21: Jack Pudding |
|
for 6, arranged in a shallow
triangle, couples 1 and 2 side by side and next to each other, couple 3
between and behind them |
|
mms pages 40 to 44 |
|
Playford
version: from 1st edition to 8th edition. |
|
|
Music: |
Popular Music of the 17th
Century, by the Broadside Band |
|
|
Part 1 |
|
Verse 1, Part A |
1: |
Lead up [a double], staying
in the shallow triangle |
2: |
Fall back [a double] |
Verse 1, Part B |
1: |
Lead up [a double] |
2: |
Fall back [a double] |
Chorus 1, Part A |
1-2: |
Couple 3 drops hands and
goes forward [two doubles], woman 3 to the right, man 3 to the left, circling
around the outside of the couple on their side to end up in front of and
facing the couple on their side |
3-4: |
Couple 3 returns to place
[with two doubles] going between the two people in the couple on their side |
Chorus 1, Part B |
1-2: |
Couples 1 and 2 join hands
in a circle and go around [for two doubles], while couple 3 turns each other |
3-4: |
Couples 1 and 2 turn the
other direction [for two doubles], and then return to their starting
positions, while couple 3 continues to turn |
|
|
Part 2 |
|
Verse 2, Part A |
1-2: |
Side [left to line up right
shoulders] |
Verse 2, Part B |
1-2: |
Side [right to line up left
shoulders] |
Chorus 2, Part A |
1: |
The men fall back [a double] |
2: |
The men come into the middle
and take hands, holding their arms up ("hold hands on high") to
form arches |
3-4: |
The women come under the
arms [to the right of their partner] and circle them before taking them each
back to their starting places |
Chorus 2, Part B |
1: |
The women fall back [a
double] from their partner |
2: |
The women come forward [a
double] into the middle and take hands to form arches |
3-4: |
The men come under the arms
[to the left of their partner] and circle them before taking them each back
to their starting places |
|
|
Part 3 |
|
Verse 3, Part A |
1-2: |
Arm [left (right arms, walk
left)] |
Verse 3, Part B |
1-2: |
Arm [right (left arms, walk
right)] |
Chorus 3, Part A |
1: |
Couple 3 goes up [in one
double] between the other two and ends up above and facing the first couple |
2: |
Couple three goes between
couple one to end up below them and facing them |
3-4: |
Couples three and one take
hands around and go all the way around one and a half times, and then return
to each others' spot (couple three in couple one's spot, couple one at the
bottom) |
Chorus 3, Part B |
1: |
Couple 3 goes across the set
[in a double] to stand above and facing couple two |
2: |
Couple 3 goes between couple
two to end up below them and facing them |
3-4: |
Couples 3 and 2 take hands
around and turn one and a half times, and then return to each others' spot
(couple three in couple two's spot, couple two in couple three's (actually
couple one's) spot) |
|
And now, we are going to
reverse everything: |
Chorus 3, Part C |
1: |
Couple 2 goes across the set
[in a double] to stand above and facing couple three |
2: |
Couple 2 goes between couple
three to end up below them and facing them |
3-4: |
Couples 2 and 3 take hands
around and turn, ending up with couple 2 back in their place and couple three
back in couple one's place |
Chorus 3, Part D |
1: |
Couple 1 goes up [in one
double] between the other two couples and ends up above and facing the third
couple |
2: |
Couple one goes between
couple three to end up below them and facing them |
3-4: |
Couples 1 and 3 take hands
around and turn one and a half times around, returning to their original
starting places at the end. |
|
|
Comparison to
the Playford version (1st to 8th editions) |
|
These two dances are very
similar, with this description elucidating the proper placement for the
Playford version into the triangle that Playford's print symbols just
couldn't manage. Yes, there are
differences in specifics, but at heart they are the same |
|
|