The Dances:
If a dance has a
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it, click on that to see the musical notation (for those with tunes not in
Barnes I or II).
Childgrove
Longways duple minor, improper, 2/2 meter
Playford, 1701
| A1 |
All side with partner, dance back to back with partner. |
| A2 |
All side with neighbor, dance back to back with neighbor. |
| B1 |
Turn neighbor two hands 1½ (skipping) to change places. Turn
partner two hands. |
| B2 |
1st couple dance a full figure 8 up around 2nd couple. |
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The Dancing Wife
Longways duple minor, 2/2 meter
(Pell Mell, Playford) Gary Roodman, 1992
| A1 |
1st couple lead down through 2nd couple, cast back to place.
Circle with previous 2nd couple above. |
| A2 |
2nd couple lead down through couple just circled with, cast back to
place.
Circle with original 1st couple above. |
| B1 |
1st corners change; 2nd corners change.
All change R shoulder with neighbor, and turn single R. |
| B2 |
2 changes of Rights and Lefts, starting with partner, and turn partner
2 hands once round. |
Note: In A1 & A2, casting couples face UP, waiting couples face DOWN,
for each circle.
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De'il Take the Warr
3 couple set, 4/4 meter
Young, 1721
| A1 |
1st couple long cast one place
while 2nd couple moves up. 1st couple 2 hand turn.
1st couple lead through 3rd couple, cast back to middle place, 2 hand
turn. |
| A2 |
2nd couple repeat A1. All end in
original places. |
| B1 |
The men hey for 3, 1st & 2nd men
passing R shoulder to begin.
Progressive changes (one bar per hand): 1st man change
places by R with partner, L with 2nd man, R with 2nd woman, L
with 3rd man, R with 3rd woman, and 1st man and 3rd woman turn
single L. |
| B2 |
Women repeat B1: Women hey,
then 1st woman begins the progressive changes giving R to 2nd
man (across the set); 1st man and 3rd woman turn single L. |
The final time through the dance, all finish with turn single L.
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Dublin Bay
Longways duple minor, 12/8 meter
Playford, 1713
| A |
1st couple cross passing R shoulder while setting to face 2nd couple
(1st woman cross first).
Turn opposite R hand.
1st couple cross L shoulder and cast (2nd couple dance up), dance in and
up to finish between 2nd couple facing same gender neighbor.
Arm R with neighbor and finish 4 in line facing down, 1st couple in the
middle. |
| B |
All fall back a double up the hall and come forward, turning towards
neighbor to face up.
All fall back a double down the hall and come
forward.
2nd couple gate 1st couple to progressed place. |
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Elizabeth
Longways duple minor, 3/4 meter
Colin Hume, 1991
| A |
1st couple set, turn 2 hands halfway.
All set to neighbor, turn 2 hands halfway. |
| B |
Dance back to back with partner.
Circle L halfway, come in close to
partner, fall back with neighbor. |
| C |
Open Ladies' Chain across and back. |
| D |
1st couple cross, cast, and ½ figure eight up;
while 2nd couple wait
(2 bars), ½ figure eight up, and lead up. |
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Hambleton's Round O
Longways triple minor, 3/2 meter
Playford, 1713
| A |
1st couple cast down one place
while 2nd couple moving up.
1st woman hey with 2nd couple, giving L shoulder to 2nd man while 1st
man hey with 3rd couple, giving L shoulder to 3rd woman.
1st couple turn two hands once in 2nd place. |
| B |
1st woman and 2nd man change places.
1st man and 2nd woman change places.
1st and 2nd couples circle 4 halfway, turn single, and dance 4 changes of
a circular hey, starting with partner. |
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I Care Not For These Ladies
Circle mixer, 6/8 meter
(T. Campian) Skrobela, 1969
| Part 1 |
| A1&2 |
Slipping circle L and R. |
| B |
Set to partner, turn single R. |
| C |
Dance 2 slow changes of a grand chain: R hand to partner turn
half-way and
acknowledge partner; L hand to next dancer turn half-way and acknowledge.
Turn the next dancer two hands once round. This is your
new partner. |
| Part 2 |
| A1&2 |
Side R shoulder to partner; repeat with L shoulder. |
| B |
As in Part 1 |
| C |
As in Part I |
| Part 3 |
| A1&2 |
Arm R partner; arm L partner |
| B |
As in Part 1 |
| C |
As in Part I |
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Indian Queen
Longways duple minor, 4/4 meter
Playford, 1701
| A1 |
1st corners set advancing, turn single to place, 2 hand turn. |
| A2 |
2nd corners repeat A1. |
| B1 |
R hand star; L hand star. |
| B2 |
Partners back to back; 3 changes of a circular hey. |
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Jack's Health
Longways duple minor, 6/8 meter
(Bolt the Door) Playford, 1686
| A1 |
1st couple cross, cast down while 2nd couple leads up.
1st couple turn two hands to
end improper. |
| A2 |
Dance back to back with neighbor.
Fall back a double with neighbor and set. |
| B1 |
Forward a double, turn single (cloverleaf).
4 changes of rights & lefts.
