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--- ins_newcastle [2019/04/24 00:22] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ ins_newcastle [2026/10/19 18:08] (current) – [1640 Manuscript version] nashjc
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 ====== Newcastle ======
 As in "The Playford Ball"\\
+Cecil Sharp, 1911\\
 Square for 4 couples\\
 Recordings: {{ ::music:newcastle-bsbnd03.mp3.zip |}}\\
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 {{ ::music:newcastle_reprise-054-engech-08.mp3.zip |}}
+==== Overview ====
+**//Newcastle//** is a dance that somehow divides English Country dancers into novices and advanced. It appeared in the original 1651 edition of **The Dancing Master**.
+Although the town of Newcastle was an important
+source of coal for London, it is quite possible that this
+elegant dance was inspired by William, Duke of
+Newcastle, a royalist who remained in London and bent
+his interests towards the theatre during the interregnum.
+{{:wiki:new-castle_playford_.png?400|}}
+In 2026 we became aware of a c. 1640 manuscript version of this dance in the British Library collection thanks to the website of Andrew Swayne (https://andrewswaine.uk). This version is discussed below.
+==== Cecil Sharp reconstruction ====
+In 1911 (with revision in 1922), Cecil Sharp reconstructed the original round dance for 8 into the square dance below.
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-See an [[http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#Newcastle|animation of this dance]] [[Image:SvgLogoSmall.png]].
+See an [[http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#Newcastle|animation of this dance]].
-Newcastle                 Round for eight
+==== Newcastle -- recast for easier calling ====
+Round for eight
 <code>
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    B3    8  Original head couples (now at sides!) lead in a double, lead back
             and make arches facing out.
-  Original side couples cast round, pass through arches, and skip
+  Original side couples cast round, pass through arches, and skip back
-   back
    B4   16  Repeat (side couples make arches, head couples cast).
    A5   16  Arm right with THIS partner; arm left 1 1/2 and go on to next.
-   A6   16  Repeat with next, fall into lines up and down room (close
+   A6   16  Repeat with next, fall into lines up and down room (close together;
-   together;
             original heads at ends of line, lady left of current partner).
    B5    8  Join hands in lines, fall back, and forward a double.
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    B6    8  Fall back in lines, come forward.
   Turn single and cross over with opposites to original places.</code>
-Newcastle           4 couple round
+==== 1640 Manuscript version ====
+A 1640 manuscript version of **//Newcastle//** was called by Jamie Hargrove for our Ottawa group on October 16, 2026. See https://andrewswaine.uk/articles/stephens-transcript. An edited version of this is below.
+On a personal level I find this version has a more natural rhythm and flow than the Sharp 1911/1922 reconstruction.  --- //[[nashjc]] 2026/10/19 17:45//
+Note that https://upadouble.info/#N has no less than five versions of the dance, of which that by Michael Barraclough is perhaps closest to the one below.
+Note: Define head couples to be either facing toward or away from the music.
 <code>
-   Hands-8 into centre, fall back; partners set, contraries set. Repeat.
+Part 1
-   Partners arm R; men L hands across to places
+A1 (8) With hands, circle left half round in two doubles (4)
-   while women skip round them, clockwise to places.
+       To the centre, set and turn single (4)
-   Partners arm L; women R hands across to places
+A2 (8) With hands, circle back to the right (4)
-   while men skip round them, anticlockwise to places.
+       To the centre, set and turn single (4)
-   Partners side; step R and honour, pass on. Side with the next, step and honour, pass on.
+B1 (8) RH turn partner just over once to put the men in the middle (4)
-   Original head couples (now at sides) lead forward a double,
+       Men LH star halfway while women go round the outside clockwise halfway,
-   lead back and make arches;
+       Finish in square set in opposite couple position from where you started (4)
-   original side couples cast round, through arches and back.
+B2 (8) L hand turn your partner just over once (4)
-   Repeat with side couples making the arches and head couples casting.
+       Women RH star halfway while men go round the outside anticlockwise halfway,
-   Arm R with next; arm L 3/2 and pass on.
+       Finish in original places (4)
-   Repeat with next and fall into lines up and down the room,
-   close together, original heads at ends of lines.
-   Join hands in lines and fall back a double, forward a double;
-   turn single, cross over with person opposite
-   and form lines across the room, original sides at ends.
-   Fall back in lines, come forward; turn single and
-   cross over with opposites to original places.</code>
+Part 2
+A1 (8) Side right your partner (4)
+       Change places R shoulder with partner and move on to the next (4)
+       (This could be done "hole in the wall" style.)
+A2 (8) Side left with the next person around the set (4)
+       Change places L shoulder with this person and move on to the next (4)
+B1 (8) New head couples lead in to meet (2)
+       Heads lead their opposite away from their (current) partner,
+       between nearest side couple (2) and cast back to (current) head position.
+B2 (8) Sides repeat this figure.
+Part 3
+A1 (8) RH turn your current partner and fall back to face them (4)
+       Change places R shoulder and move onto the next (4)
+A2 (8) LH turn with the next person around the set and fall back to face them (4)
+       Change places left shoulder with this person and move toward your original
+       partner, but those who would be on the side move to join ends of lines
+       ACROSS the hall, but women are on the LEFT of the men (4)
+B1 (8) Lines of 4 go forwards a double, fall back, and pass through R shoulder,
+       with those who would become head couples joining end of lines UP and DOWN
+       hall. (4) Note that women are on the RIGHT of the men.
+B2 (8) Lines of 4 go forwards a double, fall back and pass through R shoulder to
+       form ORIGINAL square set with original partners. (4)
+</code>