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Aye Me (or the Symphony)
John Playford 1st Edition 1650
Cecil Sharp, 1916
(Country Dance Book, vol 4)
4 Cu longways set
Part 1 A1 1-4 All, Up a double & back 5 Partners face, men fall back 2 steps 6 Women fall back 2 steps 7-8 All turn single moving forward. A2 As A1 B1 1-4 Ends cast to middle place & cross with partner (improper) 5-8 1's cast up, cross & 2 hand ½ turn on sides (Men anticlockwise, ladies clockwise) to change places with 2's, whilst 4's & 3's do same. B2 As B1 with new ends. Part 2 A3 1-4 Partners step & honour, & cross over. 5-6 Partners face, men fall back 2 steps, Woman fall back 2 steps 7-8 All turn single moving forward. A4 As A3 B3 1-2 All face up, 1's & 3's 4 slip steps away from ptr whilst 2's & 4's slip together 3-4 1's & 3's fall back a double, 2's & 4's fwd a double 5-6 All face up, 1's & 3's take 4 slip steps towards from partner whilst 2's & 4's slip away 4 steps 7-8 1's & 3's go Fwd a double, 2's & 4's fall back a double B4 1-2 All face Down, 1's & 3's take 4 slip steps towards partner whilst 2's & 4's slip away for 4 steps 3-4 1's & 3's go Fwd a double, 2's & 4's fall back a double 5-6 All face down, 1's & 3's 4 slip steps away from partner whilst 2's & 4's slip together 7-8 1's & 3's fall back a double, 2's & 4's fwd a double Part 3 A5 1-4 Partners Arm Right once & a half 5-8 As A1 bars 5-8. A6 1-4 Partners Arm left once & a half 5-8 As A1 bars 5-8 B5 1-4 Middles cast to nearest end whilst ends face, lead to middle & ½ Rt & Left in middle. 5-6 (original) 1st & 4th Cu ½ gates on side, (1/s coming up outside, 4's down inside). 7-8 1's & 4s cross with partner. B6 As B5 with new middles & ends
Aye Me (or the Symphony)
Part I Al 1-4 Partner lead up a double and fall back 2 double. 5-8 Men fall back two steps (5) then women the same (6), then all forward to place, turning single to right (7-9). A2 1-8 Repeat Al. BI 1-4 Top and bottom couples cast to middle, then change places with partner. 5-8 The same cast to nearest ends and cross with partner to original places, then with neighbors turn two-hands half-way, ends moving outside the set. {Ends are now in middle. } B2 1-8 Repeat BI, new top and bottom couples casting. Part II Al 1-4 Partners slow set and honor right, then change places passing left shoulders. 5-8 Men fall back two steps, then women the same, then all forward to place, turning single to right. A2 1-8 Repeat Al. BI 1-2 All face up, 1st and 3rd couples go 4 slips out away from partner while 2nd and 4th slip into middle. 3-4 Ist and 3rd couples fall back while 2nd and 4th couples move forward. 5-6 Ist and 3rd couples slip into middle while 2nd and 4th couples slip out. 7-8 1st and 3rd couples move forward while 2nd and 4th couples fall back to place. B2 1-8 All face down. Repeat Bl with 1st and 3rd couples slipping out to begin, 2nd and 4th slipping in. Part III Al 1-4 Partners arm right once-and-a-half. 5-8 Men fall back two steps, then women the same, then all forward to place, turning single to right. A2 1-8 Repeat Al, arming left once-and-a-half. Bl 1-4 Middle couples cast to the nearest ends while end couples forward a double to meet, pass opposite by right shoulder, then change places with partner. : 5-6 1st man with right hand, take 4th man {in second place} by left hand, change places, both moving forward counter-clockwise {as in a gipsy}, while 1st woman with left with left hand, take 4th woman by right hand, change places, both moving forward clockwise 7-8 Middle couples change places with partners. B2 1-8 Repeat Bl, new middle couples casting to end, new end couples meeting.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qBdwFOu-WI
Symphony
in this period means a harmony or concord, rather than a
specific musical form.
no music
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