New Bo-Peep ~ Sharp

Pickadilly ~ Sharp

Pickadilla ~ Sharp

New Bo-Peep ~ Barraclough New Bo-Peep ~ Sharp

New Bo-Peep ~ Sharp or Pickadilly ~ Sharp is an English Country Dance. It was published by John Playford (website) in 1651 in The English Dancing Master, London. It was interpreted by Cecil Sharp (website) in 1911 and published in The Country Dance Book (Part 2). Originally a 5 Couple Longways this version is a proper Longways as many as will dance. There is no progression in this dance. It is a USA dance. The dance lasts 96 bars. It is in the key: G Major.

Playford writes

Lead up all a D. forwards and back That again We. go all to the wall and stand, men go up to your own we. and peep four times on each side behind them, fall to your places all and turn S. Then men go to the wall and stand, we. go up to your backs and peep four times, then fall to your places and turn S

Sides all That again As before, the men going first

Arms all That again As at the first.

This is a dance where you interact only with your partner. There can be an arbetrary number of couples in the line and each does the same thing.

The animation plays at 120 counts per minute. Men are drawn as rectangles, women as ellipses. Each couple is drawn in its own color.

I.A1-4Up a double and back
5-8Up a Double, back (again)
I.B11-2Women face women's wall, out a double (no hands)
3-4Men forward a double, place hands on partner's shoulders
5-8Men peep over partner's shoulders alternating right and left
9-10All fall back to places
11-12All turn single
I.B21-2Men face men's wall, out a double (no hands)
3-4Women forward a double, place hands on partner's shoulders
5-8Women peep over partner's shoulders alternating right and left
9-10All fall back to places
11-12All turn single
II.A1-4Right shoulder siding
5-8Left shoulder siding
II.B11-2Men face men's wall, out a double (no hands)
3-4Women forward a double, place hands on partner's shoulders
5-8Women peep over partner's shoulders alternating right and left
9-10All fall back to places
11-12All turn single
II.B21-2Women face women's wall, out a double (no hands)
3-4Men forward a double, place hands on partner's shoulders
5-8Men peep over partner's shoulders alternating right and left
9-10All fall back to places
11-12All turn single
13-16Arm right
17-20Arm left
III.B11-2Women face women's wall, out a double (no hands)
3-4Men forward a double, place hands on partner's shoulders
5-8Men peep over partner's shoulders alternating right and left
9-10All fall back to places
11-12All turn single
III.B21-2Men face men's wall, out a double (no hands)
3-4Women forward a double, place hands on partner's shoulders
5-8Women peep over partner's shoulders alternating right and left
9-10All fall back to places
11-12All turn single

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