Hi all, The substantive updates since version 1.2 are: A change of the corners in Gypsy Round (yikes!), some added notes in News From Tripoli, and a few words in the callers notes here and there. The really important one is that bit in the Gypsy Round, though, and thanks to Bob Fraley for pointing it out. KK Cockle Shells Playford 1701, Charles Bolton 1985 (Retreads vol. 1) 4/4 duple minor longways, proper Barnes 2 A1 1-4 1st corners RH turn 1x. 5-8 1s LH turn 1x. A2 1-4 2nd corners LH turn 1x. 5-8 2s RH turn 1x. B1 1-4 1st corners change, passing right shoulders, then 2nd corners. 5-8 Circle left 1/2, then 1s cast and face down as 2s lead up and face up. B2 1-8 With new neighbors, dance a whole double figure 8, 1s crossing down and 2s leading up the outside to start. Companions Victor Skowronski 2003 4/4 duple minor longways, proper Barnes 2 (All references to corners are to original positions.) A1 1-4 Without hands, circle left one place, balance in and out. A2 1-4 That again. All are progressed and improper. B1 1-4 Chevrons: 1st corners just barely pass right shoulders, then back into their neighbors' places as the neighbors cast clockwise into the 1st corners' places (during bars 3-4). All are now un-progressed and improper. B2 1-4 Poussette clockwise 1/2, 1st woman and 2nd man pushing to start. Partners should release hands early so that the second corners can continue backing up to form the ends of a line of four and the first corners can step into the middle and face each other. C1 1-6 All dance 6 changes of a hey for four, starting with the 1st corners (in the middle) passing left shoulders. End with the 1st corners at the ends improper and the 2nd corners in the middle proper facing each other. C2 1-3 While 2nd corners gypsy left-shoulder 3/4, the 1st corners loop right (this figure may finish a little early. Use the extra time on the next figure.). 4-6 With partner, all gypsy right-shoulder 1 1/4 to progressed places. Emma Turns Three Gary Roodman 2002 (A Finite Set of Calculated Figures) 4/4 3 facing 3 Sicilian Circle Not in Barnes A 1-8 HEYS ACROSS THE WAY: Middles pass by right shoulder and turn right to whole hey with the ends in opposite trio. As middles are about to finish heys, they meet and RH turn 3/4 into. 9-16 HEYS WITH YOUR OWN: Middles dance a whole hey with their own ends, starting right-shouldered with the person who was on their left at the beginning of the dance. At the end of the hey, everyone face away from their original trio, middles back in the middle place. B 1-4 Toward new trio, forward a double and back in lines of three. 5-8 Balance forward and back, pass through and turn over right shoulder into. 9-12 Back to back with the person you're facing. 13-16 Pass through 2 trios (the one you just danced with and your original trio) to meet a new trio. Felicity Colin Hume 2002 (unpublished) 3/4 4-couple longways set Not in Barnes Note: The sheet music is available at http://www.dlbmusic.org.uk/downloads/felicity.pdf, however there is an incorrect repeat noted at the beginning, and not the end, of the A part. The A part does not repeat. Also, Colin oddly wrote this dance as ABCD, while the music is AB. My notes follow the music, rather than Colin's notation. A 1-2 1st woman and 4th man cast right one place as their neighbors move into their places. 3-4 Middles gypsy right-shoulder 1/2 with new opposites. 5-8 While middles RH-star 1x, ends take right hands, balance forward and back, then box the gnat. 9-10 1st man and 4th woman cast as in 1-2. 11-12 Middles gypsy right-shoulder 1/2 with partners. 13-16 As in 5-8. B 1-4 With partner, all back to back. 5-8 All circle left 1/2. 9-12 Ends start grand chain (with hands) by passing right-hand with partner. Middles wait for the chain to reach them, thus starting left-handed and doing only 3 changes to the ends' four. 13-16 All 2-hand turn with partner. Female Saylor Feuillet 1706, Pat Shaw 1965 (The Playford Ball) 6/8 duple minor longways, proper Barnes 1 A1 1-4 1s lead up through the 2s above them and cast home. 5-8 1s lead down through the 2s below them and cast home. A2 1-4 1s half figure 8 through the 2s below. 