Morpeth Rant ~ 3 Couple is an English Country Dance. It was devised by Thomas Wilson in 1816 and published in A Companion to the Ball Room, London. It was interpreted by Pat Shaw (website) in about 1965 and published in Another Look at Playford. Originally a Triple Minor this version is a proper 3 Couple Longways dance. In this dance the couples are permuted by: 231. The minor set lasts 32 bars.
Wilson writes:
DOUBLE FIGURE (Each strain repeated)
The 3 ladies lead round the 3 gent: the 3 gent: lead round the 3 ladies promenade 3 Cu: lead down the middle and up again & allemande
The animation plays at 120 counts per minute normally, but the first time through the set the dance will often be slowed down so people can learn the moves more readily. Men are drawn as rectangles, women as ellipses. Each couple is drawn in its own color, however the border of each dancer indicates what role they currently play so the border color may change each time through the minor set.
An online description of the dance may be found here.
The dance contains the following figures: circle, cast, lead, promenade round, regency allemande (and probably others).
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