Playford's Progeny

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====== The Queen of Sheba ======

Dance was devised by Marjorie Heffer and William Porter in 1932 \\
Published in "Maggot Pie". \\
Proper four couple longways dance with no progression. \\
(Some people dance this with the 1s+3s improper, but the original shows all proper)\\
Tune: Queen of Sheba
<code>
Al 1—4  Partners lead up and back a double.
   5-8 Ist man gypsies clockwise with 2nd man,
       both facing outward, while 1st woman 
       does the same with 2nd woman, 3rd man
       with 4th man, and 3rd woman with 4th woman.

A2 1—4 Partners lead down and back a double.
   5—8 The same pairs as in Al gypsy counter-
       clockwise, facing outward.
Bl 1—4 Ist and 2nd couples right-hands-across
       once round, while 3rd and 4th couples
       do the same.
   5—8 2nd and 3rd couples left-hands-across once
       round, while the others skip half way
       round the set clockwise, so that 1st and
       4th couples end in each other’s places, improper.

B2 1-4 1st and 3rd couples right-hands-across once
       round, while 2nd and 4th couples do the same. 
   5—8 As in BI, to places. 

Part 11. 
Al 1—4 1st and 3rd couples, all facing the right wall
       go forward and back a double, while
       2nd and 4th couples, all facing the left
       wall, do the same. 
   5—8 As in Part I

A2 1-4 Ist and 3rd couples, all facing the left wall, 
       go forward and back a double, while
       2nd and 4th couples, all facing the right
       wall, do the same.
   5—8 As in Part I.

BI 1—2 1st and 4th men turn their partners with
       right hands three-quarters way round,
       at the same time approaching each other,
       so that they form a straight line down the
       middle of the set. In that position
       they raise right arms to make arches.
  3—8  2nd and 3rd couples dance one round
       clockwise under the arches to places
       (sk.s.); and in the last two bars the
       1st and 4th couples complete their turn
       and fall into places.

B2 1—2 2nd and 3rd men turn with right hands
       three-quarter way round, while 2nd and
       3rd women do the same, so that they four
       make a straight line across the set.
       They raise their right arms to make arches. ”
  3-8 1st and 4th couples dance once round
       clockwise under the arches to places
       sks); and in the last two bars the
       others complete their turns and fall into places.

Part 111.
Al 1-4 1st couple lead up and back a double,
       while 4th couple lead down and back a
       double, 2nd and 3rd men lead out and
       back a double to the left wall, and their
       partners do the same to the right wall.
  5—8  As in Part I.

Bl 1-4 1st and 3rd couples face down, the others
       up. A straight hey on each side,
       neighbours passing by the right, until the
       couples are in reverse order (sk.s.).
   5-6 One more change of the hey on each side,
       so that 3rd couple is at the top, 4th
       couple in second place, lst couple in
       third place, and 2nd couple at the bottom (sk.s.).
   7—8 Partners turn each other half way round.
       changing places.

B2 1—6 All as in Bl, until couples are in their own
       places, improper.
   7—8 Partners turn each other half way round to places.</code>


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykyQEqPYNxc\\
Not many dances were devised in the 1920s and 30s.\\
See an [[http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#QueenOfSheba|animation of this dance]] [[Image:SvgLogoSmall.png]].