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Duple Minor Longways
Triple time
Philippe Callens, 2002
Tune by Georg Philipp Telemann
A1 (1-4) 1st Corners set in place; R-hand turn halfway
A2 (1-4) 2nd Corners the same (All face partner)
B (1-2) All fall back 2 single steps
(3-4) Partners cross by R-shoulder, loop right into…
(5-8) Single file circle left once round
(9-12) Partners 2-hand turn once round
When he composed this dance,
Philippe was thinking of
(Extra, if time allows)
Duple minor longways
2/4 meter
Walsh, 1741
Jacqueline Schwab, 2001
A1 (1-8) 1st Corners cast L around neighbor, pass L-shoulder with each other, and loop R around partner into corner’s place
A2 (1-8) 2nd Corners cast R around partner, pass R-shoulder with each other, and loop L around neighbor into corner’s place
B1 (1-4) All balance back, then cross over to own side
(5-8) Neighbors back to back
(9-12) Partners back to back
B2 (1-8) 4 changes of R & L with hands
(9-12) Partners 2-hand turn once round
Kitty Keller has identified the Barbarini of this dance’s title with Barbara Campanini, "La Barbarina" (1721-1799), a dancer famed for her performance of the tambourin, a character dance.
Duple minor longways
2/2 meter
Dancing Master, 7th ed., 3rd supp. (1689)
Retreads, v. 1 (Charles Bolton)
A1 (1-4) Ones, with inside hands, lead down middle, turn in to face up
(5-8) Ones lead up to place, wheel (man backing), and face down
A2 (1-4) Neighbors side (swirl siding)
(5-8) Neighbors 2-hand turn once round (end facing partner)
B1 (1-4) Partners cross by R-shoulder (as in “Hole in the Wall”)
(5-8) 2nd Man cast up, followed by partner, ending proper in 1st place (Ones lead down in bars 7-8)
B2 (1-2) 1st Man and 2nd Woman cross by R-shoulder
(3-4) 1st Woman and 2nd Man the same
(5-8) All clap, circle left halfway, and turn single L
Bellamira, or the Mistress by Sir Charles Sedley was produced in 1687.
(Extra, if time allows)
Triple minor longways
4/4 meter
Twenty Four Country Dances (1778)
W. S. Porter, 1931
A1 (1-2) 1st Man cast down to second place, 2nd Man moving up
(3-4) 1st Man set to 3rd Woman
(5-8) 1st Man and 3rd Woman 2-hand turn once round
A2 (1-8) 1st Woman the same to 3rd Man, 2nd Woman moving up
B1 (1-4) Threes at bottom gypsy while Twos at top gate Ones up and back to middle place
(5-8) Circle six halfway
B2 (1-4) Twos at bottom gypsy while Threes at top gate Ones up and back to middle place
(5-8) Circle six halfway
Mr. Bishop was a dancer at the Covent Garden Theatre in 1776 and 1777.
Duple minor longways improper (double progression}
4/4 meter
Paul Collacott, 1990; tune by Darius Milhaud
CD booklet, Old World – New Dances (The Assembly
Players)
A1 (1-4) Partners 2-hand turn 1¼ to end in line of 4 down middle of set (partners are facing; men standing back to back)
(5-8) ½ hey for 4, starting R-shoulder with partner (end progressed, men back to back)
A2 (1-4) Partners 2-hand turn 1 ¼ moving clockwise round other couple to end in line of 4 across set
(partners are facing, men standing back to back)
(5-8) ½ hey for 4, starting R-shoulder with partner (end with men back to back)
B1 (1-2) Men draw partner into original place, women steering on right diagonal (Ones now proper, Twos improper)
(3-4) All turn cloverleaf (Ones up, Twos down) into…
(5-6) L-hand star halfway with original neighbors (first progression), into…
(7-8) R-hand star halfway with next neighbors (second progression) [Neutral couples at top or bottom stand still]
(All now progressed, but not on original side of set)
B2 (1-4) Ones with couple below double ½ figure 8 (Ones cross down as new Twos cast up) [Neutral couple at top come in as Ones]
(5-8) Mini-casts: Ones lead down, cast back while Twos cast up, lead down
This dance has no connection whatsoever to John Crowne’s play Darius King of Persia (1688).
