This is a bransle submitted for a contest in Stormhold (Melbourne, VIC) for an “invented bransle” by Adrienne Fildyng de Faux. It is set to the tune “Kemp’s Jig” which was supposedly written to commemorate the dancing (morris) of Will Kemp, one of Shakespeare’s players, from London to Norwich in nine days, which exploit and his subsequent pamphlet bear the above title.
The dance won the contest, and after some modification (it was originally set starting to the right, and it has since been changed so that it starts to the left), here it is:
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Part A |
1 |
DL |
Double Left |
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2 |
DR |
Double Right |
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3 |
SL SR |
Single Left then Right |
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4 |
KR KL |
Kick Right then Left |
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5 - 8 |
Repeat |
Repeat all of the above. |
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Part B |
1 - 2 |
DL DL |
Double left twice |
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3 - 4 |
DR DR |
Double right twice |
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5 |
DL |
Double Left |
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6 |
DR |
Double Right |
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7 |
SL SR |
Single Left then Right |
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8 |
KR KL |
Kick Right then Left |
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9 - 16 |
Repeat |
Repeat all of the above |
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