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© 1988, Ken Reed
Italian Ballo taken from De Arte Saltandi & Choreas Ducendi,
by Domenico da Piancenza, circa 1450, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.
Dance in a line (side by side) for two men with one lady between them. Note: this dance requires a long space.
| A |
- Reverance and two Salterello forward
- The lady only, Double (left) forward. Then the men Double (left)
forward.
- The lady only, Double (right) forward. Then the men Double
(right) forward
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| B |
- The lady only, does 3 Piva (starting left) and 2 Singles around
the man on her left.
- Then lady does the same around the man on her right.
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| C |
- The men only, one Salterelli (left) forward, one Salterelli
(right) turning out to face down, then 4 single steps (starting
left) turning to face up again.
- The lady only, two Salterello (starting left) forward and 4
steps turning to face down. Note: The dancers end in a triangular
figure.
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| D |
- 3 Doubles (starting left) forward, Posada and turn around (quick
pivot). Note: The men go up the room curving in towards each
other to face. The lady goes straight down the room.
- 3 Doubles (starting right) back the same way, Posada and turn
around.
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| E |
In Bassa time (slow)
- The lady only, Double (left) forward down the room.
- Then the men only, Double (left) forward up the room.
- The lady only, Double (right) forward.
- Then the men only, Double (right) forward.
- All Riprese (left) and Riprese (right), turning around.
- Continenza (left and right), and Reverance.
- The lady only, Double (left) forward up the room.
- Then the 1st man only, Double (left) forward down the room.
- The lady only, Double (right) forward.
- Then the 2nd man only, Double (right) forward, both men turning
to face up at the end of the double. Note: All are now in line.
- All Reverance.
- Men Movimento (step forward and present inside hand to Lady).
- Lady Movimento (turn sharply and go down room to 3rd man
who is waiting).
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Notes on the reconstruction of the dance Leoncello Nuovo:
- The reverance in part A was not in the original and is optional.
- In part C the men originally did two saltirelli forward and a volta
tonda around in a full circle. This variation keeps the men from traveling
too far forward and over-extending the triangle.
- The original does not specify when the turn in part E occurs. My
preference in on the riprese.
- Originally both men would do both of the doubles at the end of part
E.
- The exact form of the movimento in part E is not specified.
- A dance with the same name, tune and structure for two dancers is
found in the collections of both Ebreo and Cornanzano.
- This reconstruction is by Ken Reed, 1988, for Nachtanz Historical
Dancers. Similar reconstruction found in 15th Century Dances from Burgundy
and Italy by M. Inglehearn, Witham, Essex, GB, 1981
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