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 portogallese left and right (DpL and DpR)
• 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
9-16 Repeat

Taking right hands, the couple exchange places with a doppio portogallese. Dropping hands the man goes down the hall and the woman up with three more doppio portogallese, making faces as if jealous of each other. They perform a mezavolta on the last doppio.

The dancers approach each other with three contrapassi, and touching right hands they perform a riverentia with the left foot.

15 DpL (holding right hands)

Music

No music survives for this dance.