5-8 1s RH turn 1x, ending improper and facing down. B1 1-4 With neighbors, all back to back. 5-8 With neighbors, all 2-hand turn 1x. B2 1-4 With partners, all back to back. 5-8 While 1s 2-hand turn 1/2 and cast down, the 2s 2H turn 1x moving up one place. Gold for the Mahieus Philippe Callens 1988 (Continental Capers) 2/2 3-couple longways set, 2s improper Barnes 2 A1 1-4 1s gate the 2s all the way up and around. 5-8 3s gate the 2s all the way down and around. A2 1-8 Whole morris hey, 1s and 3s start by casting toward center (1s narrow, 3s wide), 2s by leading up the center (skip change step). 1s finish facing outward. B1 1-4 1s and 2s mirror gypsy with neighbors, 2s moving up the center to start. 5-8 2s and 3s dance two changes of rights and lefts, with hands, starting with partner by the right. B2 1-4 All set to partners and cross over passing right shoulder (stay facing out). 5-8 All face right and move in a clockwise circle, no hands, halfway around the set. Gypsy Round Eric Leber 1979 (Ease and Elegance) 3/4 duple minor longways, improper Barnes 2 A1 1-4 RH star 1x. 5-6 Men change places, passing right shoulder. 7-8 Women change places, passing right shoulder. 9-12 With partner, take right hands, balance forward and back, then men turn the women under their joined hands to change places. A2 1-12 As above, but all by the left. B1 1-4 With partner, gypsy left-shoulder 1x, flowing into. 5-8 Right-shoulder gypsy along line with neighbor. Men end the gypsy by turning right, into. B2 1-4 Partners 2-hand turn 1x. 5-6 1s cast down and face down as 2s lead up and face up. 7-8 All cloverleaf turn single. I Care Not For These Ladies Kitty Creelman Skrobela 1969 (Legacy) 6/8 3-couple circle mixer (works well for up to 8 couples in a circle) Barnes 1 Note to callers: In the C part, emphasize the eye and hand contact in those 1/2 turns so folks aren't simply brachiating from one person to the next. Also, a 4-couple set is awkward, but 5 couples and up work just fine. I A 1-8 With hands, slipping ring 8 steps left then 8 steps right. B 1-4 With partner, set and turn single. C 1-4 With partner, RH turn 1/2, then with next person LH turn 1/2. 5-8 With next person, 2-hand turn 1x. II A 1-8 With new partner, side over and back 2x (Sharp siding) B&C As above III A 1-8 With new partner, arm right then left. B&C As above Knole Park Bishop 1788, Simons 1961 (The Playford Ball) 2/4 duple minor longways, proper Barnes 1 A1 1-4 Circle left 1x. 5-8 1st corners change, then 2nd corners. A2 1-8 That again, to home places. B1 1-8 1s lead down center, lead back up and cast down one place, 2s moving up. B2 1-8 Whole poussette counter-clockwise (2nd corner positions pushing). The Merry Andrew [not sure yet whether it'll be the slow or fast version] Marjorie Heffer and William Porter 1932 (Maggot Pie) 4/4 3-couple longways set mixer Barnes 1 A1 1-4 1s and 2s RH star 1/2, then turn single left. 5-8 1s and 2s LH star 1/2, then turn single right. A2 1-8 As above, but for the 2s and 3s. B1 1-4 Right diagonals set to each other in place, then change places passing right shoulders. 5-8 Those four who just changed, orbit clockwise around the inactives, back to own side. B2 1-4 Left diagonals as above. 5-8 Those four orbit counter-clockwise to own side. My Lord Byron's Maggot Playford 1701, Sharp 1922 (The Country Dance Book VI) 6/8 duple minor longways, proper Not in Barnes Note to callers: This is an easy one to overdo. Please use it sparingly, if at all. A1 1-2 1st man beckons to 2nd woman, who dances 4 steps toward him. 3-4 She beckons him back in her direction. 