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Irish Wash Woman ~ Duple
Irish Wash Woman is an American Country Dance found in Asa Willcox's book of Figures from 1793, and interpreted by Keller & Sweet in "A Choice Selection of American Country Dances of the Revolutionary Era". Originally a triple minor dance, this version is a proper duple minor.
The tune is a traditional one and the music was synthesized by Colin Hume's software.
The animation plays at 112 counts per minute normally, but the first time through the set the dance is slowed down so people can learn the moves more readily. Men are drawn as rectangles, women as ellipses. Each couple is drawn in its own color, however the border of each dancer indicates what role they currently play so the border color may change each time through the minor set.
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The tune is a traditional one and the music was synthesized by Colin Hume's software.
The animation plays at 112 counts per minute normally, but the first time through the set the dance is slowed down so people can learn the moves more readily. Men are drawn as rectangles, women as ellipses. Each couple is drawn in its own color, however the border of each dancer indicates what role they currently play so the border color may change each time through the minor set.
www.upadouble.info/
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Irish Wash Woman
Переглядів 1813 годин тому
Irish Wash Woman is an American Country Dance found in Asa Willcox's Book of Figures from 1793, and interpreted by Keller & Sweet in "A Choice Selection of American Country Dances of the Revolutionary Era". It is a proper triple minor dance. The tune is a traditional one and the music was synthesized by Colin Hume's software. The animation plays at 112 counts per minute normally, but the first ...
The Cornish Squire
Переглядів 3113 годин тому
The Cornish Squire is an English Country Dance published by Playford in 1695 and interpreted by Colin Hume in 2024. It is a proper three couple longways dance. The tune was published by Playford with the dance and it was synthesized by Colin Hume's software. The animation plays at 69 counts per second normally, but the first time through the set the dance is slowed down so people can learn the ...
The Countess of Lovelace
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The Countess of Lovelace is an English Country Dance by Jenna Simpson devised in 2020. It is a proper duple minor longways dance. The Countess of Lovelace is Ada King who, with Charles Babbage, worked on the "Analytical Engine". She also wrote one of the first programs for the machine. The animation plays at 120 counts per second normally, but the first time through the set the dance is slowed ...
Ann's Accord
Переглядів 369 годин тому
Ann's Accord is an English Country Dance by Jenna Simpson devised in 2018. It is a proper duple minor longways dance. The animation plays at 120 counts per second normally, but the first time through the set the dance is slowed down so people can learn the moves more readily. Men are drawn as rectangles, women as ellipses. Each couple is drawn in its own color, however the border of each dancer...
White Wheat
Переглядів 3716 годин тому
White Wheat is an English Country Dance devised by Hazel Moir in 2005. It is a proper three couple longways dance. The tune was published is a traditional Welsh one. It was performed by Bare Necessities (Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Peter Barnes, and Jacqueline Schwab) on the album "A New English Ball". It is used with permission of Country Dance Society, Boston Centre, Inc. www.cds-boston.org/ecdc/ ...
Europes Revels
Переглядів 1721 годину тому
Europes Revels is an English Country Dance published by Playford in 1698 and interpreted by Andrew Shaw in 2023. It is an improper duple minor longways dance. (Playford really doesn't use an apostrophe in the name) The animation plays at 120 counts per minute normally, but the first time through the set the dance is slowed down so people can learn the moves more readily. Men are drawn as rectan...
Summersweet
Переглядів 721 годину тому
Summersweet is an English Country Dance devised by Gary Roodman in 2023, and published in "Countable Calculated Figures", calculatedfigures.com/ . It is a proper duple minor longwise dance. The tune is a traditional one called "Smuggler's Reel". It was performed by Anna Patton, Eric Martin, Karen Axelrod, and Kate Barnes on the album Summersweet. Used with permission of Gary Roodman. The animat...
Mrs Hill's Dance ~ Bolton
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Mrs. Hills Dance is an English Country Dance first found in Playford's Dancing Master of 1710 (Also N. Kyneston, 1710). It was interpreted by Charles Bolton in 1988. Originally a proper triple minor, this version is a 3 couple longways dance with the 2s improper. The tune was published by Playford with the dance. It was performed by the Odd Sundays Garage Band-Judy Linsenberg, Shira Kammen and ...
Mrs. Hill's Dance ~ A. Shaw
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Mrs. Hill's Dance is an English Country Dance devised by Kynaston in 1710 and interpreted by Andrew Shaw in about 2015. Originally a triple minor, this version is a proper 3 couple longways dance. The tune was published by Playford with the dance. It was performed by the Odd Sundays Garage Band-Judy Linsenberg, Shira Kammen and Patti Cobb. It is used with permission of The Odd Sundays Garage Ba...
