THE NIECES OF LADY BUMBLETON In order to ensure the greatest pleasure for all in attendance, Lady Bumbleton has arranged two dates for the ball, each with a slightly different emphasis.

Friday, June 12 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 13 7:30 p.m.

will favour the theatrical interludes and other entertainments so promised. Dancing will be guided throughout.

will provide a fuller program of period appropriate dancing interspersed with diverting spectacle. Dance instruction will be minimal.

The Program for Friday Night, June 12

The Program for Saturday Night, June 13

Northdown Waltz

The Way to be Happy

Sprigs of Laurel

Money in Both Pockets

Dover Pier

Northdown Waltz

Bang Up

Bruce Castle Cotillon

The Hop Ground

The Hop Ground

Mutual Love

The Splendid Shilling

Bruce Castle Cotillon

Dover Pier

Duke of Kent’s Waltz

My Love is but a Lassie Yet

The Way to be Happy

Theodore

The Alderman’s Hat

Bang Up

Midnight Ramble

The Brighton Waltz

Sir Roger de Coverley

Caledonian Laddie The Leamington Dance Mutual Love Duke of Kent’s Waltz Sir Roger de Coverley

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Dance Instructions Each dance is presented with its title, its formation and/or style, the total number of measures for the figures, and the time signature, to aid with counting steps in practice.

N.B. Given that there will be different levels of experience and different preferences in attendance, in some places instructions are generalized to allow leeway for interpretation, which will not affect the performance of the dance for any other couple. An example of this is the instruction “turn proper”: usually this will be interpreted as turning 1 ½ times within the given measures, however ½ turn only will achieve the desired result just as well.

The Alderman’s Hat

8 8 8 8

(duple minor)

24 measures in 6/8

1s pass R, turn single R, pass back R, turn single R 1s down middle and back, cast to 2nd place (2s dance up) 1s and 2s four changes of a circular hey

The Brighton Waltz

8 8 8 8 16

32 measures in 2/4

1s cast to the bottom of the set followed by the 2s and 3s (inverting the set), all 2-hand turn partners once round and clap 3 times 3s cast to the bottom of the set followed by the 2s and 1s (re-inverting the set), all 2-hand turn partners once round and clap 3 times 1st woman cast off followed by her partner, circling the 3s clockwise to end in 2nd place (2s moving up) 1s and 2s four changes of a circular hey and clap 3 times

Bang Up 8 8 8

(triple minor)

(duple minor)

48 measures in 3/8

All set R, L, forward, back, two changes R and L Repeat, back to beginning positions 1s down middle and back, cast to 2nd place (2s dance up) All RH turn partner, LH turn partner (allemande turn preferred) 1s RH turn first corner, LH turn partner, RH turn second corner, LH turn partner (N.B. For 1st man this will mean turn 2nd woman from the set below, then turn 2nd woman from current set; for 1st woman this will mean turn 2nd man from current set, then turn 2 nd man from set below)

Bruce Castle Cotillon

(cotillion)

48 measures in 4/4

First change: 16 Whole set dance full circle right, and back left Figures: 4 Head couples join hands and pousette backwards and forwards, man pushing to start 4 Head couples promenade across set (clockwise, ladies passing R) to exchange places 4 Head couples join hands and pousette backwards and forwards, man pushing to start 4 Head couples promenade across set (clockwise, ladies passing R) to exchange places 4 Side couples join hands and pousette backwards and forwards, man pushing to start 4 Side couples promenade across set (clockwise, ladies passing R) to exchange places 4 Side couples join hands and pousette backwards and forwards, man pushing to start 4 Side couples promenade across set (clockwise, ladies passing R) to exchange places Second change: 16 Ladies circle (Ladies stepping inside the set join hands as they circle R, then back L) Figures (same as above in 32 measures) Third change: 16 Men’s circle (Men stepping inside the set join hands as they circle L, then back R) Figures (same as above in 32 measures) Caledonian Laddie

(triple minor)

32 measures in 4/4

(N.B. this tune is indeed a reel, and Scottish; the dance may therefore be enjoyed with Scottish skip-change steps, to each set’s pleasure ) 8 8 8 8

1s hey on opposite side of the dance (1st woman to men’s side, 1st man to women’s side) 1s hey on own side 1s down middle and back, cast to 2nd place (2s step up) 1s lead down between 3s, cast up, meet in middle, lead up through 2s, cast to 2nd place

Dover Pier 8 8 8 8

(duple minor) Partners set twice, RH across ½ way Partners set twice, LH across ½ way 1s cross & cast, 2H turn proper 1s and 2s four changes R & L

Duke of Kent’s Waltz 8 8 8 8

1s 1s 1s 1s

(duple minor)

32 measures in 6/8

1s 2s 1s 1s

(duple minor)

32 measures in 2/4

and 2s RH across, two changes R and L and 2s LH across, two changes R and L down middle and back, cast to 2nd place (2s dance up) and 2s Pousette (done counter-clockwise, 1st man pulling, et cet.)

