English Country Dance - Revision history

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2006-02-24T13:07:02Z

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	'''English Country Dance''' is the common name for [[dance]]s propagated by [[John Playford]] and later his sons and other heirs in the book titled ''[[Playford's Dancing Master\|The English Dancing Master]]'' (later renamed to ''The Dancing Master''). This style of dancing evolved in [[England]], and eventually spread to [[France]] and [[Germany]] and later to the [[New World]], and even [[Australia]]. Bush dances such as ''Strip the Willow'' are included in later editions of ''The English Dancing Master''.		'''English Country Dance''' is the common name for [[dance]]s propagated by [[John Playford]] and later his sons and other heirs in the book titled ''[[Playford's Dancing Master\|The English Dancing Master]]'' (later renamed to ''The Dancing Master''). This style of dancing evolved in [[England]], and eventually spread to [[France]] and [[Germany]] and later to the [[New World]], and even [[Australia]]. Bush dances such as ''Strip the Willow'' are included in later editions of ''The English Dancing Master''.

	It was published in 1651 and is theoretically outside of the [[SCA]] [[period]] but is commonly done in the [[SCA]] anyway. English Country Dance can be classified as early [[Baroque Dance]] rather than [[Renaissance Dance]], although it is not clear that the dances in <I>The English Dancing-Master</I> are more closely allied to most Baroque dances than to Renaissance dances. There are references to dances with some of the same names as those in ''Playford'' before 1600, although from the description of a couple of these it is clear that the dance was significantly different from those later printed by Playford.		It was published in 1651 and is theoretically outside of the [[SCA]] [[period]] but is commonly done in the [[SCA]] anyway. English Country Dance can be classified as early [[Baroque Dance]] rather than [[Renaissance Dance]], although it is not clear that the dances in <I>The English Dancing-Master</I> are more closely allied to most Baroque dances than to Renaissance dances. There are references to dances with some of the same names as those of Playford before 1600, although from the description of a couple of these it is clear that the dance was significantly different from those later printed by Playford.

	Many of these dances are somewhat similar in form, often being for formations of two, three, or four couples, often consisting of what modern teachers ~~often~~ call a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections are typically leading forward and back or circling two doubles around in the first verse, [[sides]] in the second, and [[arms (dance)\|arms]] in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.		Many of these dances are somewhat similar in form, often being for formations of two, three, or four couples, often consisting of what many modern teachers call a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections are typically leading forward and back or circling two doubles around in the first verse, [[sides]] in the second, and [[arms (dance)\|arms]] in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.

	There is also the '''[[Morris dance]]''', (originally ''[[Moor]]ish'') brought back during the [[Crusades\|Crusading]] period, danced by small groups of men, bearing [[bell]]s, sticks, handerchiefs and the like, and frequently alleged to have been linked to certain [[England\|English]] [[pagan]] [[tradition]]s. See ([[mundane]]ly) the works (''passim'') of '''[[wikipedia:Terry Pratchett\|Terry Pratchett]]''', and accounts of the Helston Furry Dance, and the Padstow May Dance.		There is also the '''[[Morris dance]]''', (originally ''[[Moor]]ish'') reputedly brought back during the [[Crusades\|Crusading]] period, danced by small groups of men, bearing [[bell]]s, sticks, handerchiefs and the like, and frequently alleged to have been linked to certain [[England\|English]] [[pagan]] [[tradition]]s. See ([[mundane]]ly) the works (''passim'') of '''[[wikipedia:Terry Pratchett\|Terry Pratchett]]''', and accounts of the Helston Furry Dance, and the Padstow May Dance.

	== Some English country dances ==		== Some English country dances ==

198.77.46.54: Deleted list that had cited Carolingia book in favor of link to Playford list

2006-02-23T01:03:28Z

Deleted list that had cited Carolingia book in favor of link to Playford list

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	* '''[[Dances from Playford\|List of dances from Playford]]'''		* '''[[Dances from Playford\|List of dances from Playford]]'''

	* [[Dargason]]
	* [[Gathering Peascods]]
	* [[Heart's Ease]]
	* [[Hyde Park]]
	* [[If all the world were paper]]
	* [[Jenny Plucks Pears]]
	* [[Mage on a Cree]]
	* [[Parsons Farewell]]
	* [[Picking of Sticks]]
	* [[Rufty Tufty]]
	* [[Upon a Summer's Day]]

