Return-path: Received: from SERV04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU by SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (PMDF V5.1-9 #23033) with ESMTP id <01J8GZYURS928ZH4LS@SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> for winston@SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU; Fri, 5 Mar 1999 12:55:59 PST Received: from ssrl04.slac.stanford.edu ("port 1613"@[134.79.33.14]) by SERV04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (PMDF V5.2-27 #34067) with SMTP id <01J8GZYTLWTQ003ALF@SERV04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> for winston@SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (ORCPT rfc822;winston@SSRL01.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU) ; Fri, 05 Mar 1999 12:55:58 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 20:49:08 +0000 From: Michael Barraclough Subject: RE: "The Country Coll"? Sender: owner-ecd@PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU To: ECD@SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Errors-to: owner-ecd@PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Warnings-to: <> Reply-to: ECD@PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-id: <000601be6749$9d9ae440$9646fea9@oemcomputer> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Listname: Discussion of modern and historical English Country Dance A dance called The Country Coll is published in the 1st through eighth edition's of (the 1st Vol of) Playford's Dancing Master. In the 4th edition the name changes to The Country Coll, or Sir Nicholas Cully Music in the form 4 bar A and 4 bar B, both parts repeated. Dance is a longways duple minor dance with 3 figures Dance is: A1 (Everybody) Up a double forward and back A2 That again B1 Set and turn single B2 That again Next bit done by top two couples and then repeated until everyone is back home A1 Change with you partner (paunch to paunch as in Hole in the Wall suggested) A2 First man change with second woman followed by first woman change with second man B1 Set and turn single B2 That again A1 (Everybody) Into line, side by side right shoulder A2 Into line, side by side left shoulder B1 Set and turn single B2 That again Next bit done by top two couples and then repeated until everyone is back home A1 Change on the sides A2 First couple change B1 Turn on the sides B2 First couple change A1 (Everybody) Arm right with partner A2 Arm left with partner B1 Set and turn single B2 That again Next bit done by top two couples and then repeated until everyone is back home A1 Fall back from partner and come forward A2 Half pousette as couples to change (1st man pushes and 2nd man pulls) B1 Turn on the sides B2 First couple change Think of it as 3 completely separate dances stitched together like Up a double and back etc Jacks Maggot Siding Dicks Maggot Arming Portsmouth Best of luck - Michael Barraclough -----Original Message----- From: owner-ecd@SSRL04.SLAC.Stanford.EDU [mailto:owner-ecd@SSRL04.SLAC.Stanford.EDU] On Behalf Of Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing Sent: 05 March 1999 02:29 To: ECD@SSRL04.SLAC.Stanford.EDU Subject: "The Country Coll"? ECDers -- A correspondent inquires: ============================================================================ I am an English country dance caller who is seeking the calling sequence for "The Country Coll." Do you happen to know this dance? If not, might you possibly refer me to somebody who does know it? Any help you might offer in this regard would be highly appreciated. Thank you for your time. ============================================================================ = I have never heard of this dance, but there's lots of dances I've never heard of. Do any of you have any ideas? If we get an answer, I'll encourage my correspondent to sign up on the list. Thanks! -- Alan ============================================================================ === Alan Winston --- WINSTON@SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Disclaimer: I speak only for myself, not SLAC or SSRL Phone: 650/926-3056 Physical mail to: SSRL -- SLAC BIN 69, PO BOX 4349, STANFORD, CA 94309-0210 ============================================================================ ===