Round for as many as will
Playford's Dancing Master of 1657
Interpreted by Cecil Sharp in 1916.
Recordings: sellenger_s_round--010.mp3.zip
sellengers_round-priprec09.mp3.zip
Hands-all, 8 slips L; 8 slips back to R. Chorus: All move forward towards the centre by setting right then left, all fall back to places; partners set and turn single. All that again. Hands-all, forward a double towards centre, fall back to places; repeat. Chorus. Partners side; repeat. Chorus. Arm R; arm L. Chorus. Slip L; slip R. Chorus.
or The Beginning of the World
From “The Playford Ball”
Round for as many as will.
Part I
A 1-8 All take hands and circle eight slips
to the left and eight back.
B1 1-2 All set forward to center {no hands}.
3-4 Fall back a double to place.
5-8 Partners set and turn single.
B2 1-8 Repeat B1.
Part II
A 1-8 With hands, all forward a double to center {not setting}
and fall back a double. That again.
B 1-16 As in Part I.
Part III
A 1-8 Partners side twice.
B 1-16 As in Part I.
Part IV
A 1-8 Partners arm right, then arm left.
B 1-16 As in Part I.
Part V
ABB Repeat Part I.
TTO 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrTKXwyGJAs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwGhadUNx8s