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Passamezzo (Lupi)

Source: 
Dance Type: 
Number of dancers: 
2
Discussion: 

Concordances: opening passeggio is same as in Ballarino (and is the woman's passeggio throughout ballarino).

Music: 

Lupi doesn't include music, but there are numerous options. Caroso's passamezzo music has been recorded a number of times.

About this translation: 

Lupi's Passamezzo in Gagliarda (pp218-), translated 09/2007, from photocopy of original.
 

Translation: 

 

Passo, e Mezzo in gagliarda

 

When it is done by two, they stand facing, but if it is done by three, or four, they stand in a wheel; they do the Reverenza grave, and continenza to the left [manca] hand, and seguito finto to the right [dritto], then, progressing in a wheel, they do two passi gravi, and a seguito beginning with the left, a passo grave backwards with the right, with two pasetti presti with the left, and right, trabochetti to the left, putting the right foot on the ground, a balzetto to the right hand.

 

They return to do this passage another time, and this passage can be done whether the dance is done by two, or by three, or four, as happens.{???}

 

Gentleman's first mutanza, and the Lady's passeggio.

 

Fioretto fugato, sotto piede sollevato [raised, held up], and capriola spezzato with the left, two dainetti with the right, and left, two scorsi witht he left forwards with two passi saltati [jumped] to the left hand, trabochetto tracacciato with the left, a zoppetto, with three scorsi backwards, and trabochetto with the right, zoppetto, and seguito spezzato to the left hand, two passetti backwards with the left, and right, trabochetto to the left two dainetti right, and left, balzetto with even fett to the right hand.

 

At the same time as the gentleman does his mutanza, the lady progresses, doing to passi gravi and a seguito to the left hand, with two passi finti to the right hand, and a seguito scorsi to the right hand, trabochetto to the left, and trabochetto with even feet to the right hand.

 

Lady's first mutanza, and the passeggio of the Gentleman

 

A passo puntato grave forwards with the left, with a seguito flankingly to the right hand, with two seguiti scorsi turning around to the left with two fioretti backwards with the left, and right, trabochetto grave with the left, and trabochetto with even feet to the right hand.

 

At the same time as the lady does her mutanza, the Gentleman does his passeggio, doing two passi gravi, and a seguito to the left hand, a passo with the right to the right hand, with three fioretti flankingly to the right, with two trabochetti right and left, cadentia, and capriola with the right, or indeed in place of the cadentia, and capriola, one may do two passetti in gagliarda, and trabochetto with even feet, and if one does not with to do the trabochetto, one may do a capriola spezzata.

 

Gentleman's second mutanza, and the Lady's passeggio.

 

Two trabochetti tracacciati with the left, and right, passo with the left, casentua with the right, and a passo with the right to the left hand, the same right foot to the left hand, capriola spezzata with the left, two passetti backwards with the right, and left, gruppo, Reverenza, zoppetto, and passo with the right, fioretto fugato with the left, sotto piede flankingly to the left, sopeetto, adn poasso with the right, with tw scorsi to the left hand with the right forwards, sottopiede flankingly to the right hand, zoppetto, and trabochetto with the left, cadentia, and capriola with the right.

 

At the same time the lady does her usual passage.

 

Lady's second mutanza, and the passeggio of the Gentleman

 

Two fioretti forwards, and two trabochetti with the left, and right, seguito spezzato to the left hand, Reverenza with the right, a seguito scorso to the left hand with two fioretti forwards with the right, and left, with four trabochetti sottopiede, and trabochetto with even feet to the right hand.

 

The gentleman does his usual passage.

 

(THIRD MUTANZE)

 

Passage done together in a wheel.

 

They do together two passi presti, and two fioretti, this they do four times in a wheel, at the end they do a trabochetto to the left, sottopiede, and a trabochetto with even feet with the right.

 

(fourth, fifth, and sixth mutanze)

 

Passage done together in a wheel.

 

The gentleman does two fioretti, and two dainetti, another two fioretti, and two dainetti with two Reverenze caminati with the left, a passo forwards with the left, two Reverenza caminata with the right a passi forwards witht eh rightm trabochetto to the left, sottopiede, and trabochetto with even feet to the right.

At the same time the lady does two fioretti, and two trabochetti, another two fioretti and trabochetti with the left, and right, two passi, adn fioretto with the left, two passi and fioretto with the right, twi passi, and trabochetto with even feet to the right hand.

 

Finally, having done the passage together, they do in the last time through the music, a continenza with the left with a seguito finto to the right hand, two passi backwards, and Reverenza.