Se No Dormi

This is an anonymous ballo, which does not have music in the source. The music for the dance Rosina can be used for it, though the phrasing is wrong.
For two men and 1 woman.
Start:  Man 1 on the left, then Woman, then Man 2 on the right, side by side, holding hands, facing up the hall.
 

      Section I - 6 bars
Reverenza, Continenze Left and Right,
Doppio Left, Men ending with a Mezavolta,
Doppio Right, All ending with a Mezavolta
Ripresa Left, Ripresa Right.

      Section II - 6 bars
Sempio Left, Sempio Right, Doppio Left, ending with a mezavolta, inverted the set
Sempio Right, Sempio Left, Doppio Right, ending with a mezavolta, inverted the set back again
Ripresa Left, Ripresa Right.

      Section III - 12 bars
Woman and Man to her right Reverenza
Woman and Man to her left Reverenza
Sempio Right, Sempio Left,
Doppio Right, Doppio Left, Doppio Right, mezavolta
Ripresa Left, Ripresa Right,
Sempio Left, Sempio Right, Doppio Left, Volta del Gioioso.

      Section IV - 16 bars in piva
Woman and Man to their right take right hands, and circle back to place with 4 Pive
Same thing, Woman 'arming' left with men to their left,
Hey, with 8 Pive. End dance facing down the hall.

Repeat dance, going the other way.

Reconstruction Notes: The Reverenze done in section III are 'gratia' in the original, described as 'una puta de pe', translated by Smith as 'point of the foot'. I suspect this refers to a later style reverence, more like Arbeau describes them.

Last modified Feb 21, 2007

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