La Down Sella
Measure
[Dulwich 2nd XCIV]
Couples in procession
Intermediate (at practice)
| I | A1 | 1-8 | 2 Doubles on left, right | Signpost x2 | 2 doubles forward, | |||||
| 9-12 | Set left, right (sign) | 2 syngles syde, | ||||||||
| 13-16 | Double on left | a double foreward, | ||||||||
| 17-20 | Double back on right | Reprince back | ||||||||
| A2 | Repeat A1 on same side | twyes | ||||||||
| B1 | 1-4 | Singles on left, right | Heart x2 | 2 singles foreward: | ||||||
| 5-8 | Double on left, casting down | cast of; a double rownd | ||||||||
| B2 | 1-4 | Singles down on right, left | twyes : | |||||||
| 5-8 | Double on right, casting up | |||||||||
| C1 | 1-4 | Singles on left, right | Pavan, SSD x2 | the pvyon, over, | ||||||
| 5-8 | Double on left | |||||||||
| C2 | Repeat C1 on other side | |||||||||
| D1 | 1-4 | 4 Steps starting on left | Four-ward and back x2 | travis 4 foreward ; | ||||||
| 5-8 | Double back on left | reprince bace | ||||||||
| D2 | Repeat D1 on other side | twyse. | ||||||||
Reconstruction by Peter Durham, informed by feedback from Madrone dance practice participants.
Transcription from The Shakespeare Society's Papers vol 1 (1844), Art. VII - "The passing measure Pavan" Illustrative of a Passage in Twelfth Night. By J. Payne Collier Esq, FSA.
Notes
Sources. This dance only appears in one source: Dulwich College MSS, 2nd Series XCIV, fol. 28.
Music. Anne Daye in "English Measures Old and New" in Historical Dance vol. 4 no. 3 (2018) notes that this dance and two others from the Dulwich Manuscript have matching tunes in the Mulliner book.
Recordings. A recording of La Doune Cella from the Mulliner Book can be found on "Music from the Time of the Spanish Armada" by the York Waits.
Performance. I suggest using Alman steps for this dance.