Steps: all done "in 6" = Reverenza, sempio, doppio, continenza, ripresa, ripresa portugalese, mezavolta, volta del gioioso saltarello.
Start:  Three people, side by side, holding hands, Man 1 on the left, Woman in the middle, Man 2 on the right, facing up the hall.
 

      Section 1 (8 bars)
Continenza Left and Right
Men switch places, Man 1 going in front of Woman, Man 2 behind, with Sempio Left, Sempio Right, Ripresa Left,
Men switch places back again, on the same path (Man 1 again going in front of Woman), with Sempio Right, Sempio Left, Ripresa Right, and a step left to switch weight,
All Volta del Gioioso, Reverenza.

      Section 2 (7 bars)
Woman does a figure-8 around the two men, with Sempio Left, Sempio Right, Doppio Left, Doppio Right, Doppio Left, Doppio Right,
All do Ripresa Left, Ripresa Right.

      Section 3 (10 bars)
Woman does Sempio Left, Sempio Right, Doppio Left, Doppio Right, ending with a Mezavolta Right,
  as Men do 3 Riprese Portugalese (Left, Right, Left) backwards,
Woman does Ripresa Left, Ripresa Right,
  as Men do Volta del Gioioso,
Men do Sempio Left, Sempio Right, Doppio Left, Doppio Right, ending with a Mezavolta Right,
  as Woman does the same steps in a circle on her own,
All do Ripresa Left, Ripresa Right.
All three are in a line, facing down the hall (opposite the way they started so Man 2 is on the left).

      Section 4 (13 bars)
Continenze Left and Right,
Turn 1/4 to the left and in single file, Man 2 leading, do 4 Saltarelli starting on the left foot, and then a Doppio Left, ending with Mezavolta Left, but turning 3/4, so end facing down the hall again,
(Make sure that 3/4 turn takes one beat, not one bar)
Sempio Right, Sempio Left, Doppio Right, ending with Mezavolta Right,
Sempio Left, Sempio Right, Doppio Left,
Volta del Gioioso, Reverenza Left.

All end as they started the dance. Dance does not repeat.

Sonare et Balare - 3 beat introduction, no repeat. Use this recording in class.

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