Playford's Progeny

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====== Jaque Latin ======


Duple minor longways, 2/4, G Major
Recueil de 24 Contredances Angloise les Plus Usité (Willsim), 1755. English Dances for the Dutch Court, Charles C. Hendrickson (The Hendrickson Group), 1996.


  A1 1-8  Hey for three, 1st woman with the two men, passing
          2nd man left shoulder to start.
  A2 1-8  Hey for three, 1st man with the two women, passing
          2nd woman right shoulder to start.
  B1 1-4  1st couple cross and go below one place, 2nd couple
          lead up (3-4)
     5-8  1st couple again cross and go below one place (2nd
          couple remain in place).
  B2 1-2  1st couple lead up the center past one couple to
          end below their original 2nd couple.
     3-4  Facing neighbor, all set.
     5-8  1st couple lead up through 2nd couple and cast back
          to progressed place.
  C1 1-4  Facing corner, all set twice.
     5-8  Left hands across.
  C2 1-4  Facing corner, all set twice.
     5-8  Circle left.

NOTES
A1 7-8, A2 1-2
The 1st man should time his first hey so that he can move directly into the second hey.
B1
First couples can make the first cross with a long loop so as to dance continuously into the second crossing.
C2 5-8
Proper timing in the circle will give the 1st woman momentum, and a smooth transition into the next opening hey for three.
A robust, exhilarating dance (and somewhat exhausting for the 1st couple, who dance non-stop!)

 While carrying a French name and Dutch reference, the dance has distinctive Scottish accents, notably in the setting at the end, and in the tune itself. Played at a driving pace (as on the recording) it makes a great pre-intermission dance.

video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pw-oxpUwlQ