2024 BACDS Playford Ball — The Dances
The Chocolate Equation
The Collier’s Daughter
Flora and Phaon
Glendeven
The Homecoming
I Care Not For These Ladies
Jacque Latin
King Of Poland
Lilli Burlero
Maiden Lane
Nonesuch (will not be talked through)
Orange Nan
Orleans Baffled
The Queen of Sheba (will not be talked through)
Renewal
Rose of Sharon
Sally In Our Alley
Trip To Kilburn
Glossary
| Usage |
Explanation |
| Right file (RF) |
As you are standing in longways set, R shoulder is up |
| Left file (LF) |
As above, L shoulder is up |
| #1RF, #2LF, etc. |
The numbers refer to the dancer in the first or second couple who is in the RF or LF, regardless of whether they are above or below |
| R&L |
Rights and lefts with hands, 4 changes unless stated otherwise |
| Circular hey |
Rights and lefts without hands, 4 charges unless stated otherwise |
| Circles |
All once around unless stated otherwise |
| Hand turns |
All once around unless stated otherwise |
| R or L hands across |
All once around unless stated otherwise |
| Pousettes |
All are push/pull; there are no draw pousettes in this program |
| Turn singles |
All to the right unless stated otherwise |
| 1st or 2nd corners |
Refers to dancers currently in those positions regardless of where they started the dance |
| Improper |
Dances in which the 1st couple starts the dance crossed over; couples cross when changing numbers at each end of the dance. You may choose to do this, or not. |
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Dance: Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett, 2009
Music:
Shira Kammen, “72%” (4/4)
Formation: Four-couple longways
| A1 |
1-4
5-8 |
Partners swirly siding (over by L shoulder and back by R)
Partners reverse swirly siding (over by R shoulder and back by L) |
| A2 |
1-8 |
Top and bottom foursomes circle 4-hands to R and back to L |
| B1 |
1-8 |
R shoulder parallel hey for 4 along the sides (1s and 3s face down, 2s and 4s face up to begin) |
| B2 |
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8 |
1s and 2s R-hands across halfway
1s and 3s L-hands across halfway
1s and 4s R-hands across halfway
All partners L-hand turn halfway |
Repeat dance 3x.
I wanted music written by Shira in this program, and I love this tune and the dance. |
Dance: Playford, Dancing Master II, 1719
Music: (2/2)
Formation: Longways duple minor
| A1 |
1-4
5-8 |
1s cross and go below, 2s move up
1s 2-hand turn |
| A2 |
1-4
5-8 |
1s cross and go below next 2s, who do not move up
1s 2-hand turn |
| B1 |
1-2
3-6
7-8 |
1s lead up to below original 2s
Circle 4
All turn single R |
| B2 |
1-4
5-8 |
4 changes circular hey (2 steps per change)
All 2-hand turn |
Dance: Walsh, 1718 (Reconstruction by Andrew Shaw)
Music: (3/2)
Formation: Longways duple minor
| A1 |
1-4 |
Circle 4 halfway, keeping hands with neighbor, set R&L to partner |
| A2 |
1-4 |
Circle 4 halfway to home, all turn single up |
| B1 |
1-2
3-4 |
1s cast, 2s lead up
Partners 2-hand turn |
| B2 |
1-2
3-4 |
1s lead up and cast back while 2s cast down and lead back up
All cloverleaf turn single |
Dance: Alisa Dodson, 1993
Music: Allen Dodson (3/4)
Formation: Longways duple minor
| A1 |
1-4
5-8 |
#1LF half hey for 3 with 2s, passing corner L shoulder to begin, ending with #1 in middle of set facing 2s
Those 3, circle L once and a bit more (end with 1st corners crossed, 2nd corners at home) |
| A2 |
1-4
5-8 |
#1 RF half hey for 3 with 2s (who are in LF across the set), passing corner L shoulder to begin, ending with #1 in middle of set facing 2s
Those 3, circle L once and a bit more, (end progressed and crossed over) |
| B |
1-2
3-4
5-8
9-12
13-16
17-20 |
1st corners hole-in-the-wall cross
2nd corners the same
Circle 4 left
Beginning with partner, half rights and lefts and remain facing up or down
Fall back passing neighbor L shoulder and dance forward passing R
Half double figure 8, 1s crossing up and 2s casting down to begin |
| Glendeven was an inn and gallery on Highway 1 south of Mendocino in 1993. Allen and I spent part of our honeymoon there. |
Dance: Gary Roodman, 1997
Music: Jonathan Jensen (9/8)
Formation: Longways duple minor, improper
| A1 |
1-4 |
#1 RF cast, dance below 2s and up into LF while partner follows but dances up the middle and turns R into RF, facing partner |
