This is another of Caroso's balletto + sciolta dances from Il Ballarino. The description of the steps is a bit odd in the second verse, in that there appears to be almost enough steps for two verses.

This is a reconstruction that I made because I wasn't entirely happy with the other reconstructions that I saw.

Begin the dance facing your partner, holding both hands, as in Contentezza d'Amore

Figure 1

1 – 4

RvL

Riverenza

5 – 8

SgL SgR

Two seguiti left then right, each turning over your own left shoulder. End up facing again.

9 – 10

CnL

Continenza left, touching right hands.

11 – 12

CnR

Continenza right, touching left hands.

Finish figure 1 by facing forwards to do the next figure progressing up the hall.

The step description in Caroso for figure 2 appears to indicate two passi, a seguito, two passi, two reprise, four seguiti, and then the two continenze. There isn't enough music for this in one repeat of the dance, so I have gone with the reconstruction below which essentially breaks this up into two figures. This reconstruction means that you will need 5 repeats of the A part of the music instead of 4. Alternatively, you could drop figure 2A completely and have 4 repeats of the music. Another option is to make the music for Figure 2 longer than the other figures, which is what Il Ballarino seems to indicate.

Figure 2

1 – 2

PsL PsR

Two passi, left then right.

3 – 4

SgL

Seguito left.

5 – 6

PsR PsL

Two passi backwards, right then left

7 – 8

RpR RpR

Two reprise, flankingly backwards to the right.

9 – 12

CnL CnR

Continenza left then right.

Figure 2A

1 – 8

SgL SgR SgL SgR

Four seguiti, progressing up the hall.

9 – 12

CnL CnR

Continenza left then right.

Begin the next verse by facing your partner and taking right hands.

Figure 3

1 – 2

PsL PsR

Two passi, left then right, changing places.

3 – 4

SgL

Seguito left, returning to your own place. Drop right hands and take left hands.

5 – 6

PsR PsL

Two passi, right then left, changing places.

7 – 8

SgR

Seguito right, returning to your own place.

9 – 12

CnL CnR

Continenza left then right, facing forwards again.

Figure 4

1 – 2

PsL PsR

Passo left and right, progressing up the hall.

3 – 4

SgL

Seguito left, the man turning over his left shoulder and the lady turning over her right shoulder. Do a half turn (i..e. Cast off) so that you are facing back down the hall.

5 – 6

PsR PsL

Passo right and left, progressing down the hall.

7 – 8

SgR

Seguito right, casting back to face up the hall again.

9 – 12

CnL CnR

Continenza left then right.

My reconstruction of the sciolta is 2 repeats of the sciolta music, which is 22 bars long, for a total of 44 bars.

Sciolta

1 – 4

RvL

Riverenza

5 - 7

SzL SzR SzL

Three spezzati changing places.

8

SzR

Spezzato right, turning over your left shoulder, to face.

9 - 10

TbL TbR

Two slow trabuchetti, left then right.

11 - 12

SzL CdR

Spezzato left, turning over your left shoulder, and then ending with a cadenza.

13 - 14

Fpp Fpp

2 Fioretti a pie pari, facing each other.

15 - 16

PsL PsR

Two passi backwards.

17 - 18

SzL SzR

Two spezzati, left then right, changing places, passing right shoulders. Clap your right hands together on the second spezzato.

19 - 20

Fpp Fpp

2 Fioretti a pie pari, facing each other.

21 - 22

PsL PsR

Two passi backwards.

23 - 24

SzL SzR

Two spezzati, left then right, changing places, passing left shoulders. Clap your left hands together on the second spezzato.

25 - 26

TbL TbR

Two trabuchetti, left then right.

27 - 28

SzL CdR

Spezzato left, turning over your left shoulder, end with a cadenza.

29 - 32

SzL SzR SzL SzR

Four spezzati flankingly forwards, end facing each other.

33 - 34

CnL

Continenza left, touching right hands.

35 - 36

CnR

Continenza right, touching left hands. End side by side, facing up the room, take hands in proper position

37 - 40

PtL PtR

Puntata left forwards, right backwards.

41 - 44

RvL

Riverenza