Angelosa

Angelosa is a 15th Century Italian Dance which appears in two manuscripts. It is classified as a ballo.

Reconstruction

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

Steps used

• saltarello tedesco left and right (SltL, SltR)
• sempio backwards left and right (SbL and SbR)
• doppio left and right (DL and DR)
• contrapasso left and right (CpL and CpR)
• ripresa left and right (RpL and RpR)
• voltatonda right (VtR)
• continentia left and right (CnL and CnR)

Choreography

The couple begin holding hands and perform four saltarelli tedesci. They then perform a doppio backwards ending with a riverentia. They then perform two sempi backwards and a low riverentia. They then repeat this from the beginning.

1-4 SltL, SltR, SltL, SltR
5 DbL 6 RvR 7 SbL, SbR 8 RvlL

Music

No music survives for this dance.