| A2 |
1-4 |
#2 LF cast up, dance above 1s and down the set while partner follows but dances down the middle, both continuing R around original neighbor into a line of 4 facing up |
| B1 |
1-4 |
Line leads up (3), turn and fall back, still moving up (3) lead down (6) and face neighbor in line |
| B2 |
1-4 |
Half hey for 4, passing neighbor R shoulder to begin Meet neighbor with two-hand turn 3/4 and face out, orig. 1st corners on L |
| C1 |
1-2
3-4 |
Neighbors lead out, turn and lead in
2nd corners change, 1st corners change |
| C2 |
1-2
3-4 |
Circle 4 halfway
Partners 2-hand turn |
Dance: Kitty Skrobela, 1969
Music: Thomas Campion, 1601 (6/8)
Formation: Circle mixer
| Part 1 |
A1 |
1-4 |
Taking hands, all slip L |
| A2 |
1-4 |
All slip R |
| B |
1-4
5-6
7-8
9-12 |
Partners set and turn single
Pass partner with R hand
Pass the next with L hand
Two-hand turn once with the 3rd person |
| Part 2 |
A1 |
1-4 |
Side R shoulder |
| A2 |
1-4 |
Side L shoulder |
| B |
1-12 |
As in Part 1 |
| Part 3 |
A1 |
1-4 |
Arm R |
| A2 |
1-4 |
Arm L |
| B |
1-12 |
As in Part 1 |
Dance: Willsim 1755, reconstruction by Chip Hendrickson (some alteration)
Music: (2/4)
Formation: Longways duple minor
| A1 |
1-8 |
#1 RF hey for 3 along the LF passing L shoulder with corner to begin, all end home |
| A2 |
1-8 |
#1LF hey for 3 along the RF, passing R shoulder with corner to begin, all end home |
| B1 |
1-4
5-8 |
1s cross and go below, 2s move up
1s cross and go below again, 2s do not move up |
| B2 |
1-2
3-4
5-8 |
1s lead up to below original 2s, who face down
All set
1s lead up through 2s and cast down, 2s move up |
| C1 |
1-4
5-8 |
Facing diagonally into center, all set twice
L-hands across |
| C2 |
1-4
5-8 |
Facing diagonally into center, all set twice
R-hands across |
Dance: Playford Dancing Master I, 1698
Music: (6/8)
Formation: Longways duple minor, improper
| A1 |
1-4 |
Neighbors 2-hand turn once and a half, skipping |
| A2 |
1-4 |
Partners cross R shoulder, then 2-hand turn back |
| B1 |
1-2
3-6 |
2s cast down, 1s lead up
3 changes circular hey, beginning with partner |
| B2 |
1-4
5-6 |
1s half figure 8 up
1s 2-hand turn halfway and fall back to progressed place |
Dance: Playford Dancing Master I, 1690
Music: (6/8)
Formation: Longways duple minor
| A1 |
1-4 |
1s lead through 2s and cast back to place |
| A2 |
1-4 |
2s lead through 1s and cast back to place |
| B1 |
1-2
3-4
5-8 |
1st corners cross
2nd corners cross
All fall back a double and come forward turning single R |
| B2 |
1-2
3-4
5-8 |
Partners change R shoulder, turn back on neighbor
Fall back changing R shoulder with neighbor, face partner
3 changes circular hey, beginning with partner |
Dance: Playford Dancing Master I, 1651
Music: (2/2)
Formation: Three-couple longways
| Part 1 |
A1 |
1-4 |
Partners up a double and back |
| |
A2 |
1-4 |
That again |
| |
B1 & B2 |
1-8 |
Parallel heys along the line, 1s and 2s crossing R shoulder to begin |
| |
C1 |
1-4 |
All set and turn single |
| |
C2 |
1-4 |
That again |
| Part 2 |
A1 |
1-4 |
Partners side R shoulder |
| |
A2 |
1-4 |
Partners side L shoulder |
| |
B1 |
1-4 |
Taking hands, lines fall back, come forward, pass partner R with quick flip to face |
| |
B2 |
1-4 |
That again to original side |
| |
C1 |
1-4 |
All set and turn single |
| |
C2 |
1-4 |
That again |
| Part 3 |
A1 |
1-4 |
Partners arm R |
| |
A2 |
1-4 |
Partners arm L |
| |
B1 |
1-2
3-4 |
Top 2 couples: !st corners cross
Top 2 couples: 2nd corners cross while bottom couple cross R with partner |
| |
B2 |
1-2
3-4 |
Bottom 2 couples: 1st corners cross
Bottom 2 couples: 2nd corners cross while top couple cross R with partner |
| |
C1 |
1-4 |
All set and turn single |
| |
C2 |
1-4 |
That again |
| Repeat dance 2x |
Nonesuch (will not be talked through)
Dance: Playford Dancing Master I, 1651
Music: (2/2)
Formation: Four-couple longways
| Part 1 |
A |
1-8 |
Up a double and back twice and face partner |
| B |
1-8 |
Set and turn single twice |
| Part 2 |
A |
1-4
5-8 |
1s jump toward each other, take 2 hands, slip down, turn down and out to face 2s
Taking 2 hands, 1s push 2s diagonally out, draw them back, open up across |
| B |
1-8 |
Those 4 fall back, come forward, 2-hand turn partner |
Repeat all 4x, new couples jumping in at top when previous couple gets to 3rd place.
