33rd Annual New York Playford Ball

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1 Dance Directions for the 33rd Annual New York Playford Ball presented by Country Dance * New York April 9, 2016 NOTES ON THE DANCES The dances in this booklet are arranged in alphabetical order for easy reference. The numbers in the second column are counts/beats, or the number of steps, to execute the described movement. Unless otherwise specified: Dances begin in proper formation. Siding is Cecil Sharp style. Turns single are to the right. Rights & Lefts (R & L) are with hands. A circular hey is without hands. Changing places or crossing over is by the right shoulder. Back-to-back is by the right shoulder. Hand turns and stars are once around. Poussettes are push-pull style unless specified as a draw poussette.

2 DANCE SOURCES Apollo s Hunt: Even Odder Calculated Figures, 2009 by Gary Roodman Blenheim House: reconstruction in Mr Kynaston s Famous Dance, 2000 by Andrew Shaw Blue Heron Waltz: unpublished, 2015 by Tom & Susan Amessé Centennial: CDSS News (Winter ), 2015 by Philippe Callens Companions: CDSS News #183 (Mar/Apr 2005), 2003 Victor Skowronski The Engaging Engineer: by Sharon Green Footprints in the Sand: Impropriety III, 2010 by Chris Sackett & Brooke Friendly Hudson Barn: Hudson Barn II: Dances from the Boston Centre, ed. Helene Cornelius, 2000 Boston Centre The Introduction: Fringe Benefits, 1999 by Fried de Metz Herman Mary K: A Finite Set of Calculated Figures, 2002 by Gary Roodman Parthenia: 1932 by William Porter & Marjorie Heiffer Red and All Red: reconstruction in Retreads 5, 2 nd ed., 2003 by Charles Bolton Sapphire Sea: unpublished, 2014 by Christine Robb Thanks to Mr. Playford: unpublished, 2011 by Loretta Holz All dance instructions reprinted with permission. Thanks to Jane Bridges, executor, for permission to use the dance by Fried de Metz Herman.

3 New York Playford Ball APOLLO S HUNT (2009, Gary Roodman) duple minor longways, improper A1 8 R-hand star 8 L-hand star w/ previous nbrs A2 8 In original group of 4: Women change places, then men change 8 Circle L once around & end facing nbr B1 8 Mirror gypsies, 2s (above) splitting 1s 8 Half-double figure 8: 2s cross down & 1s go up outside to start B2 8 Mirror gypsies, same nbr, other side, other shoulder 8 Half-double figure 8 (2s cross down, 1s up the outside to start) into a line of 4 facing down (1s at ends proper, 2s in middle improper) C1 8 Forward a double, then fall back & nbrs change hands to face up 8 Forward a double, then fall back bending the line into longways sets (all crossed over from original places) C2 8 2 changes R & L, starting partner (progressed) 8 Partners 2-hand turn once (or twice) around BARBARINI S TAMBOURINE (c. 1745) duple minor longways A st corners change places: Cast L around nbr (man down, woman up), pass each other L shoulder in the center, & dance R shoulder around partner A nd corners change places: Cast R around partner (man up, woman down), pass each other R shoulder in the center, & dance L shoulder around nbr (all progressed & improper) B1 4 Neighbors fall back a double 4 Partners cross over (all progressed) 8 Neighbors (along the line) back-to-back 8 Partners back-to-back B changes R & L, starting partner 8 Partners 2-hand turn

4 New York Playford Ball THE BISHOP (1778) triple minor longways A1 4 1M cast down one place, 2M moving up 4 1M set to 3W 8 1M 2-hand turn 3W A2 4 1W cast down one place, 2W moving up 4 1W set to 3M 8 1W 2-hand turn 3M B1 8 Top couple (2s) gate 1s up while bottom couple (3s) gypsy R 8 All circle L halfway B2 8 Top couple (3s) gate 1s up while bottom couple (2s) gypsy R 8 All circle L halfway BLENHEIM HOUSE (1710 Nathaniel Kynaston, reconstructed by Andrew Shaw) duple minor longways A1 4 1M slip down the center into 2 nd place while 2M slip up the outside into 1 st place 4 1M & 2W cross R and turn R to face 8 1M & 2W lead down through couple below & cast back to 2 nd place A2 4 2M & 1W slip down the center into 2 nd place while 1M & 2W slip up the outside into 1 st place 4 2M & 1W cross R & turn R to face 8 2M & 1W lead down through couple below & cast back to 2 nd place; all end close to opposite (women progressed, all improper) B 4 Neighbors, joining inside hands, fall back setting 4 Women come fwd turning single while 1M cast down one place while 2M turn single moving up the set (progressed & improper) 8 Partners 2-hand turn 8 Hands 4 circle L halfway (2 doubles) (all home) 8 1s long cast down into 2 nd place, 2s moving up & turning out into 1 st place

