Fiorentina

USA/Italy

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. I've been unable to dig up any information on who choreographed this dance. I think it's an American choreograph, but I am not sure The song is a popular Italian folk song

Music:
I have been unable to find the recording that Green Valley used in the video below. But there are several other versions of the song available on youtube and iTunes

• https://youtu.be/UCNOir2Sphc
• https://youtu.be/gpsDlwZ3OuY
• https://youtu.be/FFXpfn2Eih8
• https://youtu.be/FFPRM-5bFBg

Meter: 4/4
Formation: Individuals scattered around the room. This is a country western line dance.
Introduction: Wait through the instrumental introduction and then 3 up beats of the singing.

Bar 1: Touch R toe forward (1), Step on R next to L (2), Touch L toe forward (3), Step on L next to R (4)
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1
Bar 3: Step on R to R (1), Step on L behind R (2), Step on R to R (3), Step on L next to R (&), Step on R in place (4)
Bar 4: Repeat bar 3, with opposite footwork and direction
Bar 5: Traveling straight forward, Step R (1), L (&), R (2) and L (3), R (&), L (4)
Bar 6: Repeat bar 5 still moving forward
Bar 7: Pulling R shoulder back, make a complete CW turn in place, stepping R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4)
Bar 8: Backing up, step R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4)

repeat until the end of the music

Green Valley Arizona Video

Gatij Ëd Gòj

Occitania/Italy

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Choreographed by Bianca de Jong, Taught in the US by Roberto Bagnoli.

Music:

• Aria: https://youtu.be/pVD4xX3yftk
• https://youtu.be/meDPUlQ2blo

Meter: 3/4
Formation: Couples in a circle, M on the inside facing out to partner, W facing in. Holding M's L and W's R hand.
Introduction: None

O = Outside foot = M's Left and W's Right
I = Inside foot = M's R and W's L

Mazurka step: Step on O (1), Step on I (2), hop on I (3

Bar 1: Step on O in LOD (1), Swing I foot up (2,3)
Bar 2: Step on I in RLOD (1), Swing O foot up (2,3)
Bars 3-4: Using two waltz steps, exchange places, W dancing in front of the man turning under joined hands
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4, back to place. during last two counts, everyone do an extra 1/2 turn (W CW,  M CCW)to face LOD, and get into Varsouvienne Position.
Bars 9-10: Promenade forward in LOD using 2 Mazurka Steps.
Bars 11-12: Using two waltz steps, starting on O feet, continue forward in LOD, but exchange places, with W passing in front of M. Do not drop hands.
Bars 13-16: Repeat bars 9-12, on opposite sides, but still moving forward in LOD, and switching back to original places
Bars 17-18, Using two waltz steps and leading with outside hand, turn away from partner and trace a complete circle. M turns CCW, W turns CW.
Bars 19-20: Again turning away from partner, leading this time with inside hand trace a circle, M turns CW, W turns CCW. End facing partner.
Bars 21-22: Passing L shoulder with partner, Dance straight forward (M out, W in) with two waltz steps.
Bars 23-24: Backing straight up with two waltz steps, pass partner L shoulder again. Except on 2nd waltz step turn to face LOD and get back in Varsouvienne position.
Bars 25-40: repeat bars 9-24, except on last waltz step pull R shoulder back to face person behind you (your new partner) and get into Ballroom position
Bars 41-44: Take 4 turning waltz steps in Ballroom position.

repeat dance from the beginning with new partner

Videos on the web:

Sheet Music:

• http://ariamusica.altervista.org/alterpages/files/gatijedgoj.pdf

Also spelled: Ed, Goj

Tarantella Montevergine 

Italy

These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie. This dance was choreographed out of steps seen by Rod LaFarge at various Montevergine Festas in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania

Music: Cinderella Tarantella, Victor 25-0127
Meter: 6/8
Formation: Two couples in a square. W on M's R.
Introduction: None, start right away
Footwork: Either Light running steps (2 per measure) or a Pas-de-basque step. Start with R foot.
Castanets: the dancers may optionally click castanets. One click per step.

Part 1: Circle

Bars 1-2; Hold hands in a V position and circle to the right using a grape vine step: Step on R to R to start then step on left behind. Then R to R, and then L in front
Bars 3-8: repeat bars 1-2, three more times
Bars 9-16: Circle to the L, start by stepping on R foot behind L, then continuing in a grapevine to the L

Note that many groups don't do a grapevine here and simply run to the R and then run to the L 

Part 2: Chorus step 

Bars 1-4: using 4 pas de basque steps (RLR, LRL, RLR, LRL), facing partner. Hands are held over the head and sway to the R, L, R, L.
Bars 5-6: Using 4 running steps, walk CW around partner in "Sorellina" (little sister) position: don't touch your partner put your hands out around your partner, M's hands are higher than W's
Bars 7-8: Put hands above head and turn CW in place ending facing opposite person (i.e. corner)
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8 facing corner.