Original 4th couple ends at top. |
| Part 3 |
A |
1-4
5-8 |
Swirly siding by L halfway, face partner, turn single
Finish swirly siding by R, face partner, turn single |
| B |
1
2
3-8 |
Top dancer in LF jump to middle, face down
Top dancer in RF jump to middle, face up
Continue this sequence, alternating sides until all are in middle (all will be facing their partner) |
| Part 4 |
A |
1-8 |
Partners arm R and L |
| B |
1-4
5-8 |
All slip to L and back into line
All slip to R and back into line |
| Part 5 |
A |
1-8 |
Dancers jump out in same order as they jumped in |
| BA |
1-16 |
Progressive hey, starting with top couple crossing with R hand, others joining as someone comes to them. Stop when you reach where you started the hey. Bottom couple will end last |
| This has always been my very favorite English Country dance. |
Dance: Walsh, 1713, Reconstruction by Andrew Shaw
Music: (3/2)
Formation: Longways duple minor
| A1 |
1-2
3-4 |
Partners cross R and turn R to face across the set
2nd corners cross R and turn R to face partner along the line |
| A2 |
1-2
3-4 |
Partners cross R and turn R to face across the set
2nd corners cross R and and turn R face neighbor |
| B1 |
1-4
5-8 |
Neighbors back to back
All face partner, R & L |
| B2 |
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8 |
1s cross and go below, 2s move up
2s cross and go below, 1s move up
1s cast, 2s meet and lead up
All 2-hand turn halfway |
Dance: Playford Dancing Master II, 1710
Music: (3/2)
Formation: Longways triple minor
| A |
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
9-10
11-12 |
1s cast, 2s move up
1s and 3s half pousette CW
1s cast up, 3s move down
1s and 2s half pousette CW
Top 2 couples: 1st corners cross, then 2nd corners cross, all face neighbor
3 changes circular hey beginning with neighbor (2 steps per change) |
Dance: Marjorie Heffer and William Porter, 1932
Music: Handel, “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” (adapted) (4/4)
Formation: Four-couple longways
| Part 1 |
A1 |
1-4
5-8 |
All up a double and back
Partners R-shoulder round |
| A2 |
1-4
5-8 |
All down a double and back
Partners L-shoulder round |
| B1 |
1-4
5-8 |
Top 2 couples and bottom 2 couples R-hands across once
Middle couples L-hands across once while ends skip halfway around CW (end 4,2,3,1 ends crossed over) |
| B2 |
1-8 |
Repeat B1 from new positions, end home |
| Part 2 |
A1 |
1-4
5-8 |
1s and 3s face R wall, 2s and 4s L wall, all forward a double and back
Neighbors R-shoulder round |
| A2 |
1-4
5-8 |
Change walls, up a double and back
Neighbors L-shoulders round |
| B1 |
1-2
3-8
7-8 |
Ends turn partner R-hand 3/4, forming a line of 4 longways in the middle of the set.
Middle 2 dancers keep joined hands down, others raise hands to make 2 arches
Middles skip CW through arches, end home while
Ends turn R-hand ¼ to home |
| B2 |
1-2
3-8
7-8 |
Middle neighbors R-hand turn 3/4, forming a line of 4 across the set.