	From the [[Carolingia\|Carolingian]] dance book(?):
	* [[Chestnut (dance)\|Chestnut]]
	* [[Grimstock]]

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

198.77.46.54: /* Some English country dances */ link to list of dances from Playford

2006-02-23T01:01:20Z

Some English country dances: link to list of dances from Playford

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	== Some English country dances ==		== Some English country dances ==

			* '''[[Dances from Playford\|List of dances from Playford]]'''

	* [[Dargason]]		* [[Dargason]]
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	* [[Upon a Summer's Day]]		* [[Upon a Summer's Day]]

	From the [[Carolingia\|Carolingian]] dance book:		From the [[Carolingia\|Carolingian]] dance book(?):
	* [[Chestnut (dance)\|Chestnut]]		* [[Chestnut (dance)\|Chestnut]]
	* [[Grimstock]]		* [[Grimstock]]

198.77.46.84: changes in terminology

2006-02-22T10:37:33Z

changes in terminology

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	It was published in 1651 and is theoretically outside of the [[SCA]] [[period]] but is commonly done in the [[SCA]] anyway. English Country Dance can be classified as early [[Baroque Dance]] rather than [[Renaissance Dance]], although it is not clear that the dances in <I>The English Dancing-Master</I> are more closely allied to most Baroque dances than to Renaissance dances. There are references to dances with some of the same names as those in ''Playford'' before 1600, although from the description of a couple of these it is clear that the dance was significantly different from those later printed by Playford.		It was published in 1651 and is theoretically outside of the [[SCA]] [[period]] but is commonly done in the [[SCA]] anyway. English Country Dance can be classified as early [[Baroque Dance]] rather than [[Renaissance Dance]], although it is not clear that the dances in <I>The English Dancing-Master</I> are more closely allied to most Baroque dances than to Renaissance dances. There are references to dances with some of the same names as those in ''Playford'' before 1600, although from the description of a couple of these it is clear that the dance was significantly different from those later printed by Playford.

	~~The~~ ~~reconstructed~~ dances are somewhat similar in form, ~~usually~~ being for ~~sets~~ of two, three, or four couples, often consisting of what modern teachers often call a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections are typically leading forward and back or circling two doubles around in the first verse, [[~~siding~~]] in the second, and [[~~arming~~]] in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.		Many of these dances are somewhat similar in form, often being for formations of two, three, or four couples, often consisting of what modern teachers often call a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections are typically leading forward and back or circling two doubles around in the first verse, [[sides]] in the second, and [[arms (dance)\|arms]] in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.

	There is also the '''[[Morris dance]]''', (originally ''[[Moor]]ish'') brought back during the [[Crusades\|Crusading]] period, danced by small groups of men, bearing [[bell]]s, sticks, handerchiefs and the like, and frequently alleged to have been linked to certain [[England\|English]] [[pagan]] [[tradition]]s. See ([[mundane]]ly) the works (''passim'') of '''[[wikipedia:Terry Pratchett\|Terry Pratchett]]''', and accounts of the Helston Furry Dance, and the Padstow May Dance.		There is also the '''[[Morris dance]]''', (originally ''[[Moor]]ish'') brought back during the [[Crusades\|Crusading]] period, danced by small groups of men, bearing [[bell]]s, sticks, handerchiefs and the like, and frequently alleged to have been linked to certain [[England\|English]] [[pagan]] [[tradition]]s. See ([[mundane]]ly) the works (''passim'') of '''[[wikipedia:Terry Pratchett\|Terry Pratchett]]''', and accounts of the Helston Furry Dance, and the Padstow May Dance.

