Indian Queen

Title: Indian Queen
Level: 2
Date: Sept 2018
Formation: duple minor longways
Time Sig: 2/2
Key: D
Original Source: Cecil Sharp 1922, DMI: 1701-1728
Tune: John Dryden's tragedy the "Indian Queen" was converted into an opera by Henry Purcell. It inspired the tune "The New Bore" ("The Playford Ball" p. 53)
Choreographer: Cecil Sharp 1922, DMI: 1701-1728
Caller: Gene Murrow
Musicians: Karen Axelrod, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea
Recordings: CDS Boston English Dance Collection Vol. 12: A Playford Ball CD
Instructions: CDS Boston English Dance Collection Vol. 12: A Playford Ball book
Venue: Silver Bay YMCA Conference Center on Lake George, New York
Event: Adirondack Dance Weekend 2018
Notes: "The practice of skipping in B1 1-8 and B2 5-8 varies greatly and is a matter of personal choice. The music is what makes this dance. It is hard not to dance with a spry gate and happy step with this wonderful tune." ( from Indian Queen notes in A Playford Ball)