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Capriole of various sorts (Negri)

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How to do the capriuole in terzo, in quarto, and in quinto, and in sesto, lifting yourself straight from the ground with both feet, as you can see in the following figure.

Book II Rule 38. p81

The Capriuola in terzo [capriol in three] is easily learned by leaning with the hands on something convenient thing, and holding the left foot in front of the right, so that the left heel is three inches beyond the right toes. Then lift yourself up by the strength of your arms, which, together with your legs, should remain well extended, as pass first the right and then the left, one foot into the place of the other, two inches apart, and make these passes three times, as quickly as you can, coming to rest with the left behind, and allow yourself to fall lightly onto your toes, finishing in passo, as I said above.

The Capriuole in quarto, in quinto, & in sesto are in done in the same way, except that the legs pass four times in that in quarto, and in that in quinto they pass five times, landing with the left behind, and in that in sesta they are passed six times with the greatest possible speed [con grandissima prestezza], and you come to rest with the right foot behind, allowing yourself to fall lightly onto the toes. In practising in this way you will easily learn how to do them without leaning on anything. Note that you should pause, as above, lifting yourself from the ground with the legs straight, and the toes high, and pass them well, straight and even, both the feet, forwards and backwards, holding the arms extended in a straight line by your sides, and lifting both out in front at least a palm in rising to jump, and in falling, that the arms return to their place.

There are then eight capriuole, passing straight with the legs extended, in which you rise from the ground with both the feet, that are done in one tempo of the gagliarda, that is, in four, in five, and in six.

The first capriuola is done in quarto, contrapassando with a half turn.
The second capriuola is done in quarto, per fianco turning around once.
The third is done in quarto with a passo forwards turning the right flank.
The fourth is done in quarto, per fianco, with four quick little steps [passate presto - see passi presti, or passeti minuti] turning round.
The fifth is done in quarto with two jumps backwards turning round to the right.
The sixth is done in quarto, a passo forwards, and a jump with even feet, and three beats [battute] over the left.
The seventh is done pausing [fermata] with three caprioles, and the last is done in quinto.
The eighth is done in sesto going forwards with three scambietti di piedi with speed. [Negri gives no rule for scambietti; try scambiate
The ninth is done with both the feet even with a turning jump.
[There follow more galliards variations in the next Rule].

p86
How to do the capriola trecciata (braided capriol), as is shown here in quarto and in sesto, that in quarto is done in the manner described above, that is, in doing the salto tondo trecciato you stop with your feet even in a straight line, and do a capriola in sesto interweaving then, and separating the left three times in the air over and under, and you rise from the ground as much as you can, passing the legs six times, with great speed, and allowing yourself to fall lightly with the feet even in that same place, on your toes, with the feet four inches apart from one another, and the toes a little further apart, bending the knees a little, and this is indeed the capriola trecciata in sei, and it is difficult to do well and justly [properly?], noting all the actions mentioned above, the in leaving the ground, and in landing you must always separate the knees a little more than the feet [check].

There are then seven braided caprioles, that are done in one tempo of the galliard, that is, in four, and in six, and they are done with the same steps that are used with the caprioles passing straight, but the difference is that for the straight you rise from the ground in passo and for the braided, with feet even.

Book II Rule 40.p86

The first capriuola trecciata in quarto is done contrapassando forwards in a straight line, standing with the left foot in front, and you do two little jumps [saltini] per fianco forwards with even feet, one with that foot [the left] and the other with the right foot in front, and turning that flank [the right] you rise up for the capriuola trecciando with the left over the right, and the right over the left, and it is done as many times to the other side, and there are three actions [botte].

[Note: I think the three actions are the two saltini and one capriola, and that when he says it is done as many times to the other side he means to repeat the whole thing in the next tempo. Perhaps, however, he means you to do two caprioles one after the other, or to make four passes in the capriola trecciata]

[There follow more galliard variations]

Book II Rule 9. How to do the capriola spezzata in aria with one foot, as shown in the the figure. p53

The capriuola spezzata in aria passing twice and four times, is done standing with the left foot in front of the right, and you raise the left with a little jump, and immediately lowering it you raise the right, and drawing it quickly back somewhat you thrust it immediately forwards again, then lowering the right you do the same again with the left, carrying the body straight and the arms extended, and because these capriuole spezzate would remain in this manner incomplete, then in the end lift yourself up a little more with the body, passing in the capriol four times going always forwards in a straight line.

p87

How to do the capriuole sopra un pie spezzato in aria (caprioles over one foot, broken, in the air), passing in four, and beating above the instep of the foot, and in five passing with both the feet, and in five straight, and braided with one foot.

There are ten caprioles sopra un pie spezzato in aria (over one foot, broken, in the air), that are done in one tempo of the galliard, that is, passing in four, and beaten over the instep of the feet, and passing in five, and passing twice braided, and twice straight with one foot alone.

Book II Rule 41. p87.

The first capriuola spezzata (broken capriol) is done standing the body as I said above, with the left foot in front, and is done contrapassando forwards with two jumps [salti] one with the right foot raised over the left, the other on the right, and with the left passing four times the capriol, turning the right flank, and it is done as many times on the other side, and there are three actions [botte].
[Again: not sure if there is one capriol or two - see note above. More galliard variations follow.]

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Two sorts of sotto sbalzi in capriuola (caprioles bouncing under?): per fianco, and the the left foot raised.
Book II Rule 42. p88

The sottosbalzi in capriuola are done in two ways. In the first you pause in passo with the left foot in front. You do two salti, one on the said foot with the right foot raised behind, the other rising as much as you can, putting the right toes at the heel of the left, and doing the capriol, landing on the left foot with the right foot raised behind.

The other is done standing with the left foot in front, and with the leg extended, and the toes of that foot high, and you do a capriol landing on that foot with the right raised behind, then you put the toes of that right to the left heel, and rise in the capriol, landing on the [left, with the - I think these words are missing here] right behind, as above, and with the same rule you do it turning to one side and the other, and in this manner it has won the name of sotto sbalzo (bouncing, or leaping, under) in capriuola, sopr'un pied (over one foot).
[Goes on to talk about sottopiede with caprioles]