Mating dance:

With lady and man facing
During the reverance, the man kisses the flower and hands it to the lady.

Person A takes a double forward.
Person B likewise.
Person C likewise.

Person A does a moviento.
Person B likewise.
Person C likewise.

Person A does a volta tonda (full turn in 2 singles).
Person B likewise.
Person C likewise.

Part 3:
3 measures of 6/8,
1 measure of 4/4

Person A takes 3 pive to go behind the other two, ending to the right of Person C.
Person B does likewise, ending to the right of Person A.
Person C does likewise, ending to the right of Person B.

A and C switch places, C going in front of Person B and A going behind.

Olde Measures: Inns of Court Manuscripts, ca. 1570-1675

Playford, 1657
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Couples take hands across line.

Couple 1 slips four counts up the hall.
Couple 2 slips four counts up the hall.
Couple 3 slips four counts up the hall.
All turn single (4 counts).

Couple 1 slips four counts down the hall.
Couple 2 slips four counts down the hall.
Couple 3 slips four counts down the hall.
All turn single (4 counts).

Man 1 switches places with woman 3, facing each other, in four slides.
Woman 1 switches with man 3.
Middle couple switch.
All turn single (4 counts).

Switch back in same order.
All turn single (4 counts).

Lead couple has now moved one spot down, and is dancing with new couple 2. Original couple 2 is at top of line, and sits out next set.
Lead couple continues down line, bringing each new couple into dance with 1st verse. When lead couple reaches end of line, they sit out for a set, then go back up the line as a couple 2.

When lead couple reaches top of line again, they start 2nd verse. All other dancers continue doing 1st verse until lead couple reaches them with new verse.

1st two men face each other, take hands across and change places (4).
1st two women do same (4).
All double in sideways to meet (4).
Drop hands, turn single (4).

All take hands, circle halfway (so that men and women have switched sides).
Drop hands, turn single (4, 4).
All form right hand star, circle rest of way around.
Drop hands, turn single (4, 4).

When lead couple reaches top of line again, they start 3rd verse (optional). All other dancers continue doing 2nd verse until lead couple reaches them with new verse.

Couples 1 and 2 both arm right with partners, half way around, then arm left with partners, half way around (4, 4).
Turn to opposites and do same (4, 4).

Man 1 and woman 2 change places diagonally (4). Woman 1 and Man 2 do same (4). This makes lines improper.
Couple 1 changes places across. Couple 2 does same (4, 4).

All join hands, take 8 slips left, turn single.
All join hands, take 8 slips right, turn single.

Men go into center and take hands, go 12 counts around, and back to place (or take 8 counts to go around, and 4 to turn single).
Women likewise.

The men double intothe center and clap their hands. As they double out,
The women go into the center and clap. As they double out,
The men double into the center, but this time they don't clap, just turn and go back to place.

The women double intothe center and clap their hands. As they double out,
The men go into the center and clap. As they double out,
The women double into the center, but this time they don't clap, just turn and go back to place.

All face partners.
Men double back from partners, double forward, extending right arms.
Turn to opposites, turn opposites by right hand

All double back from opposites, double forward, extending left arms.
Turn to partners, turn partners by left hand.

Arbeau, Orchesography, 1589
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Men, hands on hips, stomp the ground twice with right foot, single right, turn over left shoulder (4 counts), to end between two ladies (if doing partner switch-- otherwise, he ends facing his partner again).

Ladies paw twice with right foot, single right, turn over left shoulder (4 counts), to end with new partner (if doing partner switch—otherwise, she ends facing her partner again).

Playford, 1651
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1’s and 3’s join both hands across with partners, double in sideways, turn to face opposites, face out of circle, join inside hands with opposites, and double out between 2’s and 4’s (who turn them), and back to place.

2’s and 4’s do same.

2’s and 4’s join both hands across with partners, switch places, make arches with arms

WHILE

1’s and 3’s cross each other by right shoulders, go outside set, take hands with opposites, and go inside under arches, and back to place.

This verse repeats, with 1's and 3's making the arches, and 2's and 4's going under.

Olde Measures: Rawlinson Poet. MS, 1570

Inns of Court Manuscripts, ca. 1570-1675

Reverance (4 counts), single right forwards, embrace (2 counts)

Repeat Parts 2-3, end facing top of hall to repeat dance.

Part 2:

Olde Measures: Rawlinson Poet. MS, 1570

Line faces top of hall. Four doubles forward, starting on left foot. Each double ends with a hop.
End the four doubles facing your partner.

Part 2:

All set and turn left, then right, ending with a smal reverance.

Men set left.
Ladies set right.
All double with left foot to exchange places.

Ladies set right
Men set left
All double with right foot to exchange places.

6 singles left, drop hands, turn and face partner.

Man puts hands on lady’s waist, lady puts her hands on his shoulders, and he assists her to do a capriole in the air. If doing partner switch, he should pass her to his left side so that she will have a new partner.

Repeat Part 2.

Men jump in place. Ladies same.
Men jump in place, then take three short hops sideways toward partner.

Ladies jump in place. Men same.
Ladies jump in place, then take three short hops sideways away from partner OR pivot to step with right foot in front of partner (facing him), and then with left foot to next place, facing back into circle, thus changing partners.

Person 1 does four more pive, starting on right foot.
Person 2 does likwise.
Person 3 does likwise.

Person 1 does one quadernaria double, starting on right foot.
Person 2 does likwise.
Person 3 does likwise.

Persons 1 and 2 reverence (4 counts).
Persons 2 and 3 reverence (4 counts).
All reverence (4 counts).

All take hands again along line.
Double back, double forward.
Drop hands, ripresa left, ripresa right, volta tonda (or, set and turn left).

Ripresa left, ripresa right, (drop hands).
Man leaves with 2 singles (starting left), 2 doubles, ending with mezavolta to face lady*.
Both ripresa left, ripresa right.
Man returns with the same steps, (takes lady’s hand for riprese).

Repeat, with lady leaving.

Ripresa left, ripresa right, (drop hands).
Both do 2 singles (starting on left), 3 doubles, (drop hands) volta del gioioso (2 singles to turn 360 degrees, ripresa right).

Repeat Part 2.

Man movimento, lady movimento.
Man doubles left to leave (quaderneria double).
Lady movimento, man movimento.
Lady doubles left to join man (quaderneria double)

Repeat Part 4 on other foot. (Man still goes first.)

Modern SCA construction

Arm left arms in 4 singles.
Man is left facing wrong way, and must take two more singles to turn around.

Playford, 1651
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Men take hands along line; women same.
Lines double forwards toward each other, then back apart (8 counts).

First couple goes to center, separate from each other, man goes under raised arms of other two men, lady goes under arms of other two women, to end of line (4 counts).
Women and men join hands along line and double sideways up the hall (4 counts)

Repeat chorus until all three couples have gone under arches.

Face partners.
Women put hands on hips, men shake right fingers, all do single left, single right.
Repeat, reversing pantomime.

Double left, clapping, double right (no clapping).
Double left, clapping, turn, kicking, 4 counts.

Last revision: 11/19/2001