Passo e Mezzo (Caroso - Nobilta)

Passo e Mezzo

Balletto

In honour of the most serene lady, Donna Livia dalla Rovere

Duchess of Urbino

Those who with to do this Passo e mezzo first stand fancing as seen in the picture, doing together the Riverenza longa in four beats of the music, with two Continenze brevi of two beats. Progressing to the left hand they will do two Riprese, two Trabucchetti, and one Seguito breve of two beats, beginning each of these motions with the left foot. Then they will return to do the same Riprese, Trabucchetti and Setuifo, beginning then with the right. And this is called the "Passeggio Terminato" (completed passage), since in these motions and actions one does as many with the right foot as with the left, and that is most correct.

First Mutanza (Variation) of the Gentleman

In the second time, while the Lady progresses so to the left side, and so to the right, the Gentleman will do this Mutanza. He will do two Zoppetti stretching the left foot forward in the air, and with the same he will do two mezze Riverenze preste [quick small/half riverenze] in the manner of three beats of the campanella, and a Groppo, beginning these motions with the left foot. Then he will suddenly do a Passo in aria with the right, and the Cadenza with Trito minuto, that is, with that Cadenza he will do three balzettini [little balzetti, little jumps] to the left side, and this is called the Trito minuto. Then he wll do a Sottopie [same as Sottopiede] with the right, a Trabucchetto with the left, and another Sottpie with the right, two Passi in aria presti, one with the right, the other with the left, and with the same [foot] he will do a Fioretto, and another with the right, with two Passi minimi [very small/fast steps] backwards, two more mezze Riverenze, two Trabuchetti, a Sottipie, and at the end the Cadenza, resting with the left foot in front as it was as the beginning. Then witht eh right foot, which he will find behind, he will begin to do this Mutanza anew, and he will finish with that same; and this way of doing these Mutanze will be the most correct, and is done in time to the music. The Passeggio of the Lady is this. She will do two Passi semibrevi of one beat each, and one Seguito semidoppio, beginning with the left, one Spezzato ordinario with the right, two Passi minimi, and at the end a Seguito breve, that is [a Seguito] ordinario, beginning with the left . She will do the saem passage to the right side, beginning then with the right foot. The Gentleman, while the Lady does her own Mutanza, will do the same Passage that she has done already.

First Mutanza of the Lady

In the third time, she will do a Groppo, two Fioretti forwards, two Passi presti backwards, two more Fioretti forwards, two Passi adaggio [leisurely steps], and she will turn around to the left hand with four Fioretti, at the end of which she will do the Cadenza; then she will do the Chiusa [close, conclusion] as in the dance "Pavaniglia", that is, a Zoppetto with the left foot forwards, a Passo in aria with the right, and the Cadenza, resting with the left foot in front. She will do the same Mutanza on the other side. The Gentleman will do the saem Passages.

Second Mutanza of the Gentleman

In the fourth time, the Gentleman will do this second Mutanza: first, to the left side, he will do a Trabuchetto with the left, and a Sottopie with the right two times; then he will do two Passi in aria presti [quickly], one with the right and the other with the left, two Fioretti forwards, and one Groppo; then he will turn with two Passi adaggio [leisurely steps], and in prospettiva he will to two Fioretti, two Passi presti backwards, two mezze Riverenze preste, as above, two Trabuchetti, a Sottopie, and at the end the Cadenza, resting always with the toes even [or perhaps 'straight']; begining these motions with the left, resting then at the end with the left foot in front, as was described above. He will do the same on the other side. 

The Lady will do the same Passeggi, both to the left hand, and to the right hand.

Second Mutanza of the Lady, and the Passeggio of the Gentleman

In this second Mutanza the Lady will do, to the left side, two Riprese in Sottopie, and one Fioretto. She will do the same motions to the right side. Then she will do a Groppo, with the Cadenza, two Passi adaggio [leisurely steps], two Fioretti turning around to the left hand, with two Passi presti [fast steps] backwards, and the Cadenza. At the end, she will do the Chiusa [conclusion], that is a Zoppetto, a Passo in aria, and the Cadenza, as she did the previously in her first Mutanza. She will do the same on the other side. 

Passage done together, in a wheel [or circle]

In this passage the Gentleman will begin by doing two Fioretto, two Passi minimi, two Fioretti, and two Passi, another two Fioretti turning around the the left hand, two Passi forwards, and the Cadenza. Then they will do the Chiusa [conclusion] as above, that is, a Zoppetto, a Passo in aria, and the Cadenza. And note furthermore that the Lady, in doing this same circular passage, will begin it by doing two Passi, and then two Fioretti; the opposite of that which the Gentleman will have done. Then they will return to do it to the right side, each one the other way, that is the Gentleman will beging with the Passo, and the Lady with the Fioretti, each returning to their own place. 

Third Mutanza of the Gentleman, and Passage of the Lady

He will do a Passo puntato semibrevi with the left flank inwards, beginning with the left foot, and two Fioretti forwards, beginning with the right. He will do the same backwards, on the other side. Then he will do two Passi turning around the the left hand with two Fioretti forwards, and the Cadenza, and then he will do the Chiusa, that is a Zoppetto, a Passo in aria, and the Cadenza, as described above. The will do the same Mutanza on the other side, beginning it with the right.

Third Mutanza of the Lady, and Passage of the Gentleman

She will do the same Mutanza that the Gentleman did, with the left, and so with the right foot. 

Fourth Mutanza of the Gentleman, and the Passage of the Lady

The Gentleman will begin this final Mutanza by doing two Riprese Sottopie to the left side, two Passo semibrevi forwards, and another Ripresa, as above, and the Cadenza with the right forwards. Then he will do a Balzetto to the right side, and a Sottopie with the left, with two Fioretti forwards, two Passi presti minimi backwards, two mezze Riverenze, two Trabucchetti, and the Cadenza, beginning it with the right, of the Fioretti backwards. Then he will do the Chiusa, that is the Zoppetto, the Passo in aria, and the Cadenza, resting with the left forwards. He will do the same thing another time on the other side. 

Fourth Mutanza of the Lady, and the Passage of the Gentleman.

She will do a Corinto, that is three Riprese, and one Trabucchetto with the left flank inwards; she will do the same on the other side. Then she will do, in prospettiva, two Passi adaggio, turning to the left hand, with two Fioretti forwards, and two Passi minimi, that is quickly backwards, and the Cadenza. Then she will do the Chiusa, as above. Whe will do the same Mutanza another time on the other side, beginning it with the right foot. 

The Chiusa [conclusion] that both will do.

Progressing together, they will do two Riprese sottopiede, two Trabucchetti, and one Seguito finto in prospettiva, beginning these with the right foot. They will do the same on the other side. Then they will do two Passi puntati brevi forwards, one with the left, the other with the right, and that done, they will gracefully finish this dance by doing the Riverenza in time with the music, and all the customary ceremonies and manners.