évoluer en mesure

[1133Lodi]

Villeroy avait enseigner à Louis XIV d'évoluer en mesure sur un parquet ciré.

to dance in time ? to dance in time with music ?

 

[Michelvar]

Yes, it's about moving in time. But we don't know if it is in time with music, or with a rhythm given by the noise of a cane hitting the floor, for instance.