Middle dancers keep joined hands down, others raise hands to make 2 arches
End couples skip CW through arches, end home while
Middle neighbors R-hand turn ¼ to home |
| Part 3 |
A1 |
1-4
5-8 |
End couples lead up or down and back while middle neighbors lead out and back
R-shoulder round with person you just led out and back |
| A2 |
1-4
5-8 |
Neighbors lead out from nearest corner of the set and back
Neighbors L-shoulder round, keep facing this neighbor |
| B1 |
1-4
5-6
7-8 |
Starting with neighbor, all half R-shoulder hey along the line
One more change of the hey (ending 3,4,1,2)
Partners two-hand turn halfway to face original neighbor |
| B2 |
1-8 |
Repeat from new positions, end home |
| We are doing the Australian version of this dance. They changed a few small things from the original version in Maggot Pie, and set it to a different tune by Handel. This tune has no As and Bs and isn’t phrased as I have written the dance instructions, but I think having those landmarks will help you learn the dance. Be sure to watch the video on our website to see how the dance and Handel tune fit together. |
Dance: Gary Roodman, 2020
Music: Rebecca King, “Ashes”, 2017 (2/2)
Formation: Longways duple minor, improper
| A1 |
1-4
5-8 |
Circle hands four halfway and fall back
Partners back-to-back |
| A2 |
1-4
5-8 |
1st corners change and turn R to face partner along the line while 2nd corners turn single R and face partner
Partners two-hand turn once and a quarter, ending with the 1s facing up side by side in the L file and 2s similarly facing down in the R file, orig. 1st corners on the R |
| B |
1-4
5-8
9-12
13-16 |
Lead up or down the hall and fall back into a fine of 4, facing partner
Inside dancers pass partner R, loop R, face out and put out L hand while outside dancers weave across the set and face out, put out R hand
Lead out with neighbor and turn as a couple (change places)
Partners sweep in and R-shoulders round |
| Rebecca wrote this music after a horrific wildfire in her home area. I have been through a similar fire where I live, and have never forgotten the desolation of the ashes and stark remains of the burned areas. But, as time goes on, green grass appears and very slowly, regeneration happens. |
Dance: Fried Herman, 1989
Music: J.C. Pepusch 1731 (adapted) (2/4)
Formation: Longways duple minor, improper
| A1 |
1-3
4-6
7-9 |
R-hands across 3/4
All cross R with partner
R-hand star 3/4 (all progressed) |
| A2 |
1-3
4-6
7-9 |
Partners cross with R hand
Neighbors L-hand turn
Partners cross with R hand |
| B1 |
1-4
5-8 |
#1RF and 2s half hey for 3 across the set, #1LF passes R shoulder with corner and #2LF casts to begin
As the 2s continue the hey, #1 ends in partner’s place in RF while partner joins the other half of the hey and ends in LF (all progressed; 1s crossed over) |
| B2 |
1-4
5-8 |
1s half figure 8 through the couple below
All L-hand turn original neighbor |
Sharon Green’s husband David commissioned Fried to write this dance for Sharon’s 50th birthday.
Sharon is the recipient of the CDSS 2024 Lifetime Contribution Award. |
Dance: Walsh, reconstruction by Jacqueline Schwab, 1719
Music: (3/4)
Formation: Longways duple minor
| A1 |
1-4 |
1st corners cast L behind neighbor, pass L in the middle, go R around partner into corner’s place |
| A2 |
1-4 |
2nd corners the same, casting R behind partner who is beside them, pass R in the middle and go L around neighbor into corner’s place |
| B1 |
1-4
5-8 |
All fall back, then cross R shoulder with partner and turn R to face partner
Circular hey |
| B2 |
1-2
3-4
5-8 |
2nd corners change L, 1st corners change R
Circle 4
1s cast and 2-hand turn halfway while 2s 2-hand turn once and a half up the set |
Dance: Playford Dancing Master, 1728
Music: Black and Grey, 1696 (2/2)
Formation: Longways triple minor
| A1 |
1-2
3-6
7-8 |
1s cast down to second place, 2s move up
1s and 3s circle once
1s lead to bottom |
| A2 |
1-2
3-6
7-8 |
1s cast up to second place, 3s move down
1s and 2s circle once
1s lead up to top |
| B1 |
1-2
3-8 |
1s cast down to second place, 2s move up
Circle 6 once |
| B2 |
1-4
5-8 |
1s and 2s Circular hey (2 steps per change)
1s and 2s 2-hand turn partner |
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