Saturday Night and Sunday Morn

Saturday Night and Sunday Morn 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 1922 and published in The Country Dance Book (Part 6). It is a proper Duple Minor dance. It is a multipart dance. The minor set lasts 112 bars. It is in the key: D Major.

Playford writes:
Lead up all a D. forward and back That again Set and turn S That again

First and 2. cu go about your own, not turning your faces Men the like about each other, and we. about each other First man and 2. wo. change across. 1. wo. and 2. man as much Each change with his own, set So forward, the rest following in order.

First man take his wo. in his left-hand and lead her downward under the 2. cu. arms, lead up again, the 2. cu. coming under your arms First man take the 2. man by the left hand with his right, cast off and come to your places, we. doing the like at the same time. Change places with your own, men change places, we. changing at the same time Change each with his own, set And so forward to the rest

First and second cu. meet. men hands, we. hands, lead to the wall Meet again, take your own we. and lead from each other. Change with your own, men change and we. change at the same time Change again with your own, set And so on to the rest

Sharp omitted Part 4; I have replaced it.

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.

Intro
 
Intro.A1-4Up a Double, and back
5-8That again
Intro.B1-4Partner set and turn single
5-8That again
Part 2 repeats 2 times
 
II.A1-4Partners gypsy clockwise, facing each other
5-8Neighbors gypsy counter-clockwise, facing
II.B1-41st corners change, 2nd corners change
5-6Partners change
7-8Partners set
Part 3 repeats 2 times
 
III.A1-21s, joining hands, dip, moving down as 2s arch moving up
3-42s dip, 1s arch returning
5-8Join hands with neighbor, 1s cast down followed by 2s and loop back to places
III.B1-2Partners change
3-4Neighbors change
5-6Partners change
7-8Set
Part 4 repeats 2 times
 
IV.A1-2Meet neighbor
3-4Lead neighbor out to wall
5-6Turn, lead back
7-8Lead partner back home
IV.B1-2Partners change
3-4Neighbors change
5-6Partners change
7-8Set

If you find what you believe to be a mistake in this animation, please leave a comment on youtube explaining what you believe to be wrong. If I agree with you I shall do my best to fix it.

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