The 29th of May

Subject: The 29th of May
From: Ringer
Date: 21 Mar 01 - 06:41 AM

Any Playford dancers out there who can explain how Part-3 (the one beginning "First couple cross outside the twos...") should be danced? My instructions are somewhat ambiguous/incomprehensible.
In anticipation, thanks.

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: alison
Date: 21 Mar 01 - 06:54 AM

There is a dance called after my birthday??????

wow.... I'm interested to find out too....

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 21 Mar 01 - 07:37 AM

You may find Robert M. Keller's site interesting:

The Dancing Master, 1651-1728: An Illustrated Compendium

It's a compendium of all the material from the "Dancing Master" series.  I don't know whether the codes he uses for moves and so on are easy to understand or not, as I'm not a dancer.

Malcolm

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 21 Mar 01 - 07:51 AM

Hey, it's my birthday too. You might know the tune as one that is used for the hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful".

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 21 Mar 01 - 08:22 AM

From Playford:

X:177
T:Twenty -Ninth of May
A:England
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
a2 f2 g2 f2| edcB A2 f2|g2 B2 c3 B/2c/2| d2 A2 F2 ED|a2 f2 g2 f2|edcB A2
f2|g2 B2 c3 B/2c/2| d2 A2 F2 ED::F2 A4 GF|G2 B4 B2|cd e2 cd e2|c2 Bc A2
de| f2 ef d2 ef| g2 fg e2 fg|a2 B2 c3 B/2c/2| d2 A2 F2 ED::

There is a useful glossary of terms here:  Elements of English Country Dance

And, at the same site, instructions for dancing  The Twenty Ninth of May

Malcolm

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: Ringer
Date: 21 Mar 01 - 09:05 AM

Hmmm... Thanks for the link, Malcolm. The dance there bears some resemblance to the dance I know. It isn't made clear there that it is 3 separate parts. My instructions (from heaven knows where) say repeat part-1 ad lib, then part-2 ad lib, then part-3 ad lib, but I find it's much more fun to dance it part-1, part-2, part-3, part-1, part-2, etc (or it would be if I could only work out part-3: part-1, part-2, part-1, part-2, etc is how we do it now, and is quite fun). I'll work on the part-3 from your link - I'm a great believer in "the more fun the better", and if purity of dance tradition falls by the wayside, so be it.

I believe, for those interested, though I can't remember where I came across the info, that 29th May marks Restoration Day, celebrating the restoration of the Monarchy after Cromwell's "commonwealth". All England, on that original day, went on an almighty bender in relief that Cromwell's puritannical reign was over.

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: Ringer
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 01:04 PM

May I be permitted to send this round again?

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: GUEST,Pete peterson at work
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 01:28 PM

gosh and i thought this thread was going to be about Pete Seeger-- I think that's his birthday!

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: Ringer
Date: 29 May 02 - 09:08 AM

Today is Restoration Day.

Happy birthday Alison, Manitas & Pete Seeger.

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: Mrrzy
Date: 29 May 02 - 10:53 AM

Eighty-two or eighty-three? For Pete Seeger, I mean?

Anybody remember a children's book called the 35th of May?

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: CapriUni
Date: 29 May 02 - 11:36 AM

Restoration of what, Ringer?

And Happy Birthday to everybody who's birthday it is today. A very happy unbirthday to everybody else! ;-)

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: CapriUni
Date: 29 May 02 - 11:42 AM

Just checked The American Heritage Dictionary. According to that source, Peter Seeger is 83. Born 1919.

There was also the note: "Known as "Pete" (though few know him as "pink sneakers" ;-)

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: Ringer
Date: 29 May 02 - 01:23 PM

Just look above, CapriUni.

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: Bearheart
Date: 29 May 02 - 02:01 PM

Actually, I think Pete is a Taurus born May 19. i myself am born the 30th. Interested to hear about the tune and its history!

Bekki

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: CapriUni
Date: 29 May 02 - 03:00 PM

Ringer -- Dur! Sorry, of course...

Rule for me to follow: Don't multitask while reading Mudcat...

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: Mrrzy
Date: 29 May 02 - 03:01 PM

May 19! that's my twin's bday! What a great day to share with Pete... whom I hope is a closet mudcatter anyway!

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 29 May 02 - 03:35 PM

Restoration of the British Monarchy, Charles II, Roundheads and Cavaliers and all that.

It's also a tune known as 'Royal Oak' being the jollier tune for 'All things bright and Beautiful'.

LTS

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: GUEST
Date: 29 May 02 - 04:29 PM

Oakapple Day, and Castleton Garland, where the King & Queen wear Restoration Costumes (and the little girls white cardies!)

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: tar_heel
Date: 29 May 02 - 04:43 PM

it's also the day i first met....sandytoes

Subject: RE: The 29th of May
From: Weasle
Date: 29 May 02 - 04:51 PM

1953 Hillary conquered Everest, QE2 was corronated and it's my b'day too, what a great date and a great year