The following is my first draft of notes in reconstruction/translating Cesarina from Caroso's Il Ballarino (1581).  Most of what I have written will not make a lot of grammatical sense.  I have translated almost literally, so the language seems clunky.  I have also not bothered to translate the dance steps as they are known to myself.

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Short Code of Steps

Rv - Riverenza

Rp - represe

Sp - seguito spezzato

L - on the left foot

R - on the right foot

Cad - Cadenza

Trb - Trabuchetto

P - Passi

( Dance Reconstruction, comments and thoughts. )