Monday, June 9, 2008

Gelosia

Gelosia
For three women and three men - three couples, spaced three steps apart

In the style of Domenico
Music has:
26 tempi quadernaria

1-8 -- Eight saltarelli (text gives six saltarelli, music has appropriate repeats for eight and other versions have varying numbers)

9-10 -- 1st man 3 contrapassi L around in front of his partner to touch the hand of the 2nd woman
11 -- 1st man Riverentia L, 2nd man saltarello R to be next to 1st woman
12-13 -- 1st man 3 contrapassi in front of 2nd woman to be next to 3rd woman, touching hands
14 -- 1st man riverentia L, 3nd man saltarello R to be next to 2nd woman.
15 -- 1st man 1st man goes behind 3rd woman to be on her left with a saltarello

16-19 -- 8 Piva
20 -- 1st man and 1st woman turn on the spot
21 -- 2nd man and 2nd woman the same
22 -- 3rd man and 3rd woman the same
23-24 -- Partners take right hands, 3 sempi (R,L,R) to change places
25-26 -- Change hands, 3 sempi (L,R,L) back to place

Repeat from the beginning, all men have changed places. Dance 3 times in total to get back to original places.

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