Pazienza
a bassadanza for 4
Source: AW Smith, reconstructed by Dafydd Cyhoeddwr
Music:  Forse che si (not quite 2 bars intro - begin when the multi-instruments start)
Starting position:  2 couples in a column
Section 1:
1 All do 2 continentie, left and right
2 2 sempi, left and right
3&4 2 doppi, left and right
5&6 2 riprese, left and right
7 Riverentia
Section2:
8&9 Each couple join right hands and circle with 2 sempi, left and right, and 1 doppio, left
10&11 Join left hands and return to place with 2 sempi, right and left, and 1 doppio, right; end up facing opposite
12&13 Do 2 doppi, left and right, away from each other (up-set and down-set); mezavolta to face
14&15 2 riprese, left and right
16 Riverentia
Section 3:
17-20 Men and women approach and pass each other, weaving through, with 4 saltarelli, starting left; mezavolta
21&22 2 riprese, left and right
23 Riverentia
Section 4:
24&25 Men and women approach to meet with 2 doppi, left and right; women mezavolta to face as the men
26&27 Join hands and do 2 riprese, left and right
28 2 continentie, left and right; drop hands
29-33 The women weave among the men (in an "S" shape) with 2 sempi and 4 doppi, starting left, ending up back where they started
Section 5:
34&35 Join hands and do 2 riprese, left and right
36 2 continentie, left and right; drop hands
37-41 The men weave among the women with 2 sempi and 4 doppi, starting left, ending up where they started
42 Join hands and do 1 ripresa, left; drop hands
43&44 Volta del Goioiso (2 sempi, right and left, and 1 ripresa right)
45 Riverentia
In the repeat of the dance, the women lead (i.e. the roles are reversed)