5 New York Playford Ball BLUE HERON WALTZ (2015, Susan & Tom Amessé) 3-couple longways set, waltz time A1 12 1s weave to the bottom: Lead down through 2s, separate, & dance down outside 3s to end below the set facing up 12 1s half-figure 8 up through 3s A2 12 1s weave to the top: Lead up through 3s, separate, & dance up outside 2s to end improper in home place facing down 12 1s half-figure 8 down (all home) B1 12 Bottom couple (3s) long cast up to top while top 2 couples (1s & 2s) lead down one place (6 counts), then 2-hand turn partner halfway (6 counts) 12 Bottom 2 couples (1s & 2s) half-poussette clockwise (1W & 2M fwd to start) (order: 3-2-1, 1s & 2s improper) B2 Repeat B1 from new places: 12 Bottom couple (1s) long cast up to the top while top 2 couples (3s & 2s) lead down one place (6 counts), then 2-hand turn halfway 12 Bottom 2 couples (3s & 2s) half-poussette clockwise (women fwd to start), middle couple ending wide; the set is now a circle (order: 1-2-3, 1s & 3s improper) A3 12 Men L-hand star once around 12 Gypsy L: 1s w/ partner across the set, 2s & 3s w/ nbr along the line A4 12 Women R-hand star once around 12 Gypsy R w/ same dancer B3 12 All circle L halfway, resolving into lines (order: 3-2-1, 2s improper) 12 Partners set fwd & turn single to place B4 12 Partners long back-to-back 12 Middle couple (2s) cross & dance up to top place, top couple (3s) moving down one place (progressed order: 2-3-1)

6 New York Playford Ball THE CENTENNIAL* (2015, Philippe Callens) 4-couple longways set, 1s & 3s improper, triple time A1 12 In each half of the set, R-hand star 9/8 around, ending in a diamond (men on the outside, women on the center line) 6 Keeping hands, all set R, then (letting go) all set L & face corner 6 Men change places & turn R to face while middle women about-turn R & gypsy R while end women turn single R A2 6 In same foursome, L-hand star halfway 6 Women L-hand turn halfway & loop R while men turn single R to end in same diamond, facing partner on the diagonal (men look R, women L for partner) 6 2 changes of circular hey, starting partner 6 Partners set B1 12 In same foursome, partners draw poussette counterclockwise (women drawing) almost once around to end facing partner along the line (1s & 3s in men s line, 2s & 4s in women s line) 12 In the full set, half a hey for 4 along the line, starting partners R shoulder 6 Partners 2-hand turn halfway & (facing partner along the line) fall back B2 6 In each half of the set, L shoulder chevron: Men change places L shoulder, then fall back one place along the line to end across from starting place while women cast R into partner s place along the line (order: , 1s & 3s improper) 6 Partners R-hand turn halfway 12 Bottom couple (original 2s) lead to the top & turn single away while others wait 6 counts, then cast down one place, all ending close to partner (progressed order: , 2s & 4s improper) 6 Taking hands in lines, all balance back & fwd * For Those Who Know

7 New York Playford Ball COMPANIONS (2003, Victor Skowronski) duple minor longways A1 4 All single-file circle L (clockwise) one place 4 All balance into the center & back A2 8 Repeat A1 B1 8 R shoulder chevron: Original 1 st corners change places R shoulder & fall back across the set while 2 nd corners wait 4 counts, then cast R along the line (all improper) B2 8 Partners poussette halfway (2 nd corners fwd to start) & merge into a line of 4 across the set (original 2 nd corners at ends facing in, original 1 st corners in middle facing each other) C changes of a straight hey for 4, starting 1 st corners L shoulder (end 1 st corners at ends, improper, facing out; 2 nd corners in middle, proper, facing each other) C2 6 2 nd corners gypsy L three quarters while 1 st corners loop R 6 Partners gypsy R three quarters to end proper ENFIELD WASH (c. 1750) duple minor longways A1 8 1s cross & go below, 2s moving up 8 1s 2-hand turn once & a half around A2 16 2s repeat A1 (all home) B1 8 1s lead down the center 8 1s change hands & lead back, then cast down one place, 2s moving up B changes R & L, starting partner THE ENGAGING ENGINEER (2012, Sharon Green) duple minor longways, improper A1 4 Circle L halfway 8 Neighbors lead away, then change hands & lead back 4 Cloverleaf turn single (women L, men R) A2 4 Men change places (men home, women progressed & crossed over) 8 Partners lead away, then change hands & lead back 4 Cloverleaf turn single (women L, men R) B1 16 Open men s chain across & back: Women cast L while men R-hand turn halfway, then L-hand turn w/ opposite; that again w/ partner B2 4 Facing corner, all balance fwd & back 4 Women change places while men set (all home) 4 Neighbors change places (R shoulder) along the line (progressed) 4 All turn single R

