26: Natly |
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for as many as you please,
a long dance (presumably longways, as well as lengthy) |
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mms pages 53 to 55 |
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Playford
version: none |
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Music: |
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Intro, Part A |
1: |
Lead up [a double] |
2: |
[Fall back a double] |
3-4: |
That again |
Intro, Part B |
1-2: |
Set [and turn single, left] |
3-4: |
Set [and turn single,
right] |
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Figure 1, Part
A |
1: |
Couples 1 and 2 lead toward
each other |
2: |
Fall back from each other |
3-4: |
Couples 1 and 2 change
places [in two doubles], couple 1 going between/under/through couple 2 |
Figure 1, Part
B |
1-2: |
Man 1 and woman 2 turn each
other all the way around |
3-4: |
Woman 1 and man 2 turn each
other all the way around |
And so on: |
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This figure continues in
virus-progressive format until everyone is back in their places |
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Figure 2, Part
A |
1: |
Couples 1 and 2 lead toward
each other |
2: |
Fall back from each other |
3-4: |
Couples 1 and 2 change
places [in two doubles], couple 1 going between/under/through couple 2 |
Figure 2, Part
B |
1-2: |
Couple 2 (who is in couple
1's spot) leads down between couple 1, casts off, and comes around to their
new places |
3-4: |
Couple 1 (who is in couple
2's spot) leads up between couple 2, casts off, and comes around to their new
places |
And so on: |
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This figure continues in
virus-progressive format until everyone is back in their places |
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Figure 3, Part
A |
1: |
Couples 1 and 2 lead toward
each other |
2: |
Fall back from each other |
3-4: |
Couples 1 and 2 change
places [in two doubles], couple 1 going between/under/through couple 2 |
Figure 3, Part
B |
1-2: |
Couples 1 and 2 take hands
around backwards and go all the way around (couple 1 remaining progressed
below couple 2) |
3-4: |
Couples 1 and 2 face their
partners and set [and turn, left] |
And so on: |
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This figure continues in
virus-progressive format until everyone is back in their places |
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Conclusions: |
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This is a very nice
3-figure progressive with an introductory figure. It would seem, considering the format of
all 4 figures, that the music is probably a verse-chorus arrangement, AABB in
structure, with each strain being 8 counts long. |
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Of course, it could simply
be a 16-count strain repeated many, many times, but the structure of the
progressive figures, especially - with the actual progression happening
first, then some kind of filler going on until the next couple is danced with
- sort of points to the former being the case. |
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