(Extra, if time allows)
Duple minor longways
3/4 meter
Dancing Master, 13th ed. (1706)
Andrew Shaw, unpublished
A1 (1-4) 1st Corners set R & L and turn single
(5-6) 1st Corners back to back (3 counts out, 3 counts back)
(7-8) 1st Corners 2-hand turn once round
A2 (1-8) 2nd Corners the same
B1 (1-4) Women change places by R-shoulder; men change places by R-shoulder
(5-8) Circle left halfway; 2 changes of R & L with hands (starting with partner)
B2 (1-3) Ones lead down through next couple below and cast back up
(4-6) Ones lead up through original couple and cast back to progressed place
(7-8) Partners 2-hand turn once round
The Right Worshipfull Society of Drapers underwrote the cost of producing numerous masques in the mid-17th century.
Dublin Bay,
or We’ll Wed and We’ll Bed
Duple minor longways
12/8 meter
Dancing Master II (1710)
Bernard J. Bentley, 1962
A (1) Ones set forward diagonally to corner, passing partner by R-shoulder
(2-3) 1st Woman turn 2nd Man (R-hand) while 1st Man turn 2nd Woman (R-hand)
(Ones end improper in 1st place)
(4-5) Ones cross by L-shoulder, go down outside Twos, meet between Twos
(Ones in center, 1st Man facing 2nd Man, 1st Woman facing 2nd Woman)
(6-7) Neighbors arm R once around, end in line of 4 across hall, facing down
B (1-2) In line with hands, fall back a double {up hall}, go forward {down hall}
(3-4) Turning toward neighbor, face up, fall back a double {down hall}, come forward a double {up hall}
(5) Twos gate Ones up and around to progressed place
From Act 1 of The Wonders in the Sun, 1706: “We’ll
wed, and we’ll bed, there’s no more to be said, and I’ll ne’er go a milking
more.”
.
Duple minor longways
2/2 meter
Dancing Master, 8th ed. (1690)
Andrew Shaw, unpublished
A1 (1-4) Men set to partners; all turn single
(5-8) Neighbors 2-hand turn once round
A2 (1-4) Partners meet and fall back
(5-6) All set
(7-8) Ones short cast down to 2nd place while Twos lead up and separate
B1 (1-4) Twos cross, move down outside while Ones lead up and turn out into…
(5-8) Twos ½ figure 8 up with hand-turns (Men L, Women R)
(Ones complete turns)
B2 (1-4) Ones cross, move down outside while Twos lead up and turn out into…
(5-8) Ones ½ figure 8 up with hand-turns (Men L, Women R)
The play Emperor of the Moon by Aphra Behn was published in 1687.
Duple minor longways (double progression)
3/4 meter
Gary Roodman, 2003
Tune by Peter Jung
A1 (1-4) Circle left once round
(5-8) L-hand star back to place, all turn single R into…
A2 (1-4) R-hand star once around
(5-6) Ones lead down through Twos to meet new Twos while Twos dance up outside and face down to meet new Ones
(7-8) Twos gate new Ones around into line of 4 facing down (first progression)
B1 (1-4) Lines of 4 lead down the hall and fall back (partners face each other)
(5-8) (starting with partner) 3 changes of a circular hey
B2 (1-4) Partners 2-hand turn 1½ around; face the same couple up or down the line
(5-8) (starting with neighbor along the lines) 3 changes of a circular hey
(Begin the dance again with a new couple)
The tune “Over the hills and
far away” appeared in ten 18th century ballad operas, of which the
first was John Gay’s Beggar’s Opera,
1728.
Round for four couples
6/8 meter
Dancing Master I (1651)
Cecil Sharp, 1911
Part I
A1 (1-4) All (with hands) forward a double and fall back
(5-8) Partners set and turn single
A2 (1-8) All that again
B1 (1-4) Men forward a double to center (1-2), women forward while men fall back (3-4)
(5-8) Men forward while women fall back, men circle left once round, fall back
B2 (1-8) All that again, with women meeting first and circling left
Part II
A1 (1-8) Partners side (swirl), set and turn single
A2 (1-8) All that again
B1 (1-4) Heads forward a double (1-2), sides forward while heads fall back (3-4)
(5-8) Heads forward while sides fall back, heads circle left once round, fall back
B2 (1-8) All that again, with sides meeting first and circling left
Part III
A1 (1-8) Partners arm right, set and turn single
A2 (1-8) Partners arm left, set and turn single
B1 (1-8) Men forward to center, turn to left to face out, circle right (clockwise)
while women skip around outside (counter-clockwise) to place
B2 (1-8) All that again, with women making back ring and men skipping outside
The play A Fine Companion by Shackerly Marmion appeared in 1633.
