Oranges and Lemons ~ Sharp
Oranges and Limons ~ Sharp
Oranges and Lemons ~ Sharp or Oranges and Limons ~ Sharp is an English Country Dance. It was published by John Playford (website) in 1657 in The Dancing Master, 3rd ed.. It was interpreted by Cecil Sharp (website) in 1911 and published in The Country Dance Book (Part 2). Found in The Playford Ball. It is a Square dance. There is no progression in this dance. It is a USA dance. The dance lasts 96 bars.
Meet all and fall back, that again Men honour all to your own we. then honour to the contrary, men meet in, & take hands and go half round and fall into your co. places Then we. honour to your left hand, and the to your right, we. meet in & take hands and go half round & fall into your co. places you your men do all this back again till you come all into your own places.
Sides all with your own That again Men and we. give right hands to your own, and then left, change places with your own then change with the next And then give right hands to the next, and then left, then change places, and then change with the next, and meet your own Do this back again till you come into your places.
Arms all with your own That again The first and second cu. and the third and last cu. honour to each other, then honour to your own, the first and second cu. take hands and go half round, and the third and last cu. take hands and go half round Then the first and last cu. honour, and the second and third cu. honour each other, and then honour to your own, the first and last cu. take hands and go half round, and second and third cu. take hands and go half round all at one time Do this back again till you come into your own places.
The tune was published with the dance, and the music was synthesized by Colin Hume's software.
The animation plays at 93 counts per minute. Men are drawn as rectangles, women as ellipses. Each couple is drawn in its own color.
| I.A1 | 1-4 | In a double and fall back |
| I.A2 | 1-4 | That again |
| I.B1 | 1-2 | Men: honour partner, corner |
| 3-6 | Men circle four left half | |
| 7-8 | Women: honour left, right | |
| 9-12 | Women circle left four half | |
| I.B2 | 1-2 | That again, men: honour right, left |
| 3-6 | Men circle four right half | |
| 7-8 | Women: honour left, right | |
| 9-12 | Women circle four right half | |
| II.A1 | 1-4 | Partner side right |
| II.A2 | 1-4 | Side left |
| II.B1 | 1-1 | Take right hands, raise and release as you set right |
| 2-2 | Take left hands, raise and release as you set left | |
| 3-6 | Two changes of rights and lefts | |
| 7-12 | That again, set and two changes | |
| II.B2 | 1-6 | That again, set and two changes |
| 7-12 | That again, set and two changes | |
| III.A1 | 1-4 | Arm right |
| III.A2 | 1-4 | Arm left about once (heads a bit more, sides a bit less), men twizzle into two diagonal lines: M1W1M2M2 facing W4M4W3M3 |
| III.B1 | 1-1 | Honour opposite |
| 2-2 | Honour partner | |
| 3-6 | Circle four with opposite couple, head men/side women drop hands open into a line on the other diagonal | |
| 7-12 | That again: honour, honour, circle four half | |
| III.B2 | 1-6 | That again: honour, honour, circle four half |
| 7-12 | That again: honour, honour, circle four half |
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