Steps: all done "in 6" = saltarello, continenza, ripresa, sempio, doppio, contrapasso, mezavolta, volta del gioioso.
Start:  One couple, side by side, holding hands, Woman on the right, facing up the hall.
 

      Entrance (16 bars in saltarello)
15 Saltarelli, starting Left,       Ripresa Right

      Chase (11 bars in bassadanza)
Man Doppio Left, Doppio Right,       Woman same to catch up,
Man 3 Contrapassi Left, and Mezavolta Left,
Both Continenza Right, Continenza Left,
Woman 3 Contrapassi Right, ending with a Mezavolta Right so she is now on the left, and they are both facing down the hall (or they could do it facing each other.)
Both Ripresa Left, Ripresa Right, holding hands.

      Arming (4 bars in bassadanza x 2)
Take right hands, and circle with Saltarello Right, Saltarello Left,
Ripresa Left, Ripresa Right, facing up the hall, holding hands, (or still facing)
Take left hands and circle with Saltarello Right, Saltarello Left,
Ripresa Left, Ripresa Right, facing down the hall, woman on the left, holding hands,

      Finale (5 bars in bassadanza)
Sempio Left, Sempio Right,     Doppio Left,
Volta del Gioioso, Continenza Left, Continenza Right

Repeat dance, with roles reversed.

Reconstruction Notes

All section names are invented.

The only source for the dance is the Giorgio ms from the New York Public Library. There are two other versions of this dance done to the same music, being the original dance, also for two, by Domenico, and Belreguardo Nuovo for 3.

The contrapassi are in sets of four not three, but the source regularly changes three contrapassi to four in other dances. Also, in the other two versions of this dance, this section has three contrapassi.

At the end of the woman's contrapassi the source does not say for anyone to turn. It could be that the man turns to face forward again, so that, presuming the woman has come to his right side, he is still on the leading, left, side for the rest of the dance. Or the woman could turn on reaching the man, either in the leading of folowing position. The source ms specifies, or sometimes changes dances so that they contain, a way for the woman to end the first repeat of each dance on the left side.

In the arming section it does not say to take hands for the riprese, but it is possible that they do so, or that they do them facing each other.

Il Bel Danzare - The saltarelli section is 16 bars with about a 1/2 bar pause at the end before the bassadanza. There's no introduction - I'd suggest dropping one saltarello and starting on the right foot, doing 14 in total.

Sonare et Balare - The saltarello section is 12 bars in total, so I'd suggest leaving the 1st as an intro and doing 10, starting on the right foot. Use this recording in class.

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