8 New York Playford Ball FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND (2008, Chris Sackett & Brooke Friendly) duple minor longways, triple time A1 21 Straight hey for 4 on 1 st corner diagonal: 2 nd corners give partner R shoulder to start 3 2 nd corners L-shoulder gypsy about three quarters, ending in the middle facing corner s original place while 1 st corners finish the hey, then cross the set to end in partner s original place (1 st corners improper, 2 nd corners facing nbr on 2 nd corner diagonal) A2 18 Straight hey for 4 on 2 nd corner diagonal: 2 nd corners give nbr R shoulder to start 6 2 nd corners dance 2 places clockwise around the set to original corner s place while 1 st corners finish the hey, then continue clockwise one place along the line to corner s original place (all progressed & improper) B1 24 Circle L, then R B2 12 Partners long L-shoulder back-to-back 12 Partners 2-hand turn once & a half around HAMBLETON S ROUND-O (1713) triple minor longways, triple time A 6 1s cast down one place, 2s moving up 12 L shoulder heys across: 1M down w/ 3s, 1W up w/ 2s 6 1s (in middle place) 2-hand turn B 1s & 2s only: 3 1 st corners change places 3 2 nd corners change places 6 Circle L halfway & all turn single R 12 4 changes of a circular hey, starting partner THE HOLE IN THE WALL (1698) duple minor longways proper, triple time A1 12 1s cast down below standing 2s & lead up to place A2 12 2s cast up above standing 1s & lead down to place B 6 1 st corners Hole in the Wall cross 6 2 nd corners Hole in the Wall cross 6 Circle L halfway 6 1s cast while 2s lead up

9 New York Playford Ball HUDSON BARN (1974, Jacqueline Schwab & Charles Hammond) duple minor longways proper, triple time A1 12 Circle L once around A2 6 L-hand star halfway 6 1 st corners, joining crossed hands, turn once & a half around counterclockwise (1 st corners home, 2 nd corners progressed & improper) B1 12 Circle R once around B2 6 R-hand star halfway 6 2 nd corners, joining crossed hands, turn once & a half around clockwise (all progressed & improper) A3 12 Neighbors long back-to-back A4 6 Neighbors handy hand turn (men L, women R) halfway (all improper) 6 1s (above) half-figure 8 down (2s improper) B3 12 1s lead down the center, then change hands & lead up B4 12 1s cast down one place, then 2-hand turn once around while 2s 2-hand turn once & a half moving up the set to end proper THE INTRODUCTION (1996, Fried de Metz Herman) 4-couple longways set, waltz time A1 12 Top couple (1s) long cast to 3 rd place while middle couples (2s & 3s) wait 6 counts, then sidestep up twice 6 Bottom 2 couples R-hand star halfway into... 6 Middle 2 couples L-hand star halfway (order: , 1s & 3s improper) A2 24 Repeat A1 w/ new couples (order: , 1s & 2s improper) B1 Half a Choice Morsels hey: 6 R diagonals change places R shoulder 6 L diagonals change places L shoulder 6 R diagonals change places R shoulder 6 L diagonals change places L shoulder (order: , 3s & 4s improper) B2 12 Original 1s (in 3 rd place) lead up to the top, then cast down while bottom couple wait 6 counts, then sidestep up twice 12 Partners crossed-hand turn to end proper (progressed order: )

10 New York Playford Ball JACK S HEALTH (1686) duple minor longways A1 8 1s cross & go below, 2s moving up 8 1s 2-hand turn once around (1s improper, facing nbr above) A2 8 Neighbors back-to-back 4 Neighbors, joining inside hands, fall back a double 4 Set to partner B 8 Come fwd a double, then turn single cloverleaf (women R, men L) 16 4 changes R & L, starting partner 8 Partners 2-hand turn until proper MARY K (2002, Gary Roodman) duple minor longways, improper, triple time A1 9 Men cast R (clockwise) around nbr to corner s place 3 Partners (along the line) 2-hand turn halfway A2 9 Women cast R around partner to corner s place 3 Neighbors (along the line) 2-hand turn halfway (progressed & crossed over) B1 6 Circle L halfway & fall back slightly (home) 6 Partners cross over & turn R to face 6 2 changes R & L, starting partner (progressed) 6 Partners 2-hand turn C Petit fours w/ original nbrs: 3 1s lead up while 2s (facing partner) fall back 3 1s (facing partner) fall back while 2s dance down outside 3 1s dance down outside while 2s meet 3 1s meet while 2s lead up Petit fours w/ new nbrs: 3 1s lead down while 2s (facing partner) fall back 3 1s (facing partner) fall back while 2s dance up outside 3 1s dance up outside while 2s meet 3 1s meet while 2s lead down

