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.] |
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| 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. |
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| |: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:
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.
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| 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.
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