Country: Denmark
Formation: longways progressive set
Formation: any number of couples in 2 lines, M to R, W to L as seen from the music. Numbered 1, 2, 3, 1 etc. from the music (top of the set).
Steps:
balancé (pas de basque),
chassé (change step).
Sheet music:
Laurent, Pierre/ Samling af de nyeste engelske Danse med Tourer af Hr. Pierre Laurent. 1.-3.
Hefte I. Jacobsen, H.H. (udg.) [p. 129 of the pdf file]
Recordings: Kammarensemble Herrskapsdanser cd 1 track 02 [or any anglaise with appropriate structure and tempo].
| Bars | Part | Dance progression: |
| 1-8 | (a) | Couple 1, holding R-in-R hands high, dance 2 balancés (1-2). M turns CW under the joined hands (3-4).
The couple takes allemande hold [back crossed hold but without linking elbows], turns CW on the spot, and M guides W back to place by the joined R hands (5-8), 6 chassé steps. |
| 1-8 | Couple 1, holding L-in-L hands high, dance 2 balancés (1-2). W turns CCW under the joined hands (3-4).
The couple takes allemande hold [back crossed hold but without linking elbows], turns CCW on the spot, and M guides W back to place by the joined L hands (5-8), 6 chassé steps. |
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| 9-16 | (b) | Couple 1 dances dos-à-dos (9-12), and casts off 1 place (13-16) [couple 2 stepping up], finishing 2-1-3. 8 chassé steps. |
| 9-16 | M1 and W3 take R-in-R hold and turn CW (9-12); meanwhile W1 and M2 take R-in-R hold and turn CW. 4 chassé steps.
Couple 1 takes L-in-L hold, turn CCW and retire to place (13-16), finishing 2-1-3. 4 chassé steps. |
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| Repeat from (a) as desired.
[When the dance repeats (from (a)), couple 1 dances with couples 3 & 4, while couple 2 rests. In the following repeat, couple 1 dances with couples 4 & 5, , while couples 2 & 3 rest. Once couple 1 dances with couples 5 & 6, couple 2 dances with couples 3 & 4, etc. If many couples are dancing, every 4th couple may start.] |
Source: Laurent, Pierre/ Samling af de nyeste engelske Danse med Tourer af Hr. Pierre Laurent. 1:e hefte.
Hefte I. Jacobsen, H.H. (udg.) København: Gyldendal, 1780 [in Danish & French, pp. 13-14 of the pdf file]
See also: Nørgård, Kjeld "
Engelskdanse og skotskdanse, 2. del" in
Dansens og musikens rødder nr. 31, Oct. 1998.
Translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville, 2021-11-07.
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