198.77.46.84: various corrections, especially about how Playford dance relates to other dances; took dances without articles out of "Carolingia" list, but don't know if that is the source of existing articles

2006-02-22T09:46:44Z

various corrections, especially about how Playford dance relates to other dances; took dances without articles out of "Carolingia" list, but don't know if that is the source of existing articles

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	'''English Country Dance''' is the common name for [[dance]]s propagated by [[John Playford]] and later his sons and other heirs in the book titled ''[[Playford's Dancing Master\|The English Dancing Master]]'' (later renamed to ''The Dancing Master''). This style of dancing evolved in [[England~~]], most likely from the [[Branle~~]], and eventually spread to [[France]] and [[Germany]] and later to the [[New World]], and even [[Australia]]. Bush dances such as ''Strip the Willow'' are included in later editions of ''The English Dancing Master''.		'''English Country Dance''' is the common name for [[dance]]s propagated by [[John Playford]] and later his sons and other heirs in the book titled ''[[Playford's Dancing Master\|The English Dancing Master]]'' (later renamed to ''The Dancing Master''). This style of dancing evolved in [[England]], and eventually spread to [[France]] and [[Germany]] and later to the [[New World]], and even [[Australia]]. Bush dances such as ''Strip the Willow'' are included in later editions of ''The English Dancing Master''.

	It was published in 1651 and is theoretically outside of the [[SCA]] [[period]] but is commonly done in the [[SCA]] anyway. English Country Dance can ~~properly~~ be ~~thought of~~ as early [[Baroque Dance]] rather than [[Renaissance Dance]]. There are references to dances with some of the same names as those in ''Playford'' before 1600, although from the description of a couple of these it is clear that the dance was significantly different from those later printed by Playford.		It was published in 1651 and is theoretically outside of the [[SCA]] [[period]] but is commonly done in the [[SCA]] anyway. English Country Dance can be classified as early [[Baroque Dance]] rather than [[Renaissance Dance]], although it is not clear that the dances in <I>The English Dancing-Master</I> are more closely allied to most Baroque dances than to Renaissance dances. There are references to dances with some of the same names as those in ''Playford'' before 1600, although from the description of a couple of these it is clear that the dance was significantly different from those later printed by Playford.

	The reconstructed dances are somewhat similar in form, usually being for sets of two, three, or four couples, consisting of a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections ~~tend~~ to ~~involve~~ ~~processing up~~ and back in the first verse; [[siding]] in the second; and [[arming]] in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.		The reconstructed dances are somewhat similar in form, usually being for sets of two, three, or four couples, often consisting of what modern teachers often call a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections are typically leading forward and back or circling two doubles around in the first verse, [[siding]] in the second, and [[arming]] in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.

	There is also the '''[[Morris dance]]''', (originally ''[[Moor]]ish'') brought back during the [[Crusades\|Crusading]] period, danced by small groups of men, bearing [[bell]]s, sticks, handerchiefs and the like, and frequently alleged to have been linked to certain [[England\|English]] [[pagan]] [[tradition]]s. See ([[mundane]]ly) the works (''passim'') of '''[[wikipedia:Terry Pratchett\|Terry Pratchett]]''', and accounts of the Helston Furry Dance, and the Padstow May Dance.		There is also the '''[[Morris dance]]''', (originally ''[[Moor]]ish'') brought back during the [[Crusades\|Crusading]] period, danced by small groups of men, bearing [[bell]]s, sticks, handerchiefs and the like, and frequently alleged to have been linked to certain [[England\|English]] [[pagan]] [[tradition]]s. See ([[mundane]]ly) the works (''passim'') of '''[[wikipedia:Terry Pratchett\|Terry Pratchett]]''', and accounts of the Helston Furry Dance, and the Padstow May Dance.
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	== Some English country dances ==		== Some English country dances ==


⚫	From the [[Carolingia\|Carolingian]] dance book:
⚫	* [[Chestnut (dance)\|Chestnut]]
	* [[Dargason]]		* [[Dargason]]
	* [[Gathering Peascods]]		* [[Gathering Peascods]]
⚫	* [[Grimstock]]
	* [[Heart's Ease]]		* [[Heart's Ease]]
	* [[Hyde Park]]		* [[Hyde Park]]
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	* [[Rufty Tufty]]		* [[Rufty Tufty]]
	* [[Upon a Summer's Day]]		* [[Upon a Summer's Day]]

		⚫	From the [[Carolingia\|Carolingian]] dance book:
		⚫	* [[Chestnut (dance)\|Chestnut]]
		⚫	* [[Grimstock]]

