Voltati in Ça Rosina

 



This is another relatively simple dance, this time from Guglielmo (Giovanni Ambrosio). It is for a man between two ladies. You can have heaps of fun play acting in this one, especially the second playing of Part 1.

 


Part 1 (Quadernaria)

The music for Part I is 8 bars of quadernaria played 3 times.

 


First playing

1 - 2

DL DR

Two doubles in quadernaria time (saltarello todescho)


3 - 4

DL DR (Vt)

Two doubles, making a full turn (volta tunda).


5 - 6

SL SR DL

The man leaves the ladies with two singles and a double, moving forwards.


7 - 8

SL SR DL (Mv)

The ladies move forwards alongside the man with two singles and a double. At the end of this the man turns to face the other way.

 


Second Playing

1 - 2

SlL SlR

They move apart with two saltarello todescho steps.


3 - 4

(Mv) RpL RpR

They turn to face each other and do a ripresa to the left and one to the right. At this point they should be in a triangle formation facing in to the middle.


5 - 6

DL DR (Vt)

Each makes a full turn with two doubles, turning over the left shoulder.


7 - 8

CnL CnR CnL CnR

Each does four continenze, beginning with the left foot.

 


Third Playing

1 - 2

SL SR DL

Each moves forwards towards the others with two singles and a double.


3

DRb

Each moves backwards with one double on the right foot.


4

DL (Vt)

Each does a full turn in one double, beginning on the left foot.


5

RpR

Reprise to the right.


6

RvL

Riverenza on the left foot, going low (to the ground).


7 - 8

CnL CnR CnL CnR

Four continenze, beginning with the left foot.

 


Part 2 (Piva)

1 - 8

Pv x 8

The man does four tempi of piva around the first lady, then around the second lady (in a kind of a of hey for three), then back to his place.