The Fit's Come on Me Now

The Fit's Come on Me Now is an English Country Dance. It was published by John Playford (website) in 1686 in The Dancing Master, 7th ed., London. It was interpreted by Cecil Sharp (website) in 1916 and published in The Country Dance Book (Part 4). It is a proper Duple Minor dance. The minor set lasts 16 bars.

Playford writes:
First man cast off and go below the 2. man and come up into his place, the 2. wo. go up and come round the 1. wo. into her place again, then each cu. take hands and turn once round into their places; the 2. cu. do the same over as the first did. This to the first Strai played twice.
First and 2. man cross over and change into their own wo. places, then the 1. man go below the 2. wo. the half Figure, while the 1. wo. goes round the 2. man the half Figure, till the come into their places again, and turn S. The next cu. cast up, and do the same. This to the second Strain played twice.

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.

A11-2M1 cast below M2 comes up the middle to place as W2 moves up the middle and casts back to place
3-4Partner two hand turn
A21-2W1 cast below W2 comes up the middle to place as M2 moves up the middle and casts back to place
3-4Partner two hand turn
B11-1Partner change
2-41s half figure eight down
5-52s cast up as 1s lead down
6-82s half figure eight down

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