August 20th

Just four of us this evening, but an excellent session of dancing.

We started off with Rostiboli Gioioso, then Amoroso, to warm up. Then we focussed on Canaries for the first half, and Lo Spagnoletto in the second half. Finally, Madam Cecilia's Pavin and the Black Almain to finish. (And then, after all, David and I rehearsed Pungente Dardo; to perform on Saturday night.)

Canaries

A new mutanza (based on Negri's first man's mutanza), then a revision of our past two mutanze, then a complete dance.

• the first mutanza for a woman from Negri's canario
• another simple variation, cobbled from several sources 

As a simple dance:

• Riverenza and two continenze, with your partner - one strain
• four spezzati into the middle of the floor, four circling (holding right hands) - one strain
• four separating, then the man only does the turning passage - one strain
• man's first mutanza - two strains
• man does turning passage, then woman does it - one strain
• woman's first mutanza - two strains
• woman does turning passage, then man does it
• man's second mutanza 
• man does turning passage, then woman
• woman's second mutanza
• woman does turning passage and man does it at the same time; 4 spezzati meeting in the middle - one strain
• four spezzati changing ends, man does turning passage - one strain
• Then the man and the woman each do another two mutanze, separated by turning passages, as above; after the woman's final mutanza ...
• woman does turning passage and man does it at the same time; 4 spezzati meeting in the middle - one strain
• 8 spezzati circling in the middle, end side by side - one strain
• 2 continenze, riverenza - one last strain