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Thu, 2016-12-08 10:53 — 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 begin this Mutanza, doing two Seguiti trangati in aria semidoppi to the left, and another two to the right, with four fioretti, two forwards, and two flankingly backwards with even feet: then he will do three Caprioles, or indeed a Trabuchetto to the left, immediately lowering the right, and doing a Balzetto with even feet to the right.

About this reconstruction: 

Katherine Davies, 2016

Reconstruction: 
 chord bar step (alternate step) calling text (translated) notes
D 1 seguito trangato in aria semidoppio, going to left   step-step-   The man will begin this Mutanza, doing two Seguiti trangati in aria semidoppi to the left,
   		 This step isn't defined in any manual. See below for discussion.       
2  step-hop
3  seguito trangato in aria semidoppio, going to left  step-step-
4  step-hop
 C 5   seguito trangato in aria semidoppio, going to right  step-step- and another two to the right,
 
6  step-hop  
7    seguito trangato in aria semidoppio, going to right  step-step-  
8  step-hop  
 D 9  fioretto L forwards  fio-retto

with four fioretti,

two forwards, and two flankingly backwards with even feet: 

It's not clear whether "flankingly" and "with even feet" apply to all four fioretti, or just the two backwards. I've assumed just the two backwards.
  
10  fioretto R forwards  fio-retto  
11  fioretto a pie pari L backwards  bada-da  
12  fioretto a pie pari R backwards  bada-da  
 A 13  trab L (or)
 		 capriol  capriol

then he will do three Caprioles,

or a Trabuchetto to the left, immediately lowering the right,

and doing a Balzetto with even feet to the right.

  

     
14 capriol  capriol  
15   balzetto R capriol  capriol  
16  -  
Discussion: 

"Seguito trangato in aria semidoppio" isn't a step Caroso (or any other renaissance author) defined, but he describe a seguito trangato and a seguito semidoppio.

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