Alesandresca |
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a bassadanza for two by Guglielmo Ebreo |
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Source: Smith's translation, reconstructed
by Dafydd and Conandil. |
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Music: Forse che si, forse che no,
Alesandresca |
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involved, but the beginning of the dance is very clear. |
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Starting position: man
in front of the woman, leading. |
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Section 1: |
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1 |
Two sempi (left and right) and a doppio (left) |
2 |
Doppio (left) |
3&4 |
Voltatonda with a sempio on the right and a doppio on the left (which
starts in the middle of measure 3 and finishes |
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in the middle of measure 4), finishing measure 4 with a mezavolta to
reverse positions (the woman is leading after |
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this half-turn). |
5&6 |
Two riprese, left and right |
7 |
Two continenze, left and right |
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8-14 |
Repeat all of the above, with the mezavolta in the middle returning the
man to the lead position |
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Section 2: |
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15&16 |
Shift to go right shoulder to right shoulder and circle with two sempi,
left and right, and a doppio left |
17&18 |
Reverse directions and circle left shoulder to left shoulder with two
sempi, right and left, and a doppio right |
19&20 |
Take right hands and circle with two sempi, left and right, and a doppio
left |
21&22 |
Take left hands and circle with two sempi, right and left, and a doppio
right |
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Section 3: |
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23 |
Riverentia on the left |
24 |
Separate from each other with a sempio backwards on the left,
the mezavolta on the right to face away from your partner |
25 |
Ripresa left |
26 |
Voltatonda in two sempi, right and left |
27 |
Ripresa right (remain facing away from your partner throughout) |
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Section 4: |
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28&29 |
Take two doppi, left and right, away from your partner, then mezavolta to
face your partner again |
30&31 |
Two riprese, left and right |
32 |
Riverentia on the left |
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Section 5: |
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33 |
Man movimento (scosso), woman responds |
34&35 |
Approach your partner with two saltarelli, left and right (in bassadanza
time) |
36 |
Voltatonda in two sempi right and left |
37 |
Ripresa right |
38 |
Riverentia on the left, touching right hands, and at the end
the woman adjusts so that she's once again in the lead of the pair |
39&40 |
Two riprese, left and right |
41 |
Riverentia on the left |
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The entire dance repeats with the Forse music - the
second time, the roles are reversed. |