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Some English Country Dance Terms |
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Some (Modern) English Country Dance Terms |
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Contrary - your contrary is not your partner. In Playford's original notation, used to mean the same thing that Corner is used for today. |
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Contrary - your contrary is not your partner. In Playford's original notation, used to mean the same thing that Corner (or sometimes Opposite) is used for today. |
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Honor - couples step forward and right, close, shift weight and curtsey or bow then repeat to their left. |
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Honor - couples step forward and right, close, shift weight and curtsey or bow then repeat to their left. In the time of Playford's original manual, a woman's curtsey was similar to the modern one, but a man's honor (or reverence) kept the upper body upright, and involved sliding the left leg forward while bending the right knee. |
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Neighbor - the person you are standing beside. |
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Neighbor - the person you are standing beside, but not your partner. |
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