Midnight Ramble

8 8 8 8

32 measures in 3/4

1s set to 2nd woman, circle three hands round 1s set to 2nd man, circle three hands round 1s cross & cast, 2H proper 1s and 2s four changes R & L

The Leamington Dance 8 8 8 8

(duple minor)

1s and 2s RH across, LH across back 1s chasse twice down middle, chasse twice back up, long cast to 2 nd place (2s dance up) Partners RH balance, turn lady under, partners LH balance, turn lady under RH turn R diagonal, LH turn partner

The Hop Ground

8 8 8 8

32 measures in 2/4

(duple minor)

32 measures in 4/4

clap (on first beat), cross & cast (2s moving up), turn proper clap (on first beat), cross & cast (1s moving up), turn proper cross & cast, ½ figure eight up and 2s four changes R & L

Money in Both Pockets

8 8 8 8

8 8 8

32 measures in 6/8

1s set to 2nd woman, circle three hands round 1s set to 2nd man, circle three hands round 1s down middle and back – cast (2s dance up) 1s and 2s four changes R & L

Mutual Love 8

(duple minor)

(duple minor)

32 measures in 4/4

Men take inside hands and dance clockwise around the women back to place, partners 2H turn once round Women take inside hands and dance clockwise (2nd woman in the lead) around men back to place, partners 2H turn once round; 1s and 2s RH across, LH across back 1s and 2s three changes R&L (partners end close after the 3rd change and fall back to place)

My Love is but a Lassie Yet

(duple minor)

32 measures in 4/4

(N.B. this tune is indeed a reel, and Scottish; the dance may therefore be enjoyed with Scottish setting and skip-change steps, and slipping circle at the end, to each set’s pleasure) 8 8 8 8

Partners set to each other, then to center of set, RH across Partners set to each other, then to center of set, LH across 1s cross and cast (2s step up), 1s dance ½ figure eight up Circle L, Circle R

Northdown Waltz

8 8 8 8

(duple minor)

32 measures in 3/4

1st corners balance, RH ½ way; 2nd corners balance, RH ½ way 1st corners balance, RH ½ way; 2nd corners balance, RH ½ way 1s down the middle and back – 2s lead up, 1s dance into 2s place RH across, LH across

Sir Roger de Coverley (see end)

The Splendid Shilling

8 8 8 4 8

36 measures in 6/8

Taking hands on side, 1st woman leads women in a line counterclockwise around men, ending back home Taking hands on side, 1st man leads men in a line clockwise around women, ending back home 1s down the middle and back, cast to 2 nd place (2s move up) Lines of 3 advance and retire, 1s and 3s three changes of R and L; all turn single L (repeat from new positions)

Sprigs of Laurel

8 8 8 8

(3 couple set)

(duple minor)

32 measures in 2/4

Partners set twice, RH across Partners set twice, LH across 1s down and back – dance into 2nd place, 2s leading up RH turn partner, LH partner

Theodore

(cotillion)

56 measures in 4/4

First change 16 Whole set dance full circle right, and back left Figures 4 Ladies advance to center of set, balance R, balance L 4 Ladies circle R 4 Ladies turn partners R, ending with lady facing out, man facing in 8 All chasse R twice, balance L, balance R, chasse L twice back, men RH underarm turn lady to place (partners will be moving away from each other, then towards each other within this sequence) 4 Men advance to center of set, balance R, balance L 4 Men circle R 4 Men turn partners R, ending with men facing out, ladies facing in 8 All chasse R twice, balance L, balance R, chasse L twice back, men LH underarm turn lady to place (partners will be moving away from each other, then towards each other within this sequence) Second change 8 8

Ladies set twice moving into center, RH across back to place Men set twice moving into center, LH across back to place

Figures (same as above in 40 measures) Third change 8 8

Top four and bottom four dancers circle L, circle R (1st couple, 2nd man, 4th lady; 3rd couple, 2nd lady, 4th man) Side fours circle L, circle R (2nd couple, 1st lady, 3rd man; 4th couple, 1st man, 3rd lady)

Figures (same as above in 40 measures)

The Way to be Happy

8 8 8 8

(duple minor)

RH across, LH across back Circle L, circle R 1s down middle and back – cast (2s lead up) 1s and 2s four changes R & L

32 measures in 6/8

Sir Roger de Coverley

(5 couple set)

48 measures in 9/8

(N.B. this dance has been arranged to accommodate different skill levels. Dancers should arrange themselves in sets that are agreeable to one version or the other, and courtesy dictates that we dance to the comfort level of those around us. For the first sixteen measures, the easy version is done referencing one’s partner, across from one in the set; the advanced version references one’s diagonal – that is, 1st man turns 5th woman in two measures, and then 1st woman turns 5th man in two measures, et cet.)

Easy Version

Advanced Version

1–4

All RH turn partner, clap three times

1–4

1st and 5th couple RH turn diagonal ends

5–8

All LH turn partner, clap three times

5–8

1st and 5th couple LH turn diagonal ends

9 – 12

All 2H turn partner, clap three times

9 – 12

1st and 5th couple 2H turn diagonal ends

13 – 16

All back-to-back with partner, (clap)

13 – 16

1s and 5s back-to-back diagonal ends

17 – 18

1s arm R with partner 1 ½ times

17 – 18

1s arm R with partner 1 ½ times

19 - 20

1s arm L with opposite line (2s)

19 - 20

1s arm L with opposite line (2s)

21 - 22

1s arm R with partner

21 - 22

1s arm R with partner

23 - 2

1s arm L with opposite line (3s)

23 - 24

1s arm L with opposite line (3s)

25 – 2

1s arm R with partner

25 – 26

1s arm R with partner

27 - 28

1s arm L with opposite line (4s)

27 - 28

1s arm L with opposite line (4s)

29 – 30

1s arm R with partner

29 – 30

1s arm R with partner

31 - 32

1s arm L with opposite line (5s)

31 - 32

1s arm L with opposite line (5s)

33 – 34

1s arm R with partner 1 ½ times

33 – 34

1s turn partner back proper

35 - 36

1s up middle to top

35 - 36

1s gallop to top

37 – 40 1s cast down on own side, followed by lines, and form arch at bottom

37 – 40 1s cast down on own side, followed by lines, and form arch at bottom

41 – 44 Couples up through arches into new progressed places

41 – 44 Couples up through arches into new progressed places

45 – 48

45 – 48

All 2H turn partner

All swing partner (turn RH, LH)