11 New York Playford Ball PARTHENIA (1932, William Porter & Marjorie Heiffer) 4-couple longways set Part I A1 16 All up a double & fall back, then partners gypsy R A2 16 All down a double & fall back, then partners gypsy L B1 8 Partners set & cross 8 All dance clockwise halfway around B2 16 Repeat B1 to places Part II A3 16 Partners side R shoulder, then gypsy R A4 16 Partners side L shoulder, then gypsy L B3 Form lines across: 4 End couples (facing each other up & down the set) advance a double to meet while middles fall back a double & face nbr up & down the set 4 All balance back & fwd 8 In halves of the transverse set (4 women, 4 men), 3 changes of a circular hey, starting up or down B4 Form lines up & down: 4 Current ends face across into the set & advance a double to meet partner while current middles fall back a double & face partner (order: ) 4 All balance back & fwd 8 In halves of the set longways, 3 changes of a circular hey, starting partner (all home) Part III A5 16 Partners arm R, then gypsy R A6 16 Partners arm L, then gypsy L B5 Form horseshoes: In each half of the set take hands 4, then 1s & 4s only drop partner s hand 8 1M & 4W change places: Cross the set & lead others along the opposite side into lines 8 Lines fall back a double & come fwd B6 Form new horseshoes: In each half of the set take hands 4, then top women & bottom men only drop hands 8 Original 1M & 4W change places: Cross the set & lead others along the opposite side into lines (all home) 8 Lines fall back a double & come fwd

12 New York Playford Ball RED AND ALL RED (1757, reconstructed by Charles Bolton) 3-couple longways set A1 8 All set fwd to partner & turn single to place 8 Partners 2-hand turn halfway, end close, & fall back (all improper) A2 4 1s set to partner 4 1s set to 2W, who acknowledges 8 1s circle L w/ 2W B1 4 1s set to 2M, who acknowledges 8 1s circle L w/ 2M 8 1M lead partner behind the men, then leave her there & continue clockwise around the set to end behind the women; on beat 7, inactives turn individually to face out & join hands w/ nearest active in rings of 3 8 Circle three L once around, then 2M & 3M and 2W & 3W break to form hands 6 B2 12 Circle six L once around (order: 2-1-3, 2s & 3s improper) 8 Top & bottom couples, keeping hands, continue clockwise halfway around the set to change places (progressed order: 3-1-2, all proper) 8 Partners 2-hand turn once around SAPPHIRE SEA (2015, Christine Robb) duple minor longways A 8 Circle L once around 8 1 st corners R-hand turn 8 2 nd corners L-hand turn 8 1s cast down into middle of line of 4 while 2s lead up & cast to ends of the line (2W facing in, others facing 2W) B 16 Dolphin hey: 1s, acting as a unit, pass R shoulder w/ 2W to start; end in a line of 4 facing up (1s in the middle, 2s at ends, all proper) 8 Line of 4 lead up a double & fall back 8 2s gate 1s up into longways sets

13 New York Playford Ball THANKS TO MR. PLAYFORD (2011, Loretta Holz) 2-couple set, couple facing couple Part I A1 4 Partners lead in a double toward opposite 4 Opposites, taking inside hands, fall back from partner A2 4 Opposites lead in a double 4 Partners, taking inside hands, fall back a double CHORUS B1 4 Women change places, touching R hands as they pass while men set 4 Men change places, touching R hands as they pass while women set B2 8 Repeat B1 C1 4 R-hand star halfway 4 Partners R-hand turn halfway (all in opposite s original place) C2 4 L-hand star halfway 4 Partners L-hand turn halfway (home) D1 8 1s R-shoulder (clockwise) dance around opposite D2 8 2s R-shoulder (clockwise) dance around opposite Part II A3 8 Partners side R shoulder A4 8 Opposites side L shoulder Repeat CHORUS Part III A5 8 Partners arm R A6 8 Opposites arm L Repeat CHORUS

14 New York Playford Ball WA IS ME, WHAT MUN I DO? (1696) duple minor longways, triple time A1 6 1M set L, then he & both women set R 6 Those 3 circle L halfway, then 1M release 1W s hand 12 1M lead women below & around 2M (end 1M in 2W s place, 2W in 1W s place, 1W in 1M s place) A2 6 2M set L to women above, then he and both women set R 6 Those 3 circle L halfway, then 2M release 1W s hand 12 2M lead women below & around 1M, ending in 1W s place (all progressed & improper) B 6 All balance back & fwd 6 All sidestep L twice to move one place clockwise (1s in men s line, 2s in women s line) 6 Partners (along the line) lead away, then change hands & lead back 6 All cast R one place (home) 6 1 st corners balance fwd & back 6 2 nd corners balance fwd & back 12 3 changes of a circular hey, starting partner