Excellent comment! There are several things at play here. One is that There is a difference between the 15th century and 16th century ripresa. I'm demonstrating my interpretation of the 15th century version. The reality is though that there is no description anywhere of the represa in the Italian tradition in the 15th century. It's a step whose shape is assumed to be common and known by all of the dance Masters writing at the time. Which means that one is left to interpret the step based on how it is used in the various dances and what it is later on in the 16th century. There is a debate in the Renaissance Dance World of whether it should be a single or a double step sideways. I fall into the double category for many reasons, one of which is that they are often used to travel large distances when performed diagonally and that also some dances have mezeriprese, half-riprese. It's hard to cut a single step in half. :-)
@@thecreativecontessa Thanx again for your profound information! ❤👍 BTW: A "mezza ripresa" _could_ be just a step aside & gather (without going back) - but of course I don't know it, too. 😉
I have never found evidence of the Italian ripresa involving any backwards motion, neither explicitly nor implicitly. I am fairly certain that the Franco-Burgundian demarche (often called a ripresetta francese in the Italian sources describing French bassedanses) was a different beast.
I love these. Thank you for doing them. I just need to move all the dog beds out of the way so I can start dancing with you 🤪
Thank you for watching and enjoying - and I do hope you manage to make room to dance along. 🙂
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Thanx a lot for explaining all the basics - great! ❤
Of course: 👍 - _also_ for the YT algo! 😊
Liked, shared and commenting; Thanks again for a great tutorial!
Always appreciated, Super Courtier, and so glad that you enjoyed! 🥰
E.li is adorable
He is, indeed! 😊
5:05 I know the *_Ripresa_* as only "one step aside & gather" (and back) - so no cutting.
Is this changed after the (ital.) Renaissance?
Excellent comment! There are several things at play here. One is that There is a difference between the 15th century and 16th century ripresa. I'm demonstrating my interpretation of the 15th century version. The reality is though that there is no description anywhere of the represa in the Italian tradition in the 15th century. It's a step whose shape is assumed to be common and known by all of the dance Masters writing at the time. Which means that one is left to interpret the step based on how it is used in the various dances and what it is later on in the 16th century. There is a debate in the Renaissance Dance World of whether it should be a single or a double step sideways. I fall into the double category for many reasons, one of which is that they are often used to travel large distances when performed diagonally and that also some dances have mezeriprese, half-riprese. It's hard to cut a single step in half. :-)
@@thecreativecontessa Thanx again for your profound information! ❤👍
BTW: A "mezza ripresa" _could_ be just a step aside & gather (without going back) - but of course I don't know it, too. 😉
I have never found evidence of the Italian ripresa involving any backwards motion, neither explicitly nor implicitly. I am fairly certain that the Franco-Burgundian demarche (often called a ripresetta francese in the Italian sources describing French bassedanses) was a different beast.
Oh lol, just like the bransle, the continenza became bigger.