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+ | ====== The Bishop ====== | ||
+ | (as reconstructed in "The Playford Ball") | ||
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+ | There is an original tune, but the dance is usually done to "Miss Dolland's Delight" | ||
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+ | Recording: {{ ::music:bishop-apted-missdolland-009.mp3.zip |}}\\ | ||
+ | {{ ::music:bishop-cgei11.mp3.zip |}}\\ | ||
+ | {{ ::music:bishop-miss_dollands_delight-b3-052_gmdm.mp3.zip |}} | ||
+ | With both original and Miss Dolland: {{ ::music:bishop-medley-dndabl20.mp3.zip |}}\\ | ||
+ | ?? {{ ::music:bishop_the-a3-052_gmdm.mp3.zip |}} | ||
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<code> | <code> | ||
- | The Bishop as reconstructed in "The Playford Ball" | + | A1 1-2 Starting with right foot, |
- | Tune "Miss Dolland's Delight" | + | 1st man cast down to second place, |
- | A1 1-2 Starting with right foot, 1st man cast down to second place, | + | |
2nd man moving up. | 2nd man moving up. | ||
- | 3-8 1st man set forward to 3rd woman (who does not set}, | + | 3-8 1st man set forward to 3rd woman |
+ | (who does not set}, | ||
and turn her two-hands (5-8). | and turn her two-hands (5-8). | ||
- | A2 1-8 1st woman the same to 3rd man, 2nd woman moving up. | + | A2 1-8 1st woman the same to 3rd man, |
- | B1 1-4 3rd couple, at bottom, gipsy while 1st couple, now in middle place, | + | 2nd woman moving up. |
- | turn with neighbor at top using inside hands, 1st couple moving | + | B1 1-4 3rd couple, at bottom, gypsy while 1st couple, |
- | forward, 2nd couple backing up, pivoting around the point between them. | + | now in middle place, turn with neighbor at top |
+ | using inside hands, 1st couple moving forward, | ||
+ | 2nd couple backing up, pivoting around the | ||
+ | point between them. | ||
5-8 Circle six-hands half-way around. | 5-8 Circle six-hands half-way around. | ||
- | B2 1-4 Repeat B1, 1st couple turn with neighbor above while 2nd | + | B2 1-4 Repeat B1, 1st couple turn with neighbor |
- | couple gipsy at bottom. | + | above while 2nd couple gypsy at bottom. |
5-8 Circle six-hands half-way around. | 5-8 Circle six-hands half-way around. | ||
- | From John Garden: | + | </code> |
- | The Bishop midi | + | |
- | Thompson’s Compleat Collection, vol.4 (1780), 72. | + | From John Garden: |
- | Triple minor | + | |
- | A1 With 4 counts The 1st Gent cast off into 2M’s place as he moves up, with 4 counts set to 3W and with 8 counts 2h turn the 3d Lady | + | Thompson’s Compleat Collection, vol.4 (1780), 72. |
- | A2 With 4 counts The 1st Lady cast off into 2W’s place as he moves up, with 4 counts set to 3M and with 8 counts 2h turn the 3d Gent. | + | |
- | B1 With 8 counts 1s lead thro’ the top and cast off into 2nd place, then with 8 counts 1s lead thro’ the 2s at top & cast off back into middle. | + | Triple minor |
- | B2 With 8 slip steps hands 6 quite round to the left, and then with another 8 slip steps circle back to the right. | + | <code> |
- | The Bishop in the title was probably the late 18th century dancer, dance teacher and choreographer, H.Bishop. According to The Payford Ball: | + | A1 With 4 counts The 1st Gent cast off into 2M’s place as he moves up, |
- | Mr Bishop was a dancer at the Covent Garden Theatre in 1776 and 1777. He made his debut on November 23 at Covent Garden dancing a ‘new pastoral Dance’ with Miss Tinte, and at his benefit on April 26, 177, he danced a minuet with one of his students | + | with 4 counts set to 3W and with 8 counts 2h turn the 3d Lady |
+ | A2 With 4 counts The 1st Lady cast off into 2W’s place as he moves up, | ||
+ | with 4 counts set to 3M and with 8 counts 2h turn the 3d Gent. | ||
+ | B1 With 8 counts 1s lead thro’ the top and cast off into 2nd place, | ||
+ | then with 8 counts 1s lead thro’ the 2s at top & cast off back into middle. | ||
+ | B2 With 8 slip steps hands 6 quite round to the left, and then with another 8 | ||
+ | slip steps circle back to the right. | ||
+ | </code> | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Bishop in the title was probably the late 18th century dancer, dance teacher | ||
+ | and choreographer, H.Bishop. According to The Payford Ball: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mr Bishop was a dancer at the Covent Garden Theatre in 1776 and 1777. | ||
+ | He made his debut on November 23 at Covent Garden dancing a ‘new | ||
+ | pastoral Dance’ with Miss Tinte, and at his benefit on April 26, 1777, | ||
+ | he danced a minuet with one of his students. | ||
He also wrote and published in 1786 Six New Minuets and Twelve Country Dances. | He also wrote and published in 1786 Six New Minuets and Twelve Country Dances. | ||
- | I’ve not seen the need to do as W.S.Porter did in their 1931 reconstruction (followed by PB and Nicholas Broadbridge in his Dance and Danceability - Assembly Players - CD notes) to change the B1 part of this dance to a quick assisted lead through and | ||
+ | I’ve not seen the need to do as W.S.Porter did in their 1931 reconstruction | ||
+ | (followed by PB and Nicholas Broadbridge in his Dance and Danceability - | ||
+ | Assembly Players - CD notes) to change the B1 part of this dance to a quick | ||
+ | assisted lead through. | ||
+ | | ||
+ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9qtCYffoY8 |