Italian balli (15th-century dances) have a step called movimento, which is also very fast. Researchers are not entirely sure what it is, but the historical dancers I know have interpreted it as any sort of quick gesture, bounce, nod, etc. In dances like Petit Vriens where each dancer executes a set of steps in sequence, we sometimes get little action scenes or dialogue via gesture -- fun stuff!
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Italian balli (15th-century dances) have a step called movimento, which is also very fast. Researchers are not entirely sure what it is, but the historical dancers I know have interpreted it as any sort of quick gesture, bounce, nod, etc. In dances like Petit Vriens where each dancer executes a set of steps in sequence, we sometimes get little action scenes or dialogue via gesture -- fun stuff!