The Queen of Hearts - Kynaston is an English Country Dance. It was devised by Nathaniel Kynaston in 1716 and published in Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1716. It was interpreted by Andrew Shaw in 2000 and published in Mr. Kynaston's Famous Dance. Originally a Quadruple Minor this version is a proper 4 Couple Longways dance. In this dance the couples are permuted by: 2341. The minor set lasts 72 bars.
Kynaston writes:
Note: Each Strain twice.
The 1st. man meet the 4th. wo. both fall back three steps turn single and change place the 1st. cast up to his place above the men the 4th wo. at the same time cast off below the we. to her place the 1st. wo. and the 4th. man do the same the 1st. man change place with the 2d. wo. the 1st. wo. and the 2d. man do the same the 1st. cu. lead through the 3d. cu. and cast up then right hands and left sides half round lead sides to the wall and back again 1st. cu. set two steps forward and two backward and cast off the 2d. do the same only instead of casting off lead down the middle and cast up
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.
The dance contains the following figures: set, turn single, cast, lead, rights and lefts (and probably others).
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