ins_st_martins
Saint Martin's
2 couples facing
John Playford's 1651 book 'The English Dancing Master'.
Cecil Sharp, 1911
Tune: St Martin's
Part I
A1 1-4 All forward a double, then two slips to left and back.
5-8 All turn single twice:, first men to left,
women to right; then men right, women left.
A2 1-8 All change places with opposite (1-4),
with partner (5-6), then all turn single (7-8).
B1 1-2 Men fall back a double while women turn single.
3-4 Men meet, take left-hands and turn half-way.
5-8 Men turn opposite women right-hand once-and-a-half, skipping.
B2 1-2 Women fall back a double while men turn single.
3-4 Women meet, take left-hands and turn half-way.
5-8 Partners turn right-hand once-and-a-half, skipping,
to end facing opposite.
Part II
A1 1-4 All balance back, forward, and change places with opposite.
5-8 Partners set and turn single.
A2 1-8 Repeat A1.
B1 1-2 Men meet and stand face-to-face.
3-4 Women the same.
5-8 Circle four-hands around half-way, slipping (5-6), and all turn
single (7-8).
B2 1-8 Repeat B1, women meeting first.
Part III
A1 1-2 All forward a double to meet, take opposite two-hands.
3-4 All two slips away from partner and back.
5-8 Men cast left followed by partner and return through
center to place, skipping.
A2 1-4 All fall back a double (1-2), then partners change
places by right shoulder.
5-8 Men back-to-back left shoulder and fall back into original
place. Immediately after men pass left, women back-to-back
right shoulder and fall into original place.
B1 1-4 Men honor partners (1-2), women honor partners (3-4).
5-8 All right hands-across once around.
B2 1-4 Women honor partners, men honor partners.
5-6 All left hands-across half-way; end in a line facing up,
1st couple on right.
7-8 All lead forward a double, and honor the Presence
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17yzYk6Aflo
SAINT MARTIN'S
The old church of St. Martin, Ludgate, named for the
patron Saint of the Vintners, described as “a proper
church and lately new-built,” was destroyed in the Great
Fire and rebuilt in 1673-1684 from the designs of Sir
Christopher Wren.
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