Halfe Hannikin

Halfe Hannikin is an English Country Dance published by Playford in 1651. There are references to a dance of the same name from as early as 1623. It is a longways dance for as many as will. It is neither proper nor improper and has a progression pattern unlike except perhaps "Row Well, Ye Mariners". It was interpreted by Cecil Sharp in 1916. Found in "The Playford Assembly".
This version is slightly modified from Sharp's adaptation (and Playford's original) by having dancers skip one opposite when progressing. This means no one is ever out.
"Hannikin" is a corruption of the Dutch word for "Johnson": "Johanneskin".
The animation plays at 120 counts per bar 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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