Fiamma d'Amore (Il Ballarino)

 



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.

 


1Note that Caroso's seguito semidoppio is exactly the same as Negri's seguito ordinario. See the section on step descriptions.