Dronningens livstykke, Thy

Country: Thy, Denmark
Type: set dance
Formation: sets of 2 couples, facing
Steps: svingtrin (buzz step), hoptrin (step-hop), totrin (pivot), løbetrin (run).
Sheet music: (1) 358:188, (2) Hamborg, Svend/ Beskrivelser & noder til Thydanse [vol.] I. [Thisted] : Thy Spillemandslaug, 1981. (p. 23), (3) Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.: Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle Skole, 2007. p.65., (4) Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, p. 48.
Recordings: Førby, Jens Carl Thy de gamle track A8; Lang Linken Folk music from Denmark '95 track 11; Lang Linken Lyst track 09; Lydon, Sonnich [YouTube]; Lydom, Sonnich & Kristian Bugge Gangspil 2 cd 1 track 05; Nørgaard, Keld & Poul Lendal Dronebåndet track A11; Skaarup, Karl Musiker track 04; Thy Spillemandslaug Spillemandsmusik Fra Thy I track B8.

    Dronningens livstykke, Thy:
Bars Part Dance progression:
|:1-8:| 1 (a) Circle: The two couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 step-hops.
9-16   (b) Cross-overs: Both M cross over to opposite side, passing L shoulders (ie to R of each other), cross back to original place, and finally advamce into centre of the set, 8 step-hops.
17-20   Both M face each other, stamp 3 times (L R L), and clap own hands 3 times, and
21-24   take closed waist-shoulder hold with opposite M, and turn on the spot, 4 buzz steps.
[Hamborg (see below) has this danced with 4 totrin.]
9-24   Both W repeat (b), but passing on the L side (ie R shoulders).
    Part (b) is the same in all sequences.
|:1-8:| 2 (a) One-hand star: The two couples form R-hand star and circle CW. 16 step-hops.
[The following are the sequences described by the FFF source.]
|:1-8:| 3 (a) Two-hand star: The two couples form two-hand star (front basket) and circle CW. 16 step-hops.
|:1-8:|   Circle: The dance finishes with both couples forming closed circle, circling CW, 16 step-hops.
It may also be danced with sequences as in totur fra Thy.
     
|:1-8:|   Jacobsen & Thofte [Thybal, p.46] describe all sequences as circling only CW, or CW and CCW
1 (a) Circle: The two couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 step-hops.
2 (a) Swing: Couples turn on the spot, CW or CCW.
3 (a) 1-hand star: Couples form one-hand star and turn CW, or CW and CCW.
4 (a) 2-hand star: Couples form two-hand star and turn CW, 16 step-hops.
5 (a) Back basket: Couples form back basket (hold around waist, back or shoulders) and turn CW, or CW and CCW.
6 (a) Circle: Couples form closed circle, and circle CW, or CW and CCW.
7 (a) Swing: The dance finishes with couples turning on the spot, CW, or CW and CCW.

Hamborg [Thydance I, p.3] describes the following sequences:
1 (a) Circle: The two couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 step-hops.
2 (a) Swing: Couples turn on the spot, 16 step-hops.
3 (a) Swing: Couples turn on the spot, 16 step-hops.
4 (a) 1-hand star: Couples form one-hand star and turn CW, 16 step-hops.
5 (a) 2-hand star: Couples form two-hand star and turn CW, 16 step-hops.
6 (a) Back basket: Couples form back basket and turn CW, 16 step-hops.
7 (a) Circle: Couples form closed circle, and circle CW, 16 step-hops.
8 (a) Swing: The dance finishes with couples turning on the spot, 16 step-hops.

See YouTube video with Lystig Svir.

Provenance: This was danced slightly differently depending on where on Thy one was located. This version was normally danced following Tolvturen.

Sources: Foreningen til Folkedansens Fremme (FFF)/ Gamle danse fra Mors og Thy. 4th ed. København: Foreningen til Folkdansens Fremme, 1985, p. 48.
See also:
-- Hamborg, Svend/ Beskrivelser & noder til Thydanse [vol.] I. [Thisted] : Thy Spillemandslaug, 1981. (pp. 10,23)
-- Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.: Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle Skole, 2007. pp.64-65.

   
    Dronningens livstykke, Nordthy:
Bars Part Dance progression:
|:1-8:| 1 (a) The two couples form closed circle, and circle CW and CCW,
|:9-24:|   (b) One of the two couples makes an arch, which the other couple passes through.
While back-to-back, both couples link elbows, circle left [ie CCW], drop hold, and swing partner.
Repeat (b).
    Part (b) is the same in all sequences (see above).
|:1-8:| 2 (a) Swing: Both couples take waltz hold with partner and swing CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
|:1-8:| 3 (a) Swing: Both couples take waltz hold with partner and swing CW on the spot, 16 buzz steps.
|:1-8:| 4 (a) One-hand star: Both couples form R-hand star, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps.
|:1-8:| 5 (a) Two-hand star: Both couples form two-hand star, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps.
|:1-8:| 6 (a) Kjærlighed (back basket): Both couples form back basket hold, and turn CW, 16 buzz steps.
|:1-8:| 7 (a) Circle: Both couples form closed circle, w-hold, and dance CW, 16 buzz steps.
|:1-8:|   Swing: The dance finishes with swinging own partner on the spot in waltz hold, 16 buzz steps.

Provenance: This version from Nordthy was familiar to Svend Madsbøl from Nors, and Jens Hundahl from Hou. It was usually danced with other two-couple dances, such as Mallebrok or Put i hul.
Source: Jacobsen, Jack & Gitte Thofte/ Thybal - en spillemandsbog. s.l.: Folkekulturværkstedet Broby gamle Skole, 2007. p.64.


Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2015-08-15, rev. 2022-11-03.


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