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The Fryar and the Nun
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English Country Dance
John Playford, The English Dancing Master, 1651 |
Longwayes for as many as will (duple minor sets)
Moderate |
| I | A1 | Men: Double forward and Turn single | ||||
| Women: Double forward and Turn single | ||||||
| Women: Double back and Turn single | ||||||
| Men: Double back and Turn single; All: Face partner | ||||||
| II | (This is a progressive section beginning with just the top two couples dancing together as a minor set.) | |||||
| A1 | Men: Double back (falling back from partner) and Turn single | |||||
| Women: Double back (also falling back from partner) and Turn single | ||||||
| 2 Doubles passing partner to left (into partner's original place); Face corner | ||||||
| Double passing corner to right (changing with same gender in minor set); Face partner | ||||||
| Double passing partner to left (returning to own side having progressed); Face partner | ||||||
| Repeat A1 until all couples cycle through the set and return to their original places. (As the first couple makes their way down the set, each couple they meet becomes active. Couples which reach an end of the set sit out one repeat, then rejoin the set in the opposite role.) | ||||||
| III | (This is a progressive section just like the previous section.) | |||||
| A1 | Men: Take both hands; Double changing places to left | |||||
| Women: Take both hands; Double changing places to left | ||||||
| Slip sideways toward partner | ||||||
| Turn single | ||||||
| Take hands around (all four in each minor set); Double circling ½ around to left | ||||||
| Turn single | ||||||
| Take right hands with diagonal; Double circling ½ around to left | ||||||
| Turn single | ||||||
| Repeat A1 until all couples cycle and return to place. | ||||||
| Leade up men a D. turne round, We. goe up a D. and turne single: Wo. goe downe a D. and turne single, men down and turne S. ••• | ||
| The two uppermost men fall back and turne S. We. as much, changing over with your owne, men change, We change at the same time, then each change places with his owne. • Doe thus to all, the rest following •• | ||
| First and 2. man change places by both hands, We. as much, men and We. meet side wayes, turne all S. hand and goe halfe round, turn S. hands a crosse and goe half round, turne S. •• |