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===Choreography=== |
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:This dance begins with three dancers standing abreast, with the woman in the centre. Everybody performs a continentia left, a continentia right, and then advances with two sempi. The men continue with two doppi, while the woman performs a ripresa left and a ripresa right. The woman then performs two doppi while then men perform a ripresa left and a ripresa right. The woman should have made slightly larger doppi than the men did, and therefore be a little further forward. The woman performs a voltatonda right with one ripresa, while the men perform a ripresa forward to draw level. Everybody performs a |
:This dance begins with three dancers standing abreast, with the woman in the centre. Everybody performs a continentia left, a continentia right, and then advances with two sempi. The men continue with two doppi, while the woman performs a ripresa left and a ripresa right. The woman then performs two doppi while then men perform a ripresa left and a ripresa right. The woman should have made slightly larger doppi than the men did, and therefore be a little further forward. The woman performs a voltatonda right with one ripresa, while the men perform a ripresa forward to draw level. Everybody performs a volta del gioioso left, followed by two continentie, left and right. |
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1-2 CL, CR<br> |
1-2 CL, CR<br> |
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6-7 DL, DR (woman):RpL, RpR (men)<br> |
6-7 DL, DR (woman):RpL, RpR (men)<br> |
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8 RpL advancing (men):VtR(RpL)(woman)<br> |
8 RpL advancing (men):VtR(RpL)(woman)<br> |
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9-10 |
9-10 VdG<br> |
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11 CL, CR |
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:Everybody performs two tempi of saltarelli advancing, then two riprese. The woman performs the second ripresa as a mezavolta. |
:Everybody performs two tempi of saltarelli advancing, then two riprese. The woman performs the second ripresa as a mezavolta. Everybody performs two doppi, the men moving away from the woman. Everybody performs a ripresa left as a mezavolta, followed by a ripresa right. In place of the ripresa right the first man (he who started on the left) performs a contintia right and a continentia left. He should now be standing directly opposite the woman. Everybody performs a doppio left, then as the first man performs a doppio right, the woman and the second man perform a continentia right and a continentia left. |
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''Incomplete'', to be continued, [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 06:26, 3 Nov 2005 (CST) |
''Incomplete'', to be continued, [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 06:26, 3 Nov 2005 (CST) |
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Latest revision as of 14:00, 5 November 2005
Duchessa is a 15th Century Italian Dance which appears in two different manuscripts. It is classified as a bassadanza.
Reconstruction
This dance is performed by three people. The original instructions call for one man and two women.
Steps used
- continentia left and right (CL and CR)
- sempio left and right (SL and SR)
- doppio left and right (DL and DR)
- ripresa left and right (RpL and RpR)
- voltatonda left (VtL)
- saltarello left and right (SlL, SlR)
- mezavolta right (MzvR)
- riverentia (Rv)
Choreography
- This dance begins with three dancers standing abreast, with the woman in the centre. Everybody performs a continentia left, a continentia right, and then advances with two sempi. The men continue with two doppi, while the woman performs a ripresa left and a ripresa right. The woman then performs two doppi while then men perform a ripresa left and a ripresa right. The woman should have made slightly larger doppi than the men did, and therefore be a little further forward. The woman performs a voltatonda right with one ripresa, while the men perform a ripresa forward to draw level. Everybody performs a volta del gioioso left, followed by two continentie, left and right.
1-2 CL, CR
3 SL, SR
4-5 DL, DR (men):RpL, RpR (woman)
6-7 DL, DR (woman):RpL, RpR (men)
8 RpL advancing (men):VtR(RpL)(woman)
9-10 VdG
11 CL, CR
- Everybody performs two tempi of saltarelli advancing, then two riprese. The woman performs the second ripresa as a mezavolta. Everybody performs two doppi, the men moving away from the woman. Everybody performs a ripresa left as a mezavolta, followed by a ripresa right. In place of the ripresa right the first man (he who started on the left) performs a contintia right and a continentia left. He should now be standing directly opposite the woman. Everybody performs a doppio left, then as the first man performs a doppio right, the woman and the second man perform a continentia right and a continentia left.
Incomplete, to be continued, Conrad Leviston 06:26, 3 Nov 2005 (CST)
