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<div>'''Hearts Ease''' is a dance from [[Playford's Dancing Master]].<br />
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==Steps and Movements Used==<br />
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* [[Double]]s forward by the left foot and right ('''DL''' and '''DR''') and back ('''DLb''' and '''DRb''')<br />
* [[Turn by the Hand]] once around, using either the right hand ('''TRH''') or left hand ('''TLH''')<br />
* [[Sides]] ('''SdR''' and '''SdL''')<br />
* [[Arms]] ('''AR''' and '''AL''')<br />
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==Choreography==<br />
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[[Image:forfour.PNG]]<br />
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This dance starts with two couples facing each other.<br />
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===First Verse===<br />
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:Couples do a double in to each other, then double back. Repeat<br />
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DL, DRb<br><br />
DL, DRb<br><br />
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===Chorus===<br />
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:Everybody turns to face their partners, then double back and double forward (this footwork is optional; see note below). Contraries take right hands and turn each other. Ending the turn face to face with contraries, everybody does a double back and double forward. Partners take left hands and turn each other. (A variant sometimes done, though not supported by Playford, is for those facing the same way as they back up to hold hands. This makes an awkward transition if you try to take the hand of the person you have just backed a double away from.)<br />
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DLb, DR<br><br />
TRH<br><br />
DLb, DR<br><br />
TLH<br />
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===Second Verse===<br />
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:Sides by the right with partners, then left with contraries.<br />
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SdR<br><br />
SdL<br />
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===Chorus===<br />
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As first chorus.<br />
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===Third Verse===<br />
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:Armings by the right with patrners, then left with contraries.<br />
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AR<br><br />
AL<br />
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===Chorus===<br />
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As first chorus.<br />
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===Notes===<br />
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Playford's instructions do not specify any footwork for the chorus; doubles are often assumed to be correct by analogy with figures in which doubles are specified, but other footwork, such as two singles back and a double forward, may also be justified.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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* [http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/playford_1651/061small.html Instructions from 1561 edition]<br />
* [http://sca.org.au/del/ddb/sections/english_country_dance15.html Reconstruction from Del's Dance Book]<br />
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