Pungente Dardo (Nobilta)

A couple stand facing, not holding hands but close enough to take hands easily.

First verse:

honour, change places and return

• 1-4 Riverenza L
• 5-8 2 Continenze LR
• 9-12 take right hands, changes places with 2 Passi LR and a Seguito breve L
• 13-16 take left hands, return to place with 2 Passi RL and a Seguito breve R

Chorus:

in this instance done facing, not holding hands

1-2 2 Spezzati LR, turning left and separating a little

3-4 3 Destice L, with left hip in

5-8 2 Continenze R, Finto L

9-16 repeat chorus on other side

Second verse:

take ordinary hands, walk forwards

1-8 4 Seguiti breve LRLR, walking down the room together
9-12 2 Puntate LR
13-16 2 Seguiti breve, LR

Chorus

This instance appears to be done side by side, still holding hands.¹

1-2 2 Spezzati LR, forwards

3-4 3 Destice L, with left hip forwards

5-8 2 Continenze R, Finto L

9-16 repeat chorus on other side

Third verse:

take both hands, change places

1-4 take both hands, change places with 2 Seguiti brevi, LR, passing right shoulders

- drop hands, bend both knees as in a meza riverenza -

5-8 turn to left with 2 Seguiti brevi LR, ending facing and a little separate

9-12 2 Puntate forwards LR, facing

13-16 2 Seguiti ordinarii LR flankingly forwards - you will briefly come very close

Chorus - as in the first verse

Fourth verse:

As in verse three, but taking both hands to return to place, passing right shoulders (and possibly on the right foot?).

Chorus - as in the first and third verses

Sciolta as a saltarello

1-4 2 Seguiti brevi turning left (in place, or beginning to change places?)

5-8 2 passi, saffice with left hip in, changing places

9-16 repeat 1-8 on right, returning to place

1-4 4 Spezzato puntato L to left, meza riverenza R

5-8 Spezzato puntato R to right, meza riverenza L

9-12 2 Saffici, LR

13-14 3 Fioretti LR forwards

15-16 2 Trabuchetti LR

1-2 Groppo L (flankingly forwards?)

3-4 2 Fioretti  (flankingly forwards?)

5-6 2 passi LR flankingly forwards

7-8 Saffice L flankingly forwards

9-16 repeat 1-8 on right

1-4 2 Spezzati LR forwards

5-8 2 Saffice LR forwards

take hands (which hands? both? - "in the usual courteous manner")

1-4 2 passi backwards (length?)

 5-8 Riverenza breve L