Rostiboli Gioioso

Rostiboli Gioioso is a 15th Century Italian Dance which appears in seven different manuscripts. It is classified as a ballo.

Reconstruction

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

Steps used

• sempio left and right (SL and SR)
• doppio left and right (DL and DR)
• ripresa left and right (RpL and RpR)
• mezavolta right (MzvR)
• saltarello left and right (SlL, SlR)
• voltatonda right (VtR)
• movimento (Mov)

Choreography

1-2 RpL, RpR (together)
3-4 SL, SR, DL (man)
5 MzvR (with a doppio right to face partner)
6-7 RpL, RpR (together)
8-9 SL, SR, DL (man)
10 MzvR (with a doppio right to stand next to partner)
11-12 RpL, RpR (together)
13-14 SL, SR, DL (woman)
15 MzvR (with a doppio right to face partner)
17-17 RpL, RpR (together)
18-19 SL, SR, DL (woman)
20 MzvR (with a doppio right to stand next to partner)
21-24 SL, SR, DL DR, DL (advancing together)
25-26 VtR (with two sempi and a ripresa)
27-28 RpL, RpR
29-36 Repeat 21-28
37-52 SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR, SlL, SlR (16 saltarelli)
53 Mov (man), Mov (woman)
54 DL (man)
55 Mov (woman), Mov (man)
56 DL (woman)
57-60 Repeat 53-56

Notes

The original notation says that the riprese in bars 27 and 28 should be quick, but riprese done at normal speed fit to the music.

Rconstructed by Conrad Leviston, Tiffany Brown and Paul Harrison.

Music

Four part arrangement needed.