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Thu, 2016-12-08 11:03 — katherine
Dance Type: 
passamezzo
Part of choreography: 

Passo Mezo (Ballarino)

Source: 
Il Ballarino (1580)
About this translation: 

Katherine Davies, 2004, updated 2016

Translation: 

The man will do two Fioretti with even feet flankingly with two Passi gravi forwards, and two Riverenze preste, beginning each thing on the left foot; then with the same feet pretending to turn to the right, but not lowering that said foot to the ground, he will turn at once to the left: then lowering, at once he will do, facing the Lady, two Riverenze preste with the right foot, and two Trabuchetti, one to the right, and the other to the left: then he will do a Sottopiede to the left, with two Fioretti forwards, and one Trabuchetto to the left: then lowering the right, he will complete the variation with a Capriola in three, or in five, as many as he will return with comfort.

About this reconstruction: 

Katherine Davies, 2017

Reconstruction: 

I've not yet settled the timing for this mutanza, but this is a good working model.   

 

 chord bar step calling text (translated) notes
D 1  2 fioretti a pie pari, LR bada-da  The man will do two Fioretti with even feet flankingly
  
2 bada-da  
3 passo  L  step with two Passi gravi forwards,  
4 passo  R  step  
 C 5 2 riverenze preste, LL  down-up and two Riverenze preste, beginning each thing on the left foot;       
6  down-up  
7 feint to right, then left   then with the same feet pretending to turn to the right, but not lowering that said foot to the ground, he will turn at once to the left:  
8 2 riverenze preste, RR  down-up then lowering, at once he will do, facing the Lady, two Riverenze preste with the right foot,  
 D 9  down-up       
10 2 trabucchetti, RL, sottopiede L trab- trab, sotto and two Trabuchetti, one to the right, and the other to the left: then he will do a Sottopiede to the left,  
11 fioretto L  fio-retto with two Fioretti forwards,  
12 fioretto R  fio-retto  
 A 13  trab L
 		  trab

and one Trabuchetto to the left: then lowering the right,

 

    
14  lower  
15 capriol  capriol he will complete the variation with a Capriola in three, or in five, as many as he will return with comfort.  
16    

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