All turn partner 2 hands to own side. |
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Key to the Cellar
Longways triple minor, 3/2 meter
Jenny Beer 2004
| A1 |
1st couple cast to middle while
2nd couple moves up; gate down with the 3rd couple. |
| A2 |
Lines forward and back; 1st couple gate up with the 2nd couple. |
| B1 |
Heys for 3 across the dance, 1st woman up with 2nd couple, 1st man
down with 3rd couple. |
| B2 |
1st couple gypsy, then all turn two hands. |
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Levi Jackson Rag
Five couple set mixer: one head, two couples each side facing across,
2/4 meter
Pat Shaw
| A1 |
Side couples R & L through (1-4),
while head couple dance halfway down the
center (3-4).
Side couples R & L back (5-8), while head couple dance to the bottom (7-8). |
| A2 |
Side couples circle left once round with opposite couple,
while head
couple separate & cast to the top.
All dance back to back with partner. |
| B1 |
All five women chain (R hand star) two places with a courtesy turn.
Repeat, keeping hold after the courtesy turn for: |
| B2 |
Promenade new partner to next place, men turn the women under,
balance & swing. |
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Lilli Burlero
Longways duple minor, 6/8 meter
Playford, 1690
| A |
1st couple lead down through 2nd couple,
and cast up to place.
2nd couple lead up through 1st couple, and cast down to place. |
| B1 |
1st corners change places, 2nd corners change places.
All fall back a double, then come forward turning single. |
| B2 |
All change places with partner R shoulder.
Turn back to neighbor, and
change with neighbor backing up passing R shoulder to original
positions.
Three changes of a circular hey, beginning with partner. |
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Morecambe Bay
Sicilian Circle, 6/8 meter
Pat Shaw, 1972
| A1 |
R hands across, on 5th beat all clap and turn out to the L.
L hands back, all clap and turn out to the R. |
| A2 |
Dance back to back with opposite and swing
(end with the woman on the
R, facing partner in or out of the circle). |
| B1 |
Ladies' Chain across and back (North Country Style) |
| B2 |
Circle L once round and swing partner, opening to face a new couple. |
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A New Beginning
3 couple set, 3/4 meter
(G.F. Handel) Gary Roodman, 1992
| A1 |
Crossover mirror hey. 1st couple end improper. |
| A2 |
1st couple lead down to face 3rd couple
while second couple dance up
the outside (2 bars).
1st and 3rd couples R hands across while 2nd
couple turn R hand. (4 bars).
All turn single (2 bars). |
| B |
2nd & 3rd couples, facing up and down, dance forward a double and
back, pass through, and cast away from partner to sides; while 1st
couple wait (2 bars), dance forward a double and back to partner, and
change places with a 1/2 gypsy.
Finish all proper in order 3,1,2. |
| C |
Partners dance back to back, and all turn partner 2 hands. |
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Turning By Threes
Three couple circle mixer, 3/4 meter
(Tourner a Trois, Paul Macklis, 1998) Gary Roodman, 2001
| A1 |
Circle L, turn single L, circle R, turn single R. |
| A2 |
Back to back partner (4 bars).
Grand chain, 2 changes.
Turn the 3rd person by the R. |
| B |
Men star L once round.
Women star R once round.
Men advance toward the center with two single steps.
Men fall back while the women advance with two single steps.
Women look over R shoulder and gypsy R with this new partner 1¼ times
finishing in the circle. |
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Valley of the Moonlight
3 couple set, 2nd couple improper, 3/4 meter
(S. Salis, 2003) David Newitt 2005
| Part I |
| A |
All step L and honor partner, turn single R, into …
Circle 6 hands around to the L and back to the R, reforming the set.
All turn single R and set to partner |
| B |
2nd couple (improper) turn by the right hand 1 ¼ times round, ending
with 2nd man between the 3rd couple facing 3rd man, 2nd woman between
the 1st couple facing 1st woman (4 bars).
“Half heys with a twist”: 2nd man with the 3rd couple, 2nd woman with
the 1st couple, begin R shoulder half heys for 3 across the dance.
On
bar 7 2nd couple meet in the middle right shoulders, face each other up
and down the dance (man above, woman below), and fall back on bar 8: 2nd
man up through the 1s, 2nd woman down through the 3s.
1s and 3s finish
the ½ heys improper, in the center of the set with partner taking hands
3: 1st couple below 2nd man facing up; 3rd couple above 2nd woman,
facing down (4 bars).
Circle 3 hands round to the left (3 bars). On bar 12 the 2s let go with
L hands to lead their circles out toward original places, finishing
in a circle taking hands 6.
Circle 6 hands round two places to the left,
and all face new partner and turn single R.
1st man and 3rd woman finish improper in 2nd place. |
| Part II |
| A |
All side with partner (Cecil Sharp style, L shoulder “swirl” siding);
set, and turn single.
Repeat with R shoulder “swirl” style siding. |
| B |
As in Part I but from new positions. |
| Part III |
| A |
All turn partner once round by the R hand; set, and turn single.
Repeat with L hand turn. |
| B |
As in Part 1 B but from new positions. |
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