Part 3: Star

Bars 1-8: Stick R hand into the center for a Right-hand star all the way around with 16 running steps. Free hand is held up in the air.
Bars 9-16: Pull R shoulder back and put L hand in for a L hand star back to place with 16 running steps.

Part 4: Chorus step 

Tucson Video

Other notes on the web

• http://www.folkdance.com/LDNotations/TarantellaMontevergine1953LD.pdf
• http://sifolkdancers.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Tarantella-Montevergine.pdf
• http://evansvillefolkdancers.com/resources/Notes/M/Montevergine,%20Tarantella%20DN.pdf
• Page 63 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp (1952)

Other videos on the web

Other sources

• Casey, Betty (1981) International Folk Dancing USA. Doubleday and Company
• Houston, Ron (2018) Folk Dance Problem Solver 2018. Society of Folk Dance Historians
• Lidster, Miriam and Dorothy Tamurini (1965) Folk Dance Progressions. Wadsworth Publishing
• Lafarge, Rod (1950) Rosin the Bow, Vol 3, Issue 8

Il Cantico delle Creature 

USA Italy

These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie. The dance was choreographed by Brigitte Stufkens-Geerlings. But Ira Weisburd has been main teacher of the dance in the US. Thanks to Rosemarie Keough for correcting the attribution of the dance. 

Music: Angelo Branduardi  Da Francesco a Francesco Note that Ira edited the music for this dance on his CDs to take out the extra few bars that show up every few times through the dance. Amazon
Meter: 4/4
Formation: closed circle with hands in W position
Introduction: start with singing

Bar 1: Facing center, step on R across in front of L (1). Step on L to L (2). Step on R behind L (3). Step on L to L (4) (i.e. a grapevine)
Bar 2: repeat bar 1
Bar 3: Traveling into the center, step R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4), raising hands up throughout.
Bar 4: Drop hands, make a 1/2 CW turn, pulling R shoulder back to face out and stepping R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4)
Bar 5: With hands held with neighbor, but high, step on R to R (1), close L next to R with weight (2), Step on R to R (3), Close L next to R, but don't put weight on it.
Bar 6: repeat bar 5, with opposite footwork and direction
Bar 7: drop hands, and leading with R hand forward, start dancing outwards, curving slightly as you do so and R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4)
Bar 8: Complete turn, pulling R shoulder back to face center again, while stepping R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4)

To make the dance fit the original music you have to add an extra bar in the 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 9th time through the dace between bars 7 and 8. This extra bar is just a repeat of bar 7 dancing out of the center.

Other videos on the web

Lyrics

From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/il-cantico-delle-creature-lyrics-angelo-branduardi.html




A Te solo buon Signore
Si confanno gloria e onore
A Te ogni laude et benedizione
A Te solo si confanno
Che lAltissimo Tu sei
E nullomo degno
Te mentovare
Sii laudato Mio Signore
Con le Tue creature
Specialmente Frate Sole
E la sua luce
Tu ci illumini di lui
Ch bellezza e splendore
Ed altissimo Signore porta il segno
Sii laudato Mio Signore
Per sorelle Luna e Stelle
Ed in cielo le hai formate
Chiare e belle
Sii laudato per Frate Vento
Aria, nuvole e maltempo
Che alle Tue creature
Dan sostentamento

Sii laudato Mio Signore
Per sorella nostra Acqua
Bella e casta molto utile e preziosa
Sii laudato per Frate Folgo
Che ci illumina la notte
Ed bello e giocondo
E robusto e forte

Sii laudato Mio Signore
Per la nostra Madre Terra
Ella che ci sostenta e ci governa
Sii laudato Mio Signore
Vari frutti lei produce
Molti fiori coloriti
E verde erba
Sii laudato per coloro
Che perdonano per il Tuo amore
Sopportando infermit
E tribolazione
E beati sian coloro
Che cammineranno in pace
Che da Te buon Signore
Avran corona
Sii laudato Mio Signore
Per la Morte Corporale
Che da lei nessun che vive
Pu scappare
E beati saran quelli
Nella Tua volont
Che Sorella Morte
Non gli far male

translation from: http://lyricstranslate.com/it/il-cantico-delle-creature-canticle-creation.html