Patienza

 



This is another of Guglielmo's Basse Danze, again from the same source. This is a dance for four people, two men and two ladies, in a line one behind the other, ladies on the right.

 


Part 1

1 - 2

SL SR DL

Two singles and a double forwards


3

RvL

Riverenza Left

 


Part 2

4 - 5

SL SR DL

Men only, dancing around the ladies.


6 - 7

SR SL DR

Men only, dancing in a small circle to end up where they started, but facing the other way.

 


Part 3

8 - 9

DL DR

Men and ladies moving away from each other.


10

MvR

turn to face.


11 - 12

RpL RpR

Riprese left then right.


13

RvL

Riverenza left.

 


Part 4

In this section, the line of men weaves through (and past) the line of ladies, back into the line again, then the ladies turn and they all join hands.

 



14 - 17

SlL SlR SlL SlR

Lines weave through each other.


18

MvR

Turn back to face again.


19 - 20

RpL RpR

Two riprese, left then right, ladies facing the men.


21

RvL

Riverenza left.


22 - 23

DL DR

Double left then right so the lines join again.

 


Part 5

24

MvR

Ladies only, then all 4 take hands facing inwards to form a circle.

 


Part 6

25 - 26

RpL RpR

Two riprese, left then right, around the circle.


27

CnL CnR

Two continenze, left then right, around the circle.

 



28 - 32

SL SR DL DR DL DR

Ladies do a "hey" with 2 singles and 4 doubles to end up on the wrong side of the men.


33 - 34

RpL RpR

Two riprese, left then right, around the circle.


35

CnL CnR

Two continenze, left then right, around the circle.


36 - 39

SL SR DL DR DL DR

Men do a "hey" with 2 singles and 4 doubles to end up in their original places (before beat 28).

 



The same ripresa/volta-tunda/ripresa/riverenza sequence used to end the dance in Pietosa and Caterva is used here.

 


Part 7


40

RpL

Ripresa left

41

VtR

Volta tunda

42

RpR

Ripresa right

43

RvL

Riverenza