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'''Angiola''' is a [[15th Century Italian Dance]] which appears in the manuscript ''Siena, Biblioteca Comunale, L.V. 29''. It is classified as a [[ballo]].

==Reconstruction==

This dance is performed by three people, two men and a woman.

===Steps used===

* [[saltarello]] left and right ('''SlL''', '''SlR''')
* [[sempio]] backwards left and right ('''SbL''' and '''SbR''')
* [[doppio]] left and right ('''DL''' and '''DR''')
* [[mezavolta]] left and right ('''MzvL''' and '''MzvR''')
* [[contrapasso]] left and right ('''CpL''' and '''CpR''')
* [[ripresa]] left and right ('''RpL''' and '''RpR''')
* [[continentia]] left and right ('''CnL''' and '''CnR''')

===Choreography===

:The dancers begin three abreast, holding hands, with the woman in the middle. They perform twelve saltarelli, beginning on the left foot. They perform a ripresa left and a ripresa right, followed by two sempi and two doppi, then drop hands to perform a mezavolta left using a ripresa. Taking hands again they repeat the sequence that begins with the ripresa two times.

1-12 SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR<br>
13-14 RpL, RpR<br>
15 SL, SR<br>
16-17 DpL, DpR<br>
18 MzvL (RpL)<br>
19-24 Repeat 13-18 (opposite feet)<br>
25-30 Repeat 13-18 (same feet)<br>

:The first man (who is currently on the right hand side) performs two sempi and two contrapassi. In the time where there would normally be a third contrapasso, he turns around and waves to the lady. The second man then does the same.

31 SL, SR (1st man)<br>
32-33 CpL, CpR, wave (1st man)<br>
34 SL, SR (2nd man)<br>
35-36 CpL, CpR, wave (2nd man)<br>

:The first man performs a mezavolta with two sempi while the lady advances with two sempi. They both perform a riverentia. The second man performs a mezavolta with two sempi while the lady advances with two sempi (she should now be half way to the men). They both perform a riverentia. Everybody performs a ripresa left then a ripresa right.

:The first man performs a mezavolta with two sempi while the lady advances with two sempi. They both perform a riverentia forward. The second man performs a mezavolta with two sempi while the lady advances with two sempi (she should now be between the men). They both perform a riverentia. Taking hands they perform a ripresa left and a ripresa right. They finish with eight pive.

37 MzvL (SL, SR) (first man) SL, SR (woman)<br>
38 RvL (first man and woman)<br>
39 MzvL (SL, SR) (second man) SL, SR (woman)<br>
40 RvL (second man and woman)<br>
41-42 RpL, RpR<br>
43 MzvL (SL, SR) (first man) SL, SR (woman)<br>
44 RvL (first man and woman)<br>
45 MzvL (SL, SR) (second man) SL, SR (woman)<br>
46 RvL (second man and woman)<br>
47-48 RpL, RpR<br>
49-56 PvL, PvR, PvL, PvR, PvL, PvR, PvL, PvR

====Notes====

Reconstruction by Conrad Leviston. The original instructions are confusing and at times illogical. This is not an ideal reconstruction, but gives an elegant dance, with a reasonable level of concordance to the original.

==Music==

No music survives for this dance.
[[Category:dances]]