Galliard for four for the Winter Warm-up, 2016

Four dancers start in a semi-circle, roughly, facing audience. Begin and end together; between each will in turn do a mutanza while the other three dance passeggio.

Music: Each phrase has 4 tempi, and is played twice: AABB - 16 tempi altogether. 

First time: opening honours

• A    Riverenza, 2 continenze 
• A'   4 tempi of cinquepasso, all circling to clockwise round the dancing space
• B    all do passeggio for B - 2 seguiti, continenza, finto
• B'   3 do B' passeggio, left-most begins advance for Mutanza

Mutanze: (start at left hand end and finish at right hand end of set)

• on B': Introduction: 4 tempi of gagliarda, moving into dancing space
• on A: mutanza  of 4 tempi
• on A': repeat mutanza on other side, or another 4 tempi to conclude 
• on B: retreat to right-most end of set, with four tempi
• on B': join normal passeggio with others

Passeggio:

• A and A': 3 seguiti ordinarii left, right, left, finto right; repeat for A'
• B: 2 seguiti LR then continenza left, finto right  
• OR: (after solo - retreat to right end of line)
• B': 2 seguiti LR then slow turn left  
• OR: (start your mutanza - opening honours / entry)
• OR: (after your solo - closing honours)

Final verse

• 4 cinquepassi, circling with partner, holding right hands
• 4 cinquepassi, circling with partner, holding left hands
• 4 cinquepassi fermati per fianco (in place, to left and right in turn, all four the same)
• closing honours: 2 continenze, riverenza

Mutanze (A, A')

A parts - choose at will from Compasso, Arbeau, and others. Need units of  4 tempi (one or two of them).

Example 1

A

1. cinquepasso forwards, R
2. 2 balzi left, 2 beats of campanella, cadenza
3. 2 balzi right, 2 beats of campanella, cadenza
4. cinquepasso turning

A' repeat A starting on other side

Example 2

A

1. 4 hops to left, cadenza
2. campanella turning to left, cadenza
3. sottopiede in reccaciata to right, cadenza
4. punta e calcagno L (no cadenza)

A' repeat A starting on other side

But final punta e calcagnio is 3 beats, then close, and cadenza. 

Example 3

A 

1. cinquepasso in place, flank to left
2. cinquepasso in place, flank to right
3. molinello
4. finto R

A'

1. hop-step-close-spaccata
2. passo indietro (turn to face behind) - finto
3. kick left sideways, left foot to right calf, right sideways, right foot to calf, cadenza
4. zurlo (end facing forwards) spaccata

Retreats (B)

Example retreats

• 4 cinquepasso circling dance space
• 2 tempi of riprese in sottopiesde, retreating, 2 tempi of scorsi, circling in place
• 2 tempi of scorsi in figure 8, 2 slow steps retreating into place
• 2 slow steps retreating into place, 2 cinquepassi fermati per fianco OR 2 cinquepassi circling in place

Katherina's solo:

• B: normal passeggio: 2 seguiti, continenza, finto
• B: circle dancing space - 4 tempi, each being 4 zoppetti on one foot then cadenza
• A

1. cinquepasso per fianco left (kick: forwards, back, forwards, forwards)
2. repeat to right
3. kick left, step left, close right, zurlo clockwise
4. kick right, step right, close left, spaccata per fianco

• A'

1. molinello turning L
2. molinello turning R
3. campanella L with left flank forwards
4. campanella R with right flank forwards

1. 4 zoppetti L, cadenza 
2. 4 zoppetti R, cadenza - these two tempi circling back to right end of line
3. punta e calcagio L
4. punta e calcagio R