balletto RUSTICA AMOROSA (by Battistino) [Mistress Urracca](Caroso, p. 126) This ought to be a dirt-simple dance since the verses are practically the same. However, I have difficulty hearing the beat in this music. I have to count "1 and 2 and ..." to avoid getting off. The phrasing in the backing away chorus doesn't seem to go well with the music [Homage to Amour]. beats steps figure 1-4 Riverenza facing (not holding hands) 5-8 Continenza left & right 1-4 4 Riprese left 5-8 4 Riprese right 1-2 Passo Trangato left & rightflankingly backward 3-4 Seguito Ordinario left foreward 5-6 Passo Trangato right & leftflankingly backward 7-8 Seguito Ordinario right foreward ----------------------------- 1-8 4 Seguiti Ordinariiprogressing (holding ordinary hands) 1-4 4 Riprese leftfacing (NOT releasing hands) 5-8 4 Riprese right 1-2 Passo Trangato left & rightflankingly backward 3-4 Seguito Ordinario left foreward 5-6 Passo Trangato right & leftflankingly backward 7-8 Seguito Ordinario right foreward ----------------------------- 1-4 Seguito Ordinario left & rightprogressing (holding ordinary hands) end in 1/2riverenza 5-8 Seguito Ordinario left & righttrading places passing right shoulders 1-4 4 Riprese left facing 5-8 4 Riprese right 1-2 Passo Trangato left & rightflankingly backward 3-4 Seguito Ordinario left foreward 5-6 Passo Trangato right & leftflankingly backward 7-8 Seguito Ordinario right foreward ----------------------------- 1-4 Seguito Ordinario left & rightprogressing (holding improper hands) end in 1/2riverenza 5-8 Seguito Ordinario left & righttrading places passing right shoulders 1-4 4 Riprese left facing 5-8 4 Riprese right 1-2 Passo Trangato left & rightflankingly backward 3-4 Seguito Ordinario left foreward 5-6 Passo Trangato right & leftflankingly backward 7-8 Seguito Ordinario right foreward ----------------------------- Sciolta in Saltarello 1-2 Riverenza facing (not holding hands) 3-6 4 Seguiti Spezzatiturn over left shoulder & end facing with more space between 7-8 Seguito Spezzato l&r flankingly foreward 1-2 2 Represe leftturning the left flank in & traveling sideways toward each other 3-4 Trabuchetto LRLpivoting to turn right flank in 5-6 2 Represe rightturning the right flank in 7-8 Trabuchetto RLR pivoting to face 1-2 Passo Trangato left & rightflankingly backward 3-4 Seguito Ordinario left foreward 5-6 Passo Trangato right & leftflankingly backward 7-8 Seguito Ordinario right foreward Riverenza