Ah, Leave Me not to Pine
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Ah, Leave Me not to Pine is an English Country Dance devised by Colin Hume. It is a proper three couple dance. The music was composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan for "The Pirates of Penzance", 1879. It was synthesized by Colin Hume's software. The animation plays at 87 counts per minute normally, but the first time through the set the dance is slowed down so people can learn the moves more readily. ...
Mrs Hill's Dance ~ Bentley
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Mrs. Hills Dance is an English Country Dance first found in Playford's Dancing Master of 1710. It was interpreted by Bernard Bentley in 1962. It is a proper triple minor dance. Bentley has converted this from a 32 bar dance to a 16 bar one, The animation plays at 120 counts per minute normally, but the first time through the set the dance is slowed down so people can learn the moves more readil...
Mr. Hamilton's Inauguration
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Mr. Hamilton's Inauguration is an English Country Dance devised by Joseph Pimentel in 2006 (for the inauguration of Mr. Hamilton as president of the CDSS). It is a proper duple minor dance. The tune, also called Mr. Hamilton's Inauguration, was composed by Debbie Jackson. It was performed by Goldcrest (Daron Douglas, Paul Oorts and Dave Wiesler) on the album "The Goldcrest Collection". It is us...
Bloomsberry Market
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Bloomsberry Market also known as Queens-borough is an English Country Dance that first appeared in Playford in 1703. It was adapted by Andrew Shaw in 2009. Found in "The Playford Assembly". It is a proper three couple dance. The animation plays at 120 counts per minute normally, but the first time through the set the dance is slowed down so people can learn the moves more readily. Men are drawn...
Tie the Knot
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Tie the Knot is an English Country Dance by Renée Camus & Alex Bradley devised in 2024 for their 20th wedding anniversary. It is a proper duple minor longways dance. An online set of instructions may be found at: www.reneecamus.com/tie-the-knot-an-english-country-dance/ The animation plays at 120 counts per second normally, but the first time through the set the dance is slowed down so people c...
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(Clap on the last beat of each of the A sections.)
Here is a live performance by the Berea Christmas Country Dance School (2019) with Barbara Finney calling: ua-cam.com/video/4mEEC-vqwPQ/v-deo.htmlsi=Mr7ulpt4Mz7N6GYS (For some reason, they turned the save feature off.)
For the record, the dance was composed for the 18th birthday of Melanie Doyle, a young dancer. The first figure was inspired by her teenage crush on dolphins, in the second the leading dancers trace the figure "18", and the third represents the symbolic "Key of the Door". The dance is set to the tune "Michael Turner's Waltz".
Super-helpful!
LooLooks like a corker
Thank you so much for creating this! The publication is so new that there are no videos yet, as of this writing, of live performances.
It should be "men WAIT and cross" not "men want and cross"
It should indeed. Thank you. A corrected version is at: ua-cam.com/video/UmBMV5yOEIk/v-deo.html
Hi, can I please ask how you make these animations? I would like to do something similar for our dancers
I wrote my own program, and then I write files which describe the movements of each dance. The program (source code), and some documentation is available online: upadouble.info/dancexml/ The dance files are a simple xml format and contain metadata describing the dance as well as a description of how each role (M1, L1, M2, L2, ...) moves through time. I'm afraid the program is not user-friendly (it is "me-friendly", designed for my use with me in mind). It was written for a unix like environment, (both the Mac and the PC have ports that mean you can build unix programs on them). If these comments don't scare you off, I'm happy to try to help you through the process.
Please music...
Are you in a position to give me copyright free recordings of the requisite music? If so I shall use them.
I really enjoy the second allemande R 3/4 being replaced by a petronella turn. That fits the 4 counts more appropriately
Great visualisation; sad you couldn't ad the music.
Most music is under copyright. I have made a few deals to allow me to use some bands, but mostly I can't.
Huh?
Very helpful! Note that, when Mr. Williams says "turn right" or "turn left," that means "right-hand turn" or "left-hand turn," respectively. Thank you so much for producing this!
Thank you so much for uploading these animations. As someone just learning some folk dances in order to call them, they are invaluable
Thank you for all your videos.
I would say that the words "cross over" (for couple 1) implies a place swap for couple 1 (this was not always printed in the description). There is always enough time before the hands across for two balances forwards and back to the counterpartner. For the place swap, I always announce half two-hand-turn, then the balance right and left for couple 1 (for this, the hands remain clasped) . Finally, the full chain.
What music could be used for this dance?
The music was printed with the dance. It used to be available online, but the original has disappeared. Try Bentley's "The Fallibroome Collection, Vol. 5" (or the more recent combined work just called "The Fallibroome Collection"). It has the music printed too. The Assembly Players has a CD called "The Fallibroome Ball" which contains this. It should be available from cdss.org
Looks really beautiful - do you know on which tune this is danced to? Thank you a lot for posting these tutorials. They are really helpful and i commend them to anyone who is interessted in historic dancing.
