Excuse me for flying, and for denying...

[pondhop]

The subject line comes from "The Crafty Mistriss's Resolution," which appears in Wit and Mirth; or, Pills to Purge Melancholy, which is quoted by Graham Christian in his presentation of the 17th-century dance "Excuse Me."

These videos chronicle some of the English country dances enjoyed in Atlanta a couple of weekends ago. The list was originally compiled by Barb Katz (I added two vids and dropped the photo album). I'm wearing my gray Girls to the Moon / Ladies of Space tee and a long gray skirt in the workshop dances, and a teal cocktail dress at the ball; my favorites among these are "Noisette," "Horseplay," "Mr. Isaac's Maggot," and the two Blue Heron Waltzes. ("Wa' Is Me, What Mun I Do?" is my heart's tune, and I greatly enjoyed dancing it with Barb, but the sound/band do better in other iterations.)

The Fandango
https://youtu.be/MUxaIaOA04E

Noisette
https://youtu.be/FVEeTvqMo7c

Horseplay
https://youtu.be/oIwI7Jj33Ng

Mad Robin
https://youtu.be/MhBv7l8cFdo

The Bishop
https://youtu.be/jSQDt18wwYQ

Apollo's Hunt
https://youtu.be/5w05tYrUQi4

Blue Heron Waltz (workshop)
https://youtu.be/SZFgPuEYO6s

Blue Heron Waltz (at the ball)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAliw1Umulg

Corelli's Maggot
https://youtu.be/7247oNnDvj4

Mr. Isaac's Maggot
https://youtu.be/eYp0bryJsVc

Trip to Tunbridge
https://youtu.be/Axr9MMdrqH0

Wa' is Me, What Mun I Do?
https://youtu.be/vkrUbXWl0Lo

Alice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is3DsgzZ_Q0

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