22: Roses White, and Roses red |
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for as many as you will, a
round dance |
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mms pages 44 to 46 |
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Playford
version: from 1st edition to 8th edition. |
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Music: |
Rosa Mundi, by June Tabor,
in a medley with Dargason, including vocals that lead to an incorrect musical
structure |
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Intro figure |
1: |
Everyone [take hands around
("lead") and] go into the center [a double] |
2: |
[Fall back a double] |
3-4: |
Take both hands with your
partner and turn them all the way around |
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Figure 1 |
1: |
The lead couple take inside
hands and walk [a double] toward the "next man" (interpreted as the
man to the right of woman 1) |
2: |
This man will go under
couple 1's arms [a double] as couple 1 arcs into the center of the circle a
little |
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Note:
the general path will be that the approaching couple will move along the
outer circle to come close to each person they dance with, and as the three
pass, they arc into the middle to leave room for them to do the next bit |
3-4: |
Couple 1 turns in place
(with the man "putting his hand behind her backe" - so, they're
turning shoulder to shoulder facing the same way? Or a waltz turn?) |
Figure 1,
continued |
1: |
Couple 1 will walk toward
the next woman (the partner of the man they just danced with) while holding
inside hands normally again |
2: |
That woman goes under their
arms as the three of them pass each other and couple 1 arcs into the center
(see above) |
3-4: |
This time, both couple 1 and
the two people they've danced with so far do the turning thing |
And so on: |
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The progression continues,
with couple 2 (already danced with) joining the progression when they have
someone to dance with, and the danced-with couples joining the turn once they
have no one turning dancing with them |
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Note:
it ends when everyone is back where they started |
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Figure 2 |
1: |
Couple 1 leads toward the
"next" man (man 2, the man on woman 1's right) |
2-4: |
The three of these take
hands and turn, and by the end of the music, man 2 should be
"above" the other two (i.e. man 2 is in his place, and couple 1 is
more in the middle of the circle) |
Figure 2,
continued |
1: |
Couple 1 leads toward that
man's woman (woman 2) |
2-4: |
These three take hands and
turn until the music is done and woman 2 is "above" the other two |
And so on: |
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The progression continues as
before, one by one around the circle, the next couple joining in when they
have someone to dance with, ending when everyone is back in their original
place |
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Figure 3 |
1: |
Couple 1 leads toward the
same man as the other two times (man 2 …) |
2-4: |
Couple 1 and man 2 hey, with
woman 1 "leading" - going between the two men first. At the end, couple 1 may do a little spin
to get into position for the next part |
Figure 3,
continued |
1: |
Couple 1 leads toward woman
2 |
2-4: |
Couple 1 and woman 2 hey as
before |
And so on: |
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The progression continues as
before, one by one around the circle, the next couple joining in when they
have someone to dance with, ending when everyone is back in their original
place |
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Comparison to
the Playford version (1st to 8th editions) |
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These two dances are very
similar, with this one being a more primitive version of the Playford
version. Playford's Rose is White has
all three verses preceeding the figures we find here, with further additions
of setting and turning, and some additional movements not found here. |
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Also, the figures come in a
different order, though the same things eventually all happen. Because of these two changes, the music
couldn't be used without change between the two versions, but it should still
work, since the 16 beat musical phrase works as the basis for both. |
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