Lache Mysa
Measure
[Dulwich 2nd XCIV]
Couples in procession
Intermediate (at practice)
| I | A1 | 1-8 | 2 Doubles on left, right | Doubles-set figure x2 | 2 doubles foreward ; | |||||
| 9-12 | Set left, right | 2 syngles syde | ||||||||
| A2 | Repeat A1 on same side | twyse: | ||||||||
| B1 | 1-4 | Singles on left, right | Pavan figure, SSD x2 | the pvyon once | ||||||
| 5-8 | Double on left | |||||||||
| B2 | Repeat B1 on other side | |||||||||
| C1 | 1-4 | Take both hands; Double on left circling to left | Around and Away x1 | over by both handes and a double rownd | ||||||
| 5-8 | Double on right circling to right (returning to place); Drop hands | bothe wayes : | ||||||||
| C2 | 1-4 | Face away from partner; Double on left (to the wall) | parte, a double syde. longe on the lefte hand : | |||||||
| 5-8 | Face partner; Double on right (returning to partner) | a double on the right hand : | ||||||||
| D1 | 1-8 | Set and Turn single to left | Set and Turn x2 | 2 syngles syde : turne a double rownd on the lefte hand; | ||||||
| D2 | 1-8 | Set and Turn single to right | 2 syngles syde, and turne a doable on the right hand. | |||||||
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 Shy Myze 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.