Another cascarda for two, this one is fairly popular in Rowany at the moment.

Begin the dance facing your partner, reasonably close together.

The music is played AA B C D, repeated 4 times. In the original, the A and B parts are 8 and 16 bars long, however the arrangements I have have re-set the music from 3 / 4 to 6 / 8 time so that the number of bars are halved – A is now 4 bars and B is 8. This is the bar numbering structure that I have used in the reconstruction below.

Figure 1

(A) 1 – 2

SzL RvR

Begin the dance with a spezzato on the left foot, and a riverenza on the right

3 – 4

SzR RvL

Repeat, beginning on the right foot.

1 – 2

SzL SzR

Two spezzati, changing places in a circle to your left.

3 – 4

TbL TbR TbL TbR

4 trabuchetti, facing each other

(B) 1 – 4

SzL SzR SzL SzR

4 more spezzati, circling back to place.

5 – 6

Scambiate L, R

Men do 2 scambiate, left then right.

7 – 8

Scambiate L, R

Ladies do 2 scambiate, left then right.

(C)1 – 2

PtLb

Puntata left, stepping backwards with a jump at the end.

3 – 4

PtRb

Puntata right, stepping backwards with a jump at the end.

(D) 1 – 3

SzL CdR

Spezzato turning over the left shoulder, with a cadenza at the end, coming forwards slightly so that you regain your original starting place.

Figure 2: Man's solo.

(A) 1

SzL

Spezzato on the left foot, diagonally forwards to the left.

2

SzR

Spezzato on the right foot, diagonally forwards to the right.

3

SzL

Spezzato on the left foot, horizontally to the left, across the face of the lady.

4

Rv

Riverenza, turning to face the lady.

(A) 1

SzR

Spezzato on the right foot, diagonally forwards to the right.

2

SzL

Spezzato on the left foot, diagonally forwards to the left.

3

SzR

Spezzato on the right foot, horizontally to the right, across the face of the lady.

4

Rv

Riverenza, turning to face the lady.

(B) 1

RpL RpL

Two riprese to the left, diagonally away from the lady.

2

TbL TbR

Trabuchetti left then right.

3

PsL PsR

Two steps forwards, tracing an arc back to your starting position.

4

Cd

Cadenza

5

RpR RpR

Two riprese to the right, diagonally away again.

6

TbR TbL

Two trabuchetti, right then left.

7

PsR PsL

Two steps, tracing an arc back to the starting position.

8

Cd

Cadenza, facing the lady once more.

The chorus (music parts C and D) repeats, with both the man and the lady doing the chorus together.

(C)1 – 2

PtLb

Puntata left, stepping backwards with a jump at the end.

3 – 4

PtRb

Puntata right, stepping backwards with a jump at the end.

(D) 1 – 3

SzL CdR

Spezzato turning over the left shoulder, with a cadenza at the end.

Figure 3 – Lady's Solo

The lady does a solo in figure 3 that is exactly the same as the solo that the man did in figure 2.

Figure 4 – Together.

(A) 1 – 2

SzL SzR

Two spezzati, circling around to the left.

3 – 4

PsL PsR SzL

A seguito semidoppio¹, which is two passi (steps) and a spezzato, continuing to circle.

1 – 2

SzR SzL

Continuing the circle, two more spezzati.

3 – 4

PsR PsL SzR

... and one more seguito semidoppio.

Part B in Figure 4 looks very similar to part B in figures 2 and 3, except that the dancers are dancing it both at the same time, and they touch hands as they complete each half.

(B) 1

RpL RpL

Two riprese to the left, diagonally away from each other.

2

TbL TbR

Trabuchetti left then right.

3

PsL PsR

Two steps forwards, tracing an arc back to your starting position.

4

Cd

Cadenza, touching right hands as you come back together.

5

RpR RpR

Two riprese to the right, diagonally away again.

6

TbR TbL

Two trabuchetti, right then left.

7

PsR PsL

Two steps, tracing an arc back to the starting position.

8

Cd

Cadenza, touching left hands.

The chorus (music parts C and D) repeats once more.

(C)1 – 2

PtLb

Puntata left, stepping backwards with a jump at the end.

3 – 4

PtRb

Puntata right, stepping backwards with a jump at the end.

(D) 1 – 3

SzL CdR

Spezzato turning over the left shoulder, with a cadenza at the end.