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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Angiola''' is a [[15th Century Italian Dance]] which appears in the manuscript ''Siena, Biblioteca Comunale, L.V. 29''. It is classified as a [[ballo]].<br />
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==Reconstruction==<br />
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This dance is performed by three people, two men and a woman.<br />
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===Steps used===<br />
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* [[saltarello]] left and right ('''SlL''', '''SlR''')<br />
* [[sempio]] backwards left and right ('''SbL''' and '''SbR''')<br />
* [[doppio]] left and right ('''DL''' and '''DR''')<br />
* [[mezavolta]] left and right ('''MzvL''' and '''MzvR''')<br />
* [[contrapasso]] left and right ('''CpL''' and '''CpR''')<br />
* [[ripresa]] left and right ('''RpL''' and '''RpR''')<br />
* [[continentia]] left and right ('''CnL''' and '''CnR''')<br />
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===Choreography===<br />
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: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.<br />
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1-12 SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR<br><br />
13-14 RpL, RpR<br><br />
15 SL, SR<br><br />
16-17 DpL, DpR<br><br />
18 MzvL (RpL)<br><br />
19-24 Repeat 13-18 (opposite feet)<br><br />
25-30 Repeat 13-18 (same feet)<br><br />
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: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.<br />
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31 SL, SR (1st man)<br><br />
32-33 CpL, CpR, wave (1st man)<br><br />
34 SL, SR (2nd man)<br><br />
35-36 CpL, CpR, wave (2nd man)<br><br />
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: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.<br />
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: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.<br />
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37 MzvL (SL, SR) (first man) SL, SR (woman)<br><br />
38 RvL (first man and woman)<br><br />
39 MzvL (SL, SR) (second man) SL, SR (woman)<br><br />
40 RvL (second man and woman)<br><br />
41-42 RpL, RpR<br><br />
43 MzvL (SL, SR) (first man) SL, SR (woman)<br><br />
44 RvL (first man and woman)<br><br />
45 MzvL (SL, SR) (second man) SL, SR (woman)<br><br />
46 RvL (second man and woman)<br><br />
47-48 RpL, RpR<br><br />
49-56 PvL, PvR, PvL, PvR, PvL, PvR, PvL, PvR<br />
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====Notes====<br />
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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.<br />
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==Music==<br />
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No music survives for this dance.<br />
[[Category:dances]]</div>Conrad Leviston