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

Cian: links

2005-09-28T06:08:59Z

links

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	'''English Country Dance''' is the common name for [[dance]]s propagated by [[John Playford]] and later his sons and other heirs in the book titled ''[[Playford's Dancing Master\|The English Dancing Master]]'' (later renamed to ''The Dancing Master''). This style of dancing evolved in [[England]], most likely from the [[Branle]], and eventually spread to [[France]] and [[Germany]] and later to the New World, and even Australia. Bush dances such as ''Strip the Willow'' are included in later editions of ''The English Dancing Master''.		'''English Country Dance''' is the common name for [[dance]]s propagated by [[John Playford]] and later his sons and other heirs in the book titled ''[[Playford's Dancing Master\|The English Dancing Master]]'' (later renamed to ''The Dancing Master''). This style of dancing evolved in [[England]], most likely from the [[Branle]], and eventually spread to [[France]] and [[Germany]] and later to the [[New World]], and even [[Australia]]. Bush dances such as ''Strip the Willow'' are included in later editions of ''The English Dancing Master''.

	It was published in 1651 and is theoretically outside of the [[SCA]] [[period]] but is commonly done in the [[SCA]] anyway. English Country Dance can properly be thought of as early [[Baroque Dance]] rather than [[Renaissance Dance]]. There are references to dances with some of the same names as those in ''Playford'' before 1600, although from the description of a couple of these it is clear that the dance was significantly different from those later printed by Playford.		It was published in 1651 and is theoretically outside of the [[SCA]] [[period]] but is commonly done in the [[SCA]] anyway. English Country Dance can properly be thought of as early [[Baroque Dance]] rather than [[Renaissance Dance]]. There are references to dances with some of the same names as those in ''Playford'' before 1600, although from the description of a couple of these it is clear that the dance was significantly different from those later printed by Playford.

	The reconstructed dances are somewhat similar in form, usually being for sets of two, three, or four couples, consisting of a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections tend to involve processing up and back in the first verse; siding in the second; and arming in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.		The reconstructed dances are somewhat similar in form, usually being for sets of two, three, or four couples, consisting of a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections tend to involve processing up and back in the first verse; [[siding]] in the second; and [[arming]] in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.

	There is also the '''[[Morris dance]]''', (originally ''[[Moor]]ish'') brought back during the [[Crusades\|Crusading]] period, danced by small groups of men, bearing ~~bells~~, sticks, handerchiefs and the like, and frequently alleged to have been linked to certain [[England\|English]] [[pagan]] [[tradition]]s. See ([[mundane]]ly) the works (''passim'') of '''[[wikipedia:Terry Pratchett\|Terry Pratchett]]''', and accounts of the Helston Furry Dance, and the Padstow May Dance.		There is also the '''[[Morris dance]]''', (originally ''[[Moor]]ish'') brought back during the [[Crusades\|Crusading]] period, danced by small groups of men, bearing [[bell]]s, sticks, handerchiefs and the like, and frequently alleged to have been linked to certain [[England\|English]] [[pagan]] [[tradition]]s. See ([[mundane]]ly) the works (''passim'') of '''[[wikipedia:Terry Pratchett\|Terry Pratchett]]''', and accounts of the Helston Furry Dance, and the Padstow May Dance.

	== Some English country dances ==		== Some English country dances ==
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	From the [[Carolingia\|Carolingian]] dance book:		From the [[Carolingia\|Carolingian]] dance book:
	* [[Chestnut (dance)\|Chestnut]]		* [[Chestnut (dance)\|Chestnut]]
	* Dargason		* [[Dargason]]
	* Gathering Peascods		* [[Gathering Peascods]]
	* Grimstock		* [[Grimstock]]
	* Heart's Ease		* [[Heart's Ease]]
	* Hyde Park		* [[Hyde Park]]
	* If all the world were paper		* [[If all the world were paper]]
	* Jenny Plucks Pears		* [[Jenny Plucks Pears]]
	* Mage on a Cree		* [[Mage on a Cree]]
	* Parsons Farewell		* [[Parsons Farewell]]
	* Picking of Sticks		* [[Picking of Sticks]]
	* Rufty Tufty		* [[Rufty Tufty]]
	* Upon a Summer's Day		* [[Upon a Summer's Day]]

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

Conrad Leviston: /* Some English country dances */ link to chestnut

2005-08-21T06:28:09Z

Some English country dances: link to chestnut

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	From the [[Carolingia\|Carolingian]] dance book:		From the [[Carolingia\|Carolingian]] dance book:
	* Chestnut		* [[Chestnut (dance)\|Chestnut]]
	* Dargason		* Dargason
	* Gathering Peascods		* Gathering Peascods

