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Venus (Daniele's version)

s - sempio (single)

sr - single right

sl - single left (other steps follow this same pattern)

d - doppio (double)

t - saltarello

r - ripresa

c - continenza

v - mezavolta

w - volta

z - riverenza

 

 

As the manuscripts say:

measure

left

middle

right

notes

1

c c

c c

c c

 

2

sl s

sl s

sl s

 

3

d

rl

d

middle turns "back" - later text indicates a 360

4

d

rr

d

 

5

vr

 

vr

6

rl

rl

rl

2 facing the 1

7

rr

rr

rr

8

dl

dl

dl

towards each other

9

sr s

sr s

sr s

volta del gioioso in 9-10

10

rr

rr

rr

11

z

sl s

z

middle approaches outer

12

dl

dl

circling each other in 12-13

13

d

d

14

dl

dl

circling each other in 14-15

15

d

d

 

16

rl

rl

rl

 

17

rr

rr

rr

 

18

zl

zl

zl

 

19

rl

dl

rl

outers "back"

20

rr

d

rr

21

vr

v

vr

ending 2 facing the 1

22

rl

rl

rl

23

rr

rr

rr

24

tl

tl

tl

middle passing through outers

25

t

t

t

in 24-25

26

zl

zl

zl

27

vr

vr

vr

ending 2 facing the 1

28

rl

rl

rl

 

29

rr

rr

rr

 

30

sl s

sl s

sl s

 

31

zl

zl

zl

facing, near each other

32

 

vr

in place

33

zl

zl

zl

 

34

       

       

       

Adding in all feet this becomes:

       

1

cl cr

cl cr

cl cr

2

sl sr

sl sr

sl sr

3

dl

rl

dl

middle turns "back" - later text indicates a 360

4

dr

rr

dr

5

vr

vr

6

rl

rl

rl

2 facing the 1

7

rr

rr

rr

8

dl

dl

dl

towards each other

9

sr sl

sr sl

sr sl

volta del gioioso in 9-10

10

rr

rr

rr

11

zl

sl sr

zl

middle approaches outer

12

 

dl

dl

circling each other in 12-13

13

dr

dr

14

dl

dl

circling each other in 14-15

15

dr

dr

16

rl

rl

rl

17

rr

rr

rr

18

zl

zl

zl

19

rl

dl

rl

outers "back"

20

rr

dr

rr

21

vr

v?

vr

ending 2 facing the 1

22

rl

rl

rl

 

23

rr

rr

rr

 

24

tl

tl

tl

middle passing through outers

25

tr

tr

tr

in 24-25

26

zl

zl

zl

 

27

vr

vr

vr

ending 2 facing the 1

28

rl

rl

rl

 

29

rr

rr

rr

 

30

sl sr

sl sr

sl sr

 

31

zl

zl

zl

facing, near each other

32

 

vr

 

in place

33

zl

zl

zl

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see, the only problem is in measure 21, where feet get funky.This is usually an indication of an error somewhere.Take it,however, as you willMy guess would be it should be in no time, withthe turns on the appropriate feet to make it work, but that is just a really quick, off the cuff theory. I think the traditional reconstructions is as follows, though:

1

zl

zl

zl

 

2

sl sr

sl sr

sl sr

 

3

dl

rl

dl

 

4

dr

rr

dr

 

5

vr

 

vr

 

6

rl

rl

rl

2 facing the 1

7

rr

rr

rr

 

8

dl

dl

dl

towards each other

9

sr sl

sr sl

sr sl

volta del gioioso in 9-10

10

rr

rr

rr

 

11

zl

sl sr

zl

middle approaches outer

12

 

dl

dl

circling each other in 12-13

13

 

dr

dr

 

14

dl

dl

 

circling each other in 14-15

15

dr

dr

 

end with middle person flipping in no time

16

rl

rl

rl

 

17

rr

rr

rr

 

18

zl

zl

zl

 

19

rl

dl

rl

 

20

rr

dr

rr

 

21

 

vl

 

ending 2 facing the 1; volta in 2 steps, not 3

22

rl

rl

rl

 

23

rr

rr

rr

 

24

tl

tl

tl

middle passing through outers

25

tr

tr

tr

in 24-25

26

zl

zl

zl

 

27

rl

rl

rl

turn in no time so 2 facing the 1

28

rr

rr

rr

 

29

sl sr

sl sr

sl sr

 

30

zl

zl

zl

facing, near each other

31

 

vr

 

in place

32

zl

zl

zl

 

 

 

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