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'''Petit vriens''' (also ''petite rinense'' or popularly ''the duck dance'') is a [[15th Century Italian Dance]] which appears in the manuscript ''Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Ital.476'', known as PnA. It is classified as a [[ballo]].
'''Petit vriens''' (also ''petite rinense'' or popularly ''the duck dance'') is a [[15th Century Italian Dance]] which appears in the manuscript ''Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Ital.476'', known as PnA. It is classified as a [[ballo]]. It was choreographed by Domenico, one of the three masters of Italian Dance.


In the [[Barony of Stormhold]] it is traditionally the last dance performed at an event.
In the [[Barony of Stormhold]] it is traditionally the last dance performed at an event.

Revision as of 03:35, 4 December 2006

Petit vriens (also petite rinense or popularly the duck dance) is a 15th Century Italian Dance which appears in the manuscript Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Ital.476, known as PnA. It is classified as a ballo. It was choreographed by Domenico, one of the three masters of Italian Dance.

In the Barony of Stormhold it is traditionally the last dance performed at an event.

Reconstruction

This dance is performed by three people.

Steps used

Choreography

Beginning in a row, one behind the other holding hands, perform sixteen pive.

PvL, PvR
PvL, PvR
PvL, PvR
PvL, PvR
PvL, PvR
PvL, PvR
PvL, PvR
PvL, PvR

The first person departs doing four pive. The second person does four pive to end up behind the first. The third person does four pive to end up behind the second. The first person departs doing a doppio. The second person does a doppio to end up behind the first. The third person does a doppio to end up behind the second.

PvL, PvR (first person)
PvL, PvR

PvL, PvR (second person)
PvL, PvR

PvL, PvR (third person)
PvL, PvR

DL (first person)
DL (second person)
DL (third person)

The first person performs a riverentia to the second. The third person performs a riverentia to the second. The second person quickly moves to the side so that the line is now a triangle and everybody performs a riverentia to the centre.

Rv (first person)
Rv (third person)
Rv (all)

Everybody performs a doppio left backwards away from each other, the perform a doppio right forwards. They perform a ripresa left, and finally a ripresa right performed as a voltatonda left. After the voltatonda the three join up in a line again, but with a different leader. The dance then repeats.

DbL
DR
RpL
RpR (VtL)

Other reconstructions

Music

The original music survives, although there is no four part arrangements here yet.