Source: 15th century Italian; Joy and Jealousy
Setting: 3 people in a line
Version: 1.0
A: (8 bars in piva (6/8), repeated twice.)1-8
(twice) 16 Pive, starting on left. B: (4 bars in piva (6/8), played 3 times.)9-12
Man 1 4 Pive (starting left) to leave the group,9-12
Woman 4 Pive to catch up with Man 1,9-12
Man 2 4 Pive to catch up. C: (2 bars in piva (6/8), played 3 times.)13-14
Man 1 Doppio (starting left) to leave the group,13-14
Woman doppio to catch up with Man 1,13-14
Man 2 doppio to catch up. D: (2 bars in piva (6/8), played 3 times.)15-16
Man 1 and Woman take hands and reverenza right,15-16
Woman and Man 2 take hands and reverenza right,15-16
All 3 reverenza left. E: (8 bars in piva (6/8).)17-18
Doppio left backwards, moving away from each other,19-20
doppio right forwards, moving towards each other,21-22
Ripresa left and right23-24
Voltatonda (on left, turning left).
Repeat dance.
Disclaimer: a cheat sheet does not do justice to explaining how to properly do a 15th century Italian dance.
Discussion:
This dance is quite easy to teach. It consists of an opening section, 3 solo sections, and a final part. It can be entertaining to do it on a densely-packed dance floor.