Conrad Leviston: link

2005-07-31T03:37:48Z

link

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	'''English Country Dance''' is the common name for [[dance]]s propagated by [[John Playford]] and later his sons and other heirs in the book titled ''The English Dancing Master'' (later renamed to ''The Dancing Master''). This style of dancing evolved in [[England]], most likely from the [[Branle]], and eventually spread to [[France]] and [[Germany]] and later to the New World, and even Australia. Bush dances such as ''Strip the Willow'' are included in later editions of ''The English Dancing Master''.		'''English Country Dance''' is the common name for [[dance]]s propagated by [[John Playford]] and later his sons and other heirs in the book titled ''[[Playford's Dancing Master\|The English Dancing Master]]'' (later renamed to ''The Dancing Master''). This style of dancing evolved in [[England]], most likely from the [[Branle]], and eventually spread to [[France]] and [[Germany]] and later to the New World, and even Australia. Bush dances such as ''Strip the Willow'' are included in later editions of ''The English Dancing Master''.

	It was published in 1651 and is theoretically outside of the [[SCA]] [[period]] but is commonly done in the [[SCA]] anyway. English Country Dance can properly be thought of as early [[Baroque Dance]] rather than [[Renaissance Dance]]. There are references to dances with some of the same names as those in ''Playford'' before 1600, although from the description of a couple of these it is clear that the dance was significantly different from those later printed by Playford.		It was published in 1651 and is theoretically outside of the [[SCA]] [[period]] but is commonly done in the [[SCA]] anyway. English Country Dance can properly be thought of as early [[Baroque Dance]] rather than [[Renaissance Dance]]. There are references to dances with some of the same names as those in ''Playford'' before 1600, although from the description of a couple of these it is clear that the dance was significantly different from those later printed by Playford.

Cian: fixing sacrilegious misspelling of Pterry's name

2005-04-07T00:06:32Z

fixing sacrilegious misspelling of Pterry's name

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	The reconstructed dances are somewhat similar in form, usually being for sets of two, three, or four couples, consisting of a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections tend to involve processing up and back in the first verse; siding in the second; and arming in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.		The reconstructed dances are somewhat similar in form, usually being for sets of two, three, or four couples, consisting of a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections tend to involve processing up and back in the first verse; siding in the second; and arming in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.

	There is also the '''[[Morris dance]]''', (originally ''~~Moorish~~'') brought back during the [[Crusades\|Crusading]] period, danced by small groups of men, bearing bells, sticks, handerchiefs and the like, and frequently alleged to have been linked to certain English pagan ~~traditions~~. See (~~mundanely~~) the works (''passim'') of '''Terry ~~Practchett~~''', and accounts of the Helston Furry Dance, and the Padstow May Dance.		There is also the '''[[Morris dance]]''', (originally ''[[Moor]]ish'') brought back during the [[Crusades\|Crusading]] period, danced by small groups of men, bearing bells, sticks, handerchiefs and the like, and frequently alleged to have been linked to certain [[England\|English]] [[pagan]] [[tradition]]s. See ([[mundane]]ly) the works (''passim'') of '''[[wikipedia:Terry Pratchett\|Terry Pratchett]]''', and accounts of the Helston Furry Dance, and the Padstow May Dance.

	== Some English country dances ==		== Some English country dances ==

Simoncursitor at 14:19, 6 April 2005

2005-04-06T14:19:43Z

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	The reconstructed dances are somewhat similar in form, usually being for sets of two, three, or four couples, consisting of a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections tend to involve processing up and back in the first verse; siding in the second; and arming in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.		The reconstructed dances are somewhat similar in form, usually being for sets of two, three, or four couples, consisting of a verse-and-chorus structure. The three "verse" sections tend to involve processing up and back in the first verse; siding in the second; and arming in the third. However, this is at best a general guideline.

			There is also the '''[[Morris dance]]''', (originally ''Moorish'') brought back during the [[Crusades\|Crusading]] period, danced by small groups of men, bearing bells, sticks, handerchiefs and the like, and frequently alleged to have been linked to certain English pagan traditions. See (mundanely) the works (''passim'') of '''Terry Practchett''', and accounts of the Helston Furry Dance, and the Padstow May Dance.

	== Some English country dances ==		== Some English country dances ==