Program

Dances

Dublin Bay	Lilliburlero
The Duke of Kent's Waltz	Mad Robin
Handel With Care	Miss De Jersey's Memorial
Heidenroslein	'Orioles' Baffled
Jack's Health	The Shrewsbury Lasses
Jaque Latin	A Trip to Tunbridge
Knives and Forks	The Wood Duck
Knole Park

Preface

The following brief descriptions of the dances will, we hope, help you derive maximum pleasure from your Ball experience. To this end, the following definitions may be of assistance:

In a duple minor dance,"1st corners" refers to 1st man and 2nd woman, regardless of their positions at the time.

Dancers take hands for "rights and lefts", whereas no hands are taken in a "circular hey".

So spread your wings in joyous flight,
and dance with us throughout the night.

David and Lydee,
Duck and Duckess of Kent

Dance Descriptions

1 Dublin Bay

longways duple minor

Playford, 1713

A	1st couple cross over setting to face corners. R-hand turn corner once. 1st couple cross L-shoulder and cast down (2nd couple move up). Finish between the 2nd couple facing out (facing same sex neighbor). Arm R neighbor once round. Finish in line of 4 facing down, 1st couple in the center.
B	All fall back a double (up the hall), go forward a double, turn to face up, fall back a double (down the hall), come forward, and 1st couple cast off, assisted by 2nd couple.

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2 The Duck of Kent’s Waltz

longways duple minor

Playford, 1801

A1	R-hands across and L-hands back.
A2	1st couple take 2 hands and move 2 chassé steps down center, 2 steps up, and cast off to 2nd place. (2nd couple move up.)
B	Giving R-hand to partner, all balance forward, balance back, and change places with the women turning under the joined hands. Repeat giving left hands. All R-hand turn the person on the R diagonal, and L-hand turn partner.

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3 Handel With Care

2 couple set

Gary Roodman, 1990

First Part
A	Forward a double and back, facing other couple. Repeat facing out.
(chorus) B1	Top woman and top man, followed by partners, cast down into a line of 4. All up a double and fall back, finishing in a circle.
B2	Circle L 1/2 and turn single. 3 changes of a circular hey, beginning with partner.
Second Part
A	Siding R-shoulder and L-shoulder with partner (“Pat Shaw” style)
B1&B2	Chorus
Third Part
A	Arming R and L with partner.
B1&B2	Chorus

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4 Heidenröslein

4 couple square

Pat Shaw, c. 1970

A	Partners R-hand turn once, corners L-hand turn once. Men R-hands across 3/4, women L-hands across 3/4.
B	Facing across the set, change places with this partner using 2 chassé steps (women pass in front), and step and honor to this partner. Turning individually to face the opposite direction, 2 changes of a grand chain, starting R-hand. Waltz with the next person to the man's original place.
	Repeat 3 times with new partners

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5 Jack's Health

longways duple minor

Playford, 1686

A1	1st couple cross R-shoulder and cast down to 2nd place (2nd couple move up). 1st couple 2-hand turn once and face up.
A2	All dance back-to-back with neighbor, and taking nearer hands, fall back a double and set.
B	All come forward, and then turn single (cloverleaf, women R men L). Four changes Rights and Lefts and all 2-hand turn partner to place.

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6 Jaque Latin

longways duple minor

Willsim, 1755

A1	1st woman hey for 3 with men, L-shoulder to 2nd man to begin.
A2	1st man hey for 3 with women, R-shoulder to 2nd woman to begin.
B1	1st couple cross R-shoulder and cast down 1 place, cross R-shoulder and cast down 1 more place.
B2	1st couple lead up one place and, 1st couple keeping hands with partner, all set to neighbor. 1st couple lead up through the 2nd couple and cast to 2nd place (2nd couple move up).
C1	All set twice to corner. L-hands across.
C2	Repeat C1, with R-hands across.

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7 Knives And Forks

longways duple minor

1726

A1	1st couple cast down (2nd couple move up), and dance back-to-back.
A2	1st couple cast up (2nd couple move down), and dance back-to-back.
B1	Lead out with neighbor, lead back in, cross R-shoulder with partner, and all loop to the R, into …
B2	1st corners cross R-shoulder, 2nd corners cross R-shoulder, and all 2-hand turn partner.

