L'altria Fia Guielmina

 



This is another of the balli from Domenico's text, it is the second of two dances called “Fia Guielmina”. It is a very different dance to some of the other balli, as you will see. It is a set dance for two people, a man and a lady, who begin the dance standing side by side.

 


Part 1 (Quadernaria):

1

SL SR SL CnR CnL

Stepping very quickly


2

SR SL SR CnL CnR

Stepping quickly again


3

SL SR

Man moving forwards, lady turning MvL


4

RpL

Riprese "in gallone", with the hip forwards


5

SR SL SR

Done turning to the right, back into place. The man finishes with a MvR

 



6 - 9

As for 1 - 4 above.



10

SR SL SR

Done turning to the right, back into place. The man finishes with a VtR, to end up facing the lady.

 


Part 2 (Bassa danza):

11

SL SR

Turn around each other, so the man faces the back and the lady faces the front.


12

RvL

Riverenza on the left foot.

 


Part 3 (Bassa danza):

13

SL SR

The dancers are now facing opposite directions, moving away from each other.


14 - 15

DL DR

Two doubles walking apart.


16

RpL MvL

Riprese, then turn to face each other.


17

RpR MvR

Riprese, then turn away from each other.


18

DL

Another double, walking apart.


19

DR MvR

Finish moving away from each other, then turn to face.


20

RvL

Riverenza, facing each other. The dancers will now be some distance apart.

 


Part 4 (Quadernaria)

21

DL

Lady only, moving back forwards towards the man.


22

DL

Man only, moving forwards towards the lady.


23

DL

Lady only


24

SL

The man only steps forwards on the left foot, but then pulls it back to be level with the right foot.


24 ½

SL

The lady does the same.


25

VtL

Man does a full turn in three single steps, finishing with a small jump (saltetto).

 


Part 5 (Piva):

26 - 28

VtL

Lady does a slower and larger turn, doing three piva steps (PvL PvR PvL), to finish facing the man. When she does so, the man does another small jump.


29

PvR

Both moving towards each other


30

SL

slower single.


31

M

The lady makes a "movimento".


32

PvR PvL

Circling to each others right hand side.


33

SR

Single right, then resume place to start the dance again.

 



The dance can stop after one repetition, or can be repeated from the start.