5-8 They 2-hand turn 1x. A2 1-8 As above for 2nd corners, 1st woman beckoning first. B1 1-4 Men lead through women and cast home. 5-8 With partner, clap self, R to R, self, L to L. 9-12 1s cast down as 2s lead up. News from Tripoli Playford 1703, Simons 1973 (Still Not Quite Playford, modified) 3/2 duple minor longways, proper Barnes 1 Note to callers: There's a lot of time for those serpentines in the A1 and A2. Let the dancers know to make the movements big. There's also slightly more music than you need in the B1 5-8, so those changes of rights and lefts can be languorous. A1 1-8 1st corners cast counter-clockwise to start a whole figure of 8 around the 2nd corners (who move up or down when the 1st corners cast), passing left shoulders in the middle, looping clockwise around partners, passing right shoulders in the middle, looping left around original neighbor and ending in 2nd corners' places. A2 1-8 As above, for the 2nd corners (now in 1st corner positions). All end home. B1 1-4 RH star, then LH star. 5-8 3 changes of rights and lefts, starting with partner by the right and ending with the 1s facing down. B2 1-6 1s lead through the 2s below and cast back (9 steps), then lead through the 2s above and cast back. 7-8 With partner, all 2-hand turn. Turn of the Tide Ron Coxall 2002 (CDSS News #169) 3/4 duple minor longways, improper Barnes 2 Note to callers: This dance can drift down the hall. Make sure the 1s come all the way back after they lead down. And emphasize the timing of the poussette so folks don't rush the turns. A 1-4 Circle left 1/2. With partner, 2-hand turn 1/2. 5-8 2s lead down through 1s and cast back to top. 9-12 Circle left 1/2. With partner, 2-hand turn 1/2. 13-16 1s lead down through 2s and cast back to top. B 1-4 1s lead down, turn toward each other (changing hands), and fall back down the set. 5-8 1s lead up, turn toward each other (changing hands), and fall back up the set to place. Turning Poussette: 9-10 Holding both hands, women draw partner straight back out of set, no turning. 11 Women, in place, pivot 1/4 turn to the right as men step left to face along the line. 12 Men, in place, pivot 1/4 turn to the right as women step left to face across the set. 13-14 Women draw partners straight back into line, no turning. 15-16 Partners 2-hand turn 1/2 and open to circle with the next pair. Vivaldi in Paradise Gary Roodman 2005 (Prime Calculated Figures) 2/4 duple minor longways, improper Barnes 2 A1 1-4 1s lead down through own 2s and cast home. 5-8 1s lead up through 2s above, immediately turn alone and lead back down. A2 1-4 2s lead up through own 1s and cast home. 5-8 2s lead down through 1s below, immediately turn alone and lead back up. B 1-8 With neighbor along the line, pass right shoulder, with next neighbor along the line, gypsy left-shoulder 1x, then with original neighbor gypsy right-shoulder 1x to end in progressed place. C 1-4 In original 4s, 1st cnrs change, 2nd cnrs change, face neighbor along the line and. 5-8 Pass neighbor by right and 2-hand turn partner 1/2. Wakefield Hunt Thompson 1779, Cook 1997 (Hunter's Moon) 6/8 Triple minor longways, proper, triple progression Barnes 1 Note to callers: With multiples of 3 couples, all rounds of the dance will be without inactive couples. With other numbers, there will be inactive couples at the bottom of the set only. A1 1-8 1st man casts to middle place (2nd man moving up), sets to 3rd woman, they 2-hand turn and he ends in middle. A2 1-8 As above, for 1st woman. (1st progression) B1 1-8 Hands 6, slipping ring left and right. B2 1-8 3s gate 1s down, then 2s gate the 1s up. 1s end in middle. C1 1-8 1s RH star with 3s, then LH star with 2s. C2 1-6 1s and 3s dance 3 changes of rights and lefts (with hands), starting with partner. (2nd progression) 7-8 1s dance down the outside one place as the 2s lead up to become 3s. (3rd progression) Walton Abbey Playford 1698, Christian 2005 (unpublished) 2/2 duple minor longways, proper Barnes 2 A1 1-4 1st cnrs cast counter-clockwise (partners following) to trade places with each other. 5-8 With partner, back to back left shoulder. A2 1-4 2nd corners cast clockwise (partners following) to trade places with each other. 5-8 With partner, back to back right shoulder. B1 1-4 While 1s cross and go below, 2s 2-hand turn 1/2 and lead up. 5-8 Double 1/2 figure 8, is crossing up and 2s casting down to start. B2 1-4 While 1s lead down through new 2s and cast home, 2s dance up outside and lead back down. 5-8 While 1s lead up through original 2s and cast home, 2s dance down outside and lead back up.