Il Villanicco is another of Negri's square dances for four, like Lo Spagnoletto and Bizzarria d'Amore. It doesn't quite follow the same type of pattern as the other two, however.

The music is a simple 8 bar tune which is played a total of 15 times.

Begin the dance with 4 people facing inwards in a square formation, in the same way as Lo Spagnoletto.

Figure 1

1 – 4

RvL

Riverenza

5 – 6

SgL

Seguito Left, walking around the circle to the left hand side.

7 – 8

SgR

Seguito Right, continuing around the circle.

1 – 2

SgL

Seguito Left, continuing around the circle.

3 – 4

PsR PsL PsR PsL

Turn to face in to the middle, and do 4 passi, beginning on the right foot, ending the last one with a jump.

5 – 6

SzR SzL

Two spezzati, beginning on the right foot, in place.

7 – 8

SgR CdL

Seguito on the right foot, turning back out of the circle over the right shoulder and returning to place, ending with a cadenza.

Figure 2

This is very similar to the first figure, but begins without the riverenza.

1 – 8
1 – 2

SgL SgR SgL SgR SgL

Going around the circle to the left, do five seguiti.

3 – 4

PsR PsL PsR PsL

Turn to face in to the middle, and do 4 passi, beginning on the right foot, ending the last one with a jump.

5 – 6

SzR SzL

Two spezzati, beginning on the right foot, in place, finishing with a little bow.

7 – 8

SgR CdL

Seguito on the right foot, turning back out of the circle over the right shoulder and returning to place, ending with a cadenza.

Figure 3

The men do this part of the passage alone.

1 – 2

PsL PsR

Two slower passi, walking in to the middle.

3 – 4

SgL

Seguito ordinario, continuing to advance into the middle.

5 – 6

PtRb

Puntata backwards on the right foot.

7 – 8

CnL CnR

Two continenza quickly.

1 – 2

RpL CdR

Riprese left and cadenza right, back to place.

3 – 4

PsR PsL PsR PsL

Turn to face in to the middle, and do 4 passi, beginning on the right foot, ending the last one with a jump.

5 – 6

SzR SzL

Two spezzati, beginning on the right foot, in place.

7 – 8

SgR CdL

Seguito on the right foot, turning back out of the circle over the right shoulder and returning to place, ending with a cadenza.

1 – 8
1 – 8

Repeat

The ladies repeat what the men did above, in figure 3.

Figure 4

1 – 4

SgL SgR

The first man and his partner take right arms, and do two seguiti around each other back to place, finishing with a little bow.

5 – 8

SgL SgR

The first man and his partner circle around in place over their left shoulders returning to place, with two seguiti beginning on the left foot.

1 – 8

SgL SgR
SgL SgR

The first man and his corner (the other man's partner) do the same two seguiti taking right hands and circling to place, followed by the two seguiti circling over left shoulders and returning to place.

1 – 8

SgL SgR
SgL SgR

Repeat this once more, with the second man and the first lady.

1 – 8

SgL SgR
SgL SgR

Repeat this once more, with the second man and the second lady.

Figure 5

1 – 2

PsL PsR

Two slower passi, walking around the circle to the left.

3 – 4

SgL

Seguito ordinario, continuing to travel around to the left.

5 – 6

PsR PsL

Two slower passi, walking around the circle to the right.

7 – 8

SgR

Seguito ordinario, continuing to travel around to the right and returning to place.

Figure 6

This is a repeat of
one half of figure 3, however instead of
the men doing this part and then the ladies doing the
part, both the men and the ladies do it
at the same time.

1 – 2

PsL PsR

Two slower passi, walking in to the middle.

3 – 4

SgL

Seguito ordinario, continuing to advance into the middle.

5 – 6

PtRb

Puntata backwards on the right foot.

7 – 8

CnL CnR

Two continenza quickly.

1 – 2

RpL CdR

Riprese left and cadenza right, back to place.

3 – 4

PsR PsL PsR PsL

Turn to face in to the middle, and do 4 passi, beginning on the right foot, ending the last one with a jump.

5 – 6

SzR SzL

Two spezzati, beginning on the right foot, in place.

7 – 8

SgR CdL

Seguito on the right foot, turning back out of the circle over the right shoulder and returning to place, ending with a cadenza.