The deviser didn't specify any particular tune, he just said: "48 bar fast reels, played 3 x AB or ABABCC" His website is: www.bonnygreen.uk/
I may have that earlier European reference for this piece if you're still looking for it. A notebook from Jambes (modern day Belgium) from 1778 has a song of this name. The author of the notebook is one Joseph Gaspard Wandembrile. You can find a transcript of it here: www.troubadourwallon.be/Manuscrits%20XVIII.en.htm
Thank you, I had found an early reference, but I see I didn't mention it here. I've corrected that and added your reference too.
Excellent animation! Dance was originally based on the Dorset Four Hand Reel, and any similar 32 bar 'ranty' reel works well
Nice video!
Hi, do you know where the tune can be found or bought ? Best regards
All of Playford's tunes (as sheet music) have been converted into modern notation by Scott Pfitzinger, this one may be found at: playforddances.com/dances/cuckoo/ Colin Hume has synthesized music available for this dance at: colinhume.com/abc.aspx?T=The_Cuckoo I don't know of any recordings of it, myself.
Hi George! I believe the circles and stars in this dance are halfway, whereas your animation shows each of them all the way around. Reference Brooke calling her own dance here: ua-cam.com/video/w0p_VauQSDg/v-deo.html
You are certainly right, that's what is happening in the video. However, that's not what the book says: A2 1-2 R-hands across 3-4 Circle left 5-6 Circle right 7-8 L-hands across, ease out into... I presume what is intended is to go as far as the music allows, and since it's a slip jig I'd think that would be a bit more than half...
Thank you so much for creating these videos! I am trying to teach some English Country Dances, and these are invaluable!
So awesome! Love the VERY clear animated diagram
So easy to figure out this way. Thanks a lot 🌺
Hi, I appreciate your videos, but could you also offer the music(melody), thank you!
I wish I could. I am not a musician and so can't produce the music I need. Most performances are under copyright. I have permission from a few sources to use their music, but am limited to what they have performed. This will give a list of those dances for which I do have music: www.upadouble.info/?music=1 Are you a musician who would be willing to record the several thousand tunes I need and give me permission to use them?
A new Recommendation: A Devil upon 2 sticks (1769, easy to dance as a duple minor, from Straight and Skillern)
Description says proper but diagram shows improper.
Thank you for noticing. It should be fixed now.
I don't believe this is what Playford meant.
I have found five interpretations of Lilli Burlero so far, if you don't like this one pick another.
Thanks to who ever put my dance on the animated system. Lots of dancers love this way of viewing a dance, and you have done a great job of the phrasing, for this dance. Gaye Collin
Love it was
Your channel is so impressive! Thanks for sharing!💃
This is a wonderful way to demonstrate 'on paper'!!!!! Wow!!
Animation is fine and the date here on youtube is fine, but the date on upadouble says 2010
Thank you for noticing. It should be corrected. And a new version of the animation has been made since the voice-over had the right year, but the visible text showed the wrong one. ua-cam.com/video/dijsa0K6wzo/v-deo.html
The "ch" in Lochiel is pronounced like the "ch" in Bach -- as though you have a small hairball in your throat.
Not sure I can pronounce it properly but I made an attempt at ua-cam.com/video/dNkwpBIAJwM/v-deo.html
Love this,makes me want to do a jig😂
Love the little candles!
Thank you! They were fun to add
Thank you for making this!
As usual very well done and very useful to help understanding a difficult dance. Thank you George!!
Thank you
Thank you, very useful diagrams and explanation.
a revelation 🎉😊
Muziek?
I don't know where to find a recording but here's the sheet music: cdss.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/gemsweb.pdf#page=59
This is fantastic. Thank you for making all of these.
Description box error: the tune is The Merry Merry Milkmaids
Thank you, should now be fixed.
Description box typo: the tune is The Old Mole
Thank you, should now be fixed.
The description box is incorrect; it's for a different dance.
Thank you. Should now be fixed.
Ah -- I see it has been re -choreographed as a square dance hence the claim to the USA - perhaps this should be stated .
Um, this is Sharp's interpretation of Newcastle. Nothing to do with the country called USA, and produced long before Sharp had ever met an American Square Dance. USA is an abbreviation for Up-a-double, Siding, Arming.
This cannot be a USA dance -- It is and English (UK) country dance from 1651 --- not American at all . Please correct !
USA is an abbreviation used for Up-a-double, Siding, Arming. I style of dance quite common in the early Playford editions as well as the Lovelace manuscript. It has nothing to do with the country which also uses those initials.