
I just randomly decided to look up what a gavotte looks like. It’s 2 am.
11 PM for me. 😅
I always thought it was "as you watch yourself go by".
It's driving me nuts. No way was it "watched yourself govotte..." The world is upside down now.
Today I learned that the lyric in You're So Vain is "You had one eye on the mirror
and watched yourself gavotte"... so now I'm here. I always thought it was "...watched yourself go by".
Oh, and I'm here because Carly Simon is using her song in a political ad against Donald Trump.
I always thought it was "go by" too! Seems like a LOT of us thought the same thing! We all have to see what the heck a gavotte is XD
Also instead of "wife of a close friend" I thought it was " wife of a Postman" you know he's so vain he sleeps with the wife of the mailman who slept with his wife. "Oh I'll show you Mr. Mailman" lol :)
I’m also here bc of that song. LOL😆
Now I’m off to search up the ad against Trump. 👋😅
Looking this up only bc of Aziraphale
You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror, as you watched yourself gavotte.
VERY NICE I first heard of gavotte, from " you're so vain "............years later ,
while attending a yoyo ma concert , he performed a piece of music , for the gavotte, on his cello .............I understood what it was...................
I can't imagine Warren Beatty dancing like this?
This guy seems to be going through basic ballet positions but without the arms and with a few tutti-frutti leg moves thrown in. Is this what modern ballet evolves from?
Yes! It is surprising, but Louis XIV loved dancing so much, he had invented ballet and was its first star, dancing as the ancient Greek sun god, Apollo.
How lovely.
You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte
hey, i was reading the lyrics for 'You're so vain"
Really beautiful. A little fruity, but mesmerizing and exacting
You're So Vain caused me to end up here but I've seen this before I think. Would be hilarious if he just started doing some MJ moves at the end or hard head banging.
"You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte"
-Carly Simon
Carly Simon lyrics brought me here.
I'm here because of Bulgakov's The White Guard.
He should have an Apricot Scarf, as he gavots
What is the song in the background? Anyone knows?
No idea who aziraphale is in all of the comments, I just wanted to know what Mick Jagger was watching himself do in the mirror of Carly Simon's song You're So vain.
I see we’re all here for the same reason. 😆
funny, that's how I too learned this new word.
The gavotte was different through the ages. When exactly did they dance like this? Renaissance? Baroque? I'd be really grateful for an answer.
Mostly the 1680s-1750s. It was invented by the French peasants, and was a 'kissing dance' because as the participants moved between partners, they'd kiss everyone they danced with. The dances was adopted by the French Nobility, who "polished" the steps (basically removed the kissing part) and made it and official dance for courts and even English people danced the Gavotte.
I'm doing it for Carly Simon.
This needs Hardstyle and Shuffle to remix the hell out of it!
Comparing the dance of today, to the dance of then, it appears that there is a higher thinking skill level in learnin the steps, precision and coordination and certainly more refinement.
Cheryl S. This dance is all basic ballet........
You had one eye on the mirror
And watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and
You're so vain
I love how we're all here for Aziraphale 😹😹
make sure you keep one eye in the mirror as you watch yourself GAVOTTE.
>> Carly Simon
Carly Simon sent me.
I see all of the Aziraphale comments but can anyone explain this dance to me? I don’t know French and I don’t have a background in ballet
What is this piece called?
Superb technique. Very instructive. Does anybody know who the dancer is? Or the commentator for that matter?
damn this shit fye
In my times I would have kill for a coupé coupé
If you didnt come here after good omens you're weird af
I think Carly Simon gave this video 100k views.
I think it was Aziraphale and Aziraphale alone
So we’re all here for the book worm angel?
No, the Macarena has “basic steps.”
Can anyone in the comments please write the steps?
why would Warren beatty be doing this?
Only here cause of Carley Simon.
Someone has a bedroom voice!!
You forgot the "kick at derriere" and "tush on bidet".
Who's here because "Your So Vain"?
Sweet Mother Mary of Jesus!
Carly Simon brought me here
im here thanks to Robert pinsky
You had one eye in the mirror, as you watched yourself....
The Man in The High Castle brought me here.
Impressive, but shouldn't his hat be strategically dipped below one eye.. and where's his apricot scarf?! 🤔
This nancy boy better whip out some Grey Poupon real quick or Im gonna be pissed.
These dancing Videos are, for the most part, unpleasant to watch, if you have delved into historical fashion a bit....*gnarf*
Teresa how dare you!
I wonder if he had one eye on the mirror........lol
I don’t know what this is and I don’t know why I’m here.
But did he have one eye on the mirror as / he watched himself gavotte?
GAVAT DANSI NÖY LAN ?
You mock me.
He's so vain .. he probably thinks this song is about him
What the fuck is thiiiiiiiis!!!!!!
Not primitive apefrican jungle shit.