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English Country Dance was also popular in France.

André Lorin visited the English court in the late 17th century and after returning to France he presented a manuscript of dances in the English manner to Louis XIV.

In 1706 Raoul Auger Feuillet published his Recüeil de Contredances, a collection of " contredanse anglais " presented in a simplified form of Beauchamp-Feuillet notation and including some dances invented by the author as well as authentic English dances.

This was subsequently translated into English by John Essex and published in England as For the Further Improvement of Dancing.

Copies of these books may be found online.