Duple minor longways
6/8 meter
Dancing Master I (1696)
Cecil Sharp, 1922
A1 (1-4) Ones lead down between Twos, cast back to place
(5-8) Men lead out between women, cast back to place
A2 (1-4) Twos lead up between Ones, cast back to place
(5-8) Women lead out between men, cast back to place.
B1 (1-4) 1st Man set to 2nd Woman, turn single R back to place
(5-6) 1st Woman the same to 2nd Man
B2 (1-4) Circle left halfway, fall back in lines
(5-8) Partners set forward (5-6), change places passing R-shoulder
Not only was the tune Hunt
the Squirrel used by John Gay in his opera Polly
(1729), but James V of Scotland, the “geud man”
himself, was the subject of William H. Murray’s play, Cramond Brig; or the Gudeman O’Ballangeich.
Duple minor longways improper
6/8 meter
Dancing Master, 10th ed. (1698)
Cecil Sharp, 1916
A (1-4) Neighbors, 2-hand turn 1½ around (end facing partner)
(5-8) Partners cross by R-shoulder to change places, R-hand turn halfway back
B1 (1-2) Twos cast down while Ones lead up (face partner)
(3-6) (starting with partner) 3 changes of circular hey
B2 (1-6) Ones ½ figure 8 up through Twos; Ones 2-hand turn halfway (end
facing new neighbor)
The opera Wenceslaus,
King of
Duple minor longways
2/2 meter
Dancing Master, 11th ed. (1701)
Fried de Metz Herman, 1980
A1 (1-4) Ones
lead down through Twos, cast back
(5-8) Ones ½ figure 8 down
A2 (1-4) Twos
lead up through Ones, cast back
(5-8) Twos ½ figure 8 up
B (1-2) 1st
corners change
(3-4) 2nd corners change
(5-8) Circle left once round
Inspired
by the character Sir Novelty Fashion in Colley Cibber’s
Love’s Last Shift, Sir John Vanbrugh in his comedy The
Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger (1696) elevates this foolish knight to the
peerage, granting him the title of Lord Foppington.
3 couple set (adapted)
6/8 meter
John Griffiths, 1788
James E. Morrison, 1976
A1 (1-4) 1st
Woman set twice to 2nd Man
(5-8) 1st Woman and 3rd Man 2-hand turn once
round; 1st Woman returns home
A2 (1-4) 1st
Man set twice to 2nd Woman
(5-8) 1st Man and 3rd Woman 2-hand turn, 1st
Man ending between the Threes
while 1st Woman steps between the Twos
(Twos moving up to 1st place)
B1 (1-4) Lines
of 3 set twice
(5-8) Ones R-hand turn ¾ into middle place improper
B2 (1-4) New lines of 3 set twice
(5-8) Ones R-hand turn halfway, cast to bottom (Threes moving up to 2nd
place)
Repeat twice more
The Maid of the Oaks, a play by General John Burgoyne, first appeared in 1774.
Duple minor longways
6/8 meter
Dancing Master, 4th ed. (1670)
Cecil Sharp, 1922
A1 (1-8) Partners
lead up a double and fall back; that again
B1 (1-4) (All
face partner) All fall back a double and come forward
(5-8) Partners 2-hand turn once round
A2 (1-4) Partners
back to back
(5-8) Neighbors back to back
B2 (1-2) Circle
left halfway
(3-4) Partners change places
(5-8) Twos cast down and lead up while Ones lead up and cast
down
The Mulberry Garden, a play by Sir Charles Sedley, appeared in 1668.
