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The Book of the Quest
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Sabine's Dances
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| La Nizzarda The name means ‘the dance of Nice’. It was created in 16th Century Italy. There are a number of variations of this dance, attributed to Cesare Negri, who describes it vaguely1. It is similar to the dance described by Arbeau in his book Orchesography – La Volta2. The variation we do in Aneala is thus: ^^Begin lady to the right of the man. Left foot, step forward Place right foot behind the left and kick the left foot forward Capriole Repeat 4 times **Turn to face, hold both hands Right foot – lady, left foot – man, step sideways, cross other foot to just behind the first, continue double time 8 times Feet together, jump Repeat in opposite direction Repeat from ** #Both curl right foot back, return, kick left foot forward Both feet together, jump right 90 degrees Small jump to match the music Repeat 4 times, until you complete the circle Repeat ** once Repeat # once Repeat from ^^ The Cut Bransles Arbeau refers to these dances as the Mixed Bransles of Champagne. They originated in France in the early 16th Century. The word ‘bransle’ comes from a French word for ‘side-to-side movement’. The bransles are circular dances. It is likely that these dances were done by the lower to middle classes. There are five mixed Bransles – in order Cassandra, Pinagay, Charlotte, La Guerre and Aridan. It is best to learn them in that order. The Steps: Cassandra (the Anealan version) Double left (DL) Double right (DR) Repeat DL DR single left (SL) DL Repeat Pinagay DL kick left (KL) DL KL KR KL DL DR DL DR Charlotte DL KL KR DL DL KL KR SR KL KR KL SL KR KL KR DR Repeat La Guerre DL DR x 4 This verse is done in double time – SL SR DL SR SL DR SL KL KR KL Capriole Aridan DL KL KR KL Repeat DL SL SR SL DL KL KR DR SL KR SR KL Repeat |
The Mannschaft Pavanne An SCA invention, this dance can be attributed to Arbeau’s Pavan steps. The movement of two singles then a double forward and/or backward can be seen in the Mannschaft Pavanne. This dance repeats the Pavanne step over and over again. The Steps: This is a dance for four couples. The couples line up one behind the other with the men alternately on the left and the right of their partners. Pavanne set forward (PF) Pavanne set backward (PB) Face partner Right palms touch, left foot forward, step back Left palms touch, right foot forward, step back Right palms touch, double left around to change positions Repeat Repeat PF, PB Centre couples face slightly towards the nearest end couple. Ladies touch left palms, step right, then men, then ladies change position Men touch right palms, then ladies, then men change position PF, PB All the ladies touch palms, step in, step back All the men touch palms, step in step back Ladies step in touch palms and shift anti-clockwise one position around the circle. All the men move in, touch palms, move back All the ladies move in, touch palms, move back All the men move in, change position opposite original partner PF, PB Repeat in fours PF, PB Repeat with partner Ballo del Fiore This dance was recorded by Caroso in the 16th Century in his Il Ballorino and his Nobilta di Dame. The version danced in the SCA is the very simple form from Il Ballorino. The Steps: SR SL Reverenza Taking his partner’s hand, the couple do: 2 slow doubles, four fast doubles Face each other SR SL Reverenza Passing on the left, in a J shape: DL, DR, DL, DR SR SL Reverenza Walk back in a zig zag, changing direction after each double: DL, DR, DL, DR Face each other SR SL Reverenza Moving 4 doubles to find a new partner Repeat entire section. 1 http://www.sca.org.au/del/ddb/16thc/16thc08.htm 2 Arbeau, T 1589 Orchesography |
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