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8 Knole Park

longways duple minor

1809

A1	Circle L once around, 1st corners cross R-shoulder, 2nd corners cross R-shoulder.
A2	Repeat to original places.
B1	1st couple lead down center, skip back, and cast down one place. (2nd couple move up.)
B2	All dance a whole poussette, counter-clockwise.

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9 Lilliburlero

longways duple minor

1690

A1	1st couple lead through 2nd couple and cast back to place.
A2	2nd couple lead through 1st couple and cast back to place.
B1	1st corners cross, 2nd corners cross. All fall back a double and come forward turning single.
B2	All pass partner R-shoulder, turn back on neighbor, and back up passing R-shoulder with neighbor. Face partner and dance 3 changes of a circular hey, skipping.

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10 Mad Robin

longways duple minor

1686

A1	1st man R-hand turn corner, L-hand turn partner, and cast down (2nd man move up).
A2	1st woman L-hand turn partner, R-hand turn corner, and cast down (2nd woman move up).
B1	1st woman move up the middle and down the outside, while 1st man moves up the outside and down the middle. 1st couple 2-hand turn once.
B2	2nd couple repeat B1, 2nd woman starting down the middle and 2nd man down the outside.

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11 Miss De Jersey's Memorial

longways duple minor

Pat Shaw, c. 1971

A1	1st couple R-hand turn 1 1/2, moving down slightly, while 2nd couple move up. Finish in a line of 4 facing corners. 1/2 hey for 4, L-shoulder to corner to begin, and pass corner L-shoulder again so the 2nd couple is in the middle.
A2	2nd couple L-hand turn 1 1/2. 1/2 hey for 4, R-shoulder to neighbor to begin. Finish on the sides, all improper, with the men progressed.
B1	Circle L 3/4, men 1/2 figure 8 through women (2nd man crossing first). All back-to-back with partner, men starting between the women (2nd couple L-shoulder), and circle R 3/4. Finish all improper, in original order.
B2	1st couple lead down the middle, fall back down the middle, lead up and separate, moving outside 2nd couple to place, while 2nd couple fall back away from partner, chassé 2 steps up, dance forward to partner, and lead down the middle to place. All 2-hand turn partner once round. Pass partner R-shoulder, turn back on neighbor, and back up passing R-shoulder with neighbor.

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12 Orioles Baffled (Orleans Baffled)

longways triple minor

Playford, 1728

	1st couple cast down (2nd couple move up), 1st and 3rd couples 1/2 poussette clockwise.
	1st couple cast up (3rd couple move down), 1st and 2nd couples 1/2 poussette clockwise.
	1st corners cross R-shoulder, 2nd corners cross R-shoulder, and 1st and 2nd couples face neighbor and dance 3 changes of a circular hey.

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13 The Shrewsbury Lasses

3 couple set

Thompson, 1765

A1	1st man slow step-and-honor to 2nd woman, and turn her with 2-hands.
A2	1st woman repeat with 2nd man.
B1	1st couple cast (2nd couple move up), circle L once with the 3rd couple. 1st couple skip halfway around the set, man up and woman down, and 2-hand turn to own side in 2nd place.
B2	3rd couple repeat B1, casting up (1st couple move down) and circling with the 2nd couple.
	Repeat twice from new positions.

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14 A Trip To Tunbridge

3 couple set

Preston, 1793

A1	1st couple cast down to bottom of set and cast back up to the top.
A2	1st couple lead down center, skip back up, and cast to 2nd place (2nd couple move up).
B1	1st couple pass partner R-shoulder, turn 1st corners R-hand, pass R-shoulders again, turn 2nd corner R-hand, and pass R-shoulders again. Finish all proper, facing out, with 1st couple in 2nd place.
B2	Lines lead out a double and fall back, all turn R to face partners. 1st couple cast to bottom while 2nd couple 2-hand turn, and 3rd couple lead up to 2nd place.
	Repeat twice from new positions.

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15 The Wood Duck

circle mixer

Fried de Metz Herman, 1978

	Starting formation: men face out, women face in
A1	R-shoulder gypsy with partner, and L-hand turn with neighbor on L diagonal.
A2	L-shoulder gypsy with partner, and R-hand turn with neighbor on R diagonal.
B	Taking 2 hands with partner, chasse’ 2 steps counterclockwise (M left, W right) and men turn partner under L hand. Finish with all facing out in circle. Balance forward and back, and men lead new partner on R into ballroom hold. All waltz around circle counterclockwise.

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Dance instructions are included in the Ball booklet provided to each registered dancer.

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