Duple minor longways
3/2 meter
Twenty Four New Country Dances
for the Year 1713
Andrew Shaw, 2002
A1 (1-2) Partners
cross by R-shoulder, turn about right to face back into set
(3-4) 1st Man and 2nd Woman cross by R-shoulder,
turn about right to face partner
A2 (1-2) Partners
cross by R-shoulder, turn about right to face back into set
(3-4) 2nd Man and 1st Woman cross by R-shoulder,
turn about right to face partner
B1 (1-4) Neighbors
back to back (6 steps out, 6 steps back)
(5-8) (starting with partner) 4 changes of R & L with hands
B2 (1-2) Ones
cross and go below while Twos meet and lead up
(3-4) Twos cross and go below while Ones meet and lead up
(5-6) Ones cast down into 2nd place while Twos meet
and lead up
(7-8) Partners 2-hand turn halfway
Before making her theatrical debut
in Dryden’s The Indian Emperor, Nell
Gwynne, the actress who eventually became a mistress of Charles II, worked at
the King’s Theatre in
3 couple set
2/2 meter
Twenty Four Country Dances for
the Year 1765
W. S. Porter, 1931
A1 (1-4) 1st
Man slow set and honor (right, then left) to 2nd Woman
(5-8) 1st Man and 2nd Woman 2-hand turn once
round
A2 (1-4) 1st
Woman slow set and honor (right, then left) to 2nd Man
(5-8) 1st Woman and 2nd Man 2-hand turn once
round
B1 (1-2) Ones
cast down to middle place (Twos moving up)
(3-6) Ones and Threes circle left once round
(7-10) 1st Man skip up outside and
around Twos while 1st Woman skip down outside and around Threes to meet in middle improper
(11-12) Ones 2-hand turn halfway
B2 (1-2) Threes
cast up to middle place (Ones moving down)
(3-6) Threes and Twos circle left once round
(7-10) 3rd
Man skip up outside and around Twos while 3rd
Woman skip down outside and around Ones to meet in middle improper
(11-12) Threes 2-hand turn halfway
Repeat twice more
The town of
2 couple set, couples facing
2/2 meter
Gary Roodman, 2000; tune,
Kemp’s Augmented Jig
Part I
A (1-4) Couples
lead forward a double and
fall back
(5-8) That again
Chorus
B (1-4) Face
partner, set R & L, and change places
(5-8) Face neighbor, set R & L, and change places (end facing away
from other
couple)
C1 (1-4) Lead
away to side wall with partner (man on right, woman on left), turn
individually,
and lead back into …
(5-8) ½ hey for 4 up and down the hall (pass opposite by R-shoulder and
turn
right into the ½ hey; meet opposite at other end of line and face out, i.e.,
up or down the hall, with man on right, woman on left)
C2 (1-4) With opposite, lead away up or down the hall, turn and lead
back into …
(5-8) ½ hey for 4 across the hall (pass partner by R-shoulder and turn
right into
the
½ hey; meet partner and end in original place
Part II
A (1-4) Partners
side-by-side R-shoulder
(5-8) Partners side-by-side L-shoulder
B, C1, C2 As above
Part III
A (1-4) Partners
arm right
(5-8) Partners arm left
B, C1, C2 As above
The tune Kemp’s Augmented Jig
is associated with Shakespeare’s colleague and fellow shareholder in the Globe
Theatre, Will Kemp.
Duple minor longways
3/4 meter
Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1712
Graham Christian, unpublished
A1 (1-4) Taking hands in a ring of 4, set R & L and circle right halfway
(5-8) All that again
A2 (1-2) Ones cast into second place (Twos moving up)
(3-4) Partners 2-hand turn halfway
(5-6) Twos cast into second place (Ones moving up)
(7-8) Partners 2-hand turn halfway (All now home)
B1 (1-4) Partners back to back (6 steps out, 6 steps back)
(5-6) 2 quick changes of R & L with hands, starting with partner
(7-8) Partners 2-hand turn halfway, ending all facing up
B2 (1-4) Double whole figure 8, starting with Twos casting down, Ones crossing up
(Note: keep the figure 8 tight)
(5-8) Ones lead down through new Twos and cast back to progressed place
while Twos dance up outside new Ones and lead back down
Volpony,
Ben Jonson’s 1607 comedy, was revived for