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Man 2

Dance Type: 
Part of choreography: 

Passo Mezo (Ballarino)

About this translation: 

Katherine Davies, 2004, updated 2016

Translation: 

The man will follow with the second variation, doing two Passi in Gagliarda, and a Cadenza also in Gagliarda, beginning with the left foot: then he will do a Balzetto with even feet to the left, with a Groppo, and two Fioretti forwards: he will then do three Passi presti backwards, beginning with the right, and two Riverenza preste, and one Trabuchetto with the left: then he will do another Trabuchetto with the right, one Sottopiede also with the right foot, two Fioretti à piedi pari beginning with the right, and he will finish this Mutanze with a Cadenza in Gagliarda, and a Capriol in three, or in five, in time with the music.

About this reconstruction: 

Katherine Davies, 2016

Reconstruction: 
  bar step calling text (translated) notes
  1 passo L, passo R

kick L -

kick R

The man will follow with the second variation,

doing two Passi in Gagliarda,

 
2 cadenza L

cadenza -

 and a Cadenza also in Gagliarda, beginning with the left foot:  
3 balzetto to L

bounce -

 then he will do a Balzetto with even feet to the left,  
4 groppo R gro-o- with a Groppo,  
  5 -op-po
6 fioretto R fio-retto and two Fioretti forwards:  
7 fioretto L fio-retto
8 3 passi backwards RLR

back - back he will then do three Passi presti backwards, beginning with the right,

 
  9 back -  
10 2 riverenze preste LL

down - up and two Riverenza preste,

 
11 down - up  
12 2 trabuchetti LR, sottopiede to R trab - trab, sotto and one Trabuchetto with the left:

then he will do another Trabuchetto with the right, one Sottopiede also with the right foot,

 
  13 fioretto a pie pari R bada-da two Fioretti à piedi pari beginning with the right,

 
14 fioretto a pie pari L bada-da  
15 cadenza jump - and he will finish this Mutanze with a Cadenza in Gagliarda,  
16 capriola (in 3 or 5) capriol and a Capriol in three, or in five, in time with the music.
Condensed version, for calling: 
  1. kick - kick
  2. cadenza -
  3. bounce -
  4. gro-o
  5. -op-po
  6. fio-retto
  7. fio-retto
  8. back - back
  9. back -
  10. down - up
  11. down - up
  12. trab - trab,sotto
  13. bada-da
  14. bada-da
  15. jump -
  16. capriol -
Discussion: 

There are (as usual) several ways to make the timing work. So far, this is the one I'm most happy with.