Young Phillis of Wakefield

Young Phillis of Wakefield is an English Country Dance. It was published by Walsh in 1715 in Twenty Four New Country Dances for the Year 1715, London. It was interpreted by Andrew Shaw in 2017 and published in Elephants Stairs. It is a proper Duple Minor dance. The minor set lasts 48 bars.

Walsh writes:
The 1st. cu. lead down through the 2d. cu. cast up and turn both hands, the 2d. cu. do the same, this to the tune play'd once, then the men lead in round the two we. clap hands and change places with each other, the two we. do the same, this to the tune play'd twice, then all four take right hands a cross and go half round then take left and go back again back to back with your partners and clap hands and turn single this to the tune play'd three times

The original music was the A phrase repeated 6 times. Rebecca King wrote matching B and C phrases for Shaw's interpretation.

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: hand turn (allemande), turn single, turn single cloverleaf, cast, lead, hands across, lead and cast, back to back (and probably others).

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