Mage on a Cree
English Country Dance
Playford, EDM 1st Ed
Circle for four couples
Intermediate (at practice)
| I | A1 | 1-8 | Double forward and back | Hands and meet a D. back again, | ||||||
| 9-16 | Set and Turn Single left | set and turn S. • | ||||||||
| A2 | 1-8 | Double forward and back | That again •• | |||||||
| 9-16 | Set and Turn Single right | |||||||||
| A3 | 1-4 | Men: Double in (to center of circle); Face out | Men meet in the midst, turn back to back, | |||||||
| 5-8 | Men: Double out (to place) | come to your places | ||||||||
| 9-16 | Turn corner to left (take hands, circle to place) | and turne the Co. We. ••• | ||||||||
| A4 | 1-16 | Women: Repeat A3 but turn partner instead | We. meet, turne back to back, come to your places and turne your owne •••• ¶ | |||||||
| II | A1 | 1-8 | Side left | Sides all, | ||||||
| 9-16 | Set and Turn Single left | set and turn S. • | ||||||||
| A2 | 1-8 | Side right | That again •• | |||||||
| 9-16 | Set and Turn Single right | |||||||||
| A3 | 1-4 | Men: Double forward (passing in front of corner) | Men go towards the left hand before the Co. We. | |||||||
| 5-8 | Men: Double forward (passing behind opposite woman) | and behinde the next We. | ||||||||
| 9-12 | Men: Double in (meeting other men in center of set) | meet | ||||||||
| 13-16 | Men: Turn Single right to place | and turn S. ••• That again, to your places •••• | ||||||||
| A4 | 1-16 | Women: Repeat A3 | Then the We. as much •••••• ¶ | |||||||
| III | A1 | 1-8 | Arm left | Armes all. | ||||||
| 9-16 | Set and Turn Single left | Set and turn S. • | ||||||||
| A2 | 1-8 | Arm right | That again •• | |||||||
| 9-16 | Set and Turn Single right | |||||||||
| A3 | 1-8 | Turn corner to left, going 1½ around (end facing away from corner in their initial place) | Turn all the Co. We. | |||||||
| 9-16 | Turn next to right, going 1½ around | Turn all the next We. ••• | ||||||||
| A4 | 1-8 | Turn next to left, going 1½ around | Turn all the next, | |||||||
| 9-16 | Turn partner to right, going 1½ around (end facing in) | Turn all your own •••• ¶ | ||||||||
Reconstruction by Peter and Janelle Durham.
Original text transcribed from Mellor and Bridgewater’s edition.
Notes
Reconstruction. Section II, part A3 should repeat, so men return to their original position, and part A4 should also repeat to bring the women home. This is clear in the original text, and is further supported by the 6 symbol, which indicates the music is played 6 times through for the second verse of the dance. However, the commercially available music does not allow for this, so we have not done this in our reconstruction.
Recordings. English Dance Master, 1: Very nice.