TEXT © JANE BOWER; IMAGE FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS A Tudor dance Below are instructions for a simple dance to the folk song ‘Pastime with Good Company’ written by King Henry VIII. Children stand in small circles of three, four, five or six. • 1st line: Step into middle, step out, turn round on spot for two beats. • 2nd line: Repeat. • 3rd line: Everyone puts right hand into middle and raises them to look like a pointed roof. Three slow steps round to left. • 4th line: Put left hand in middle, three steps to right. • Repeat the whole sequence for each verse. • The dance should begin and end with a bow or curtsey.
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A Tudor danceBelow are instructions for a simple dance to the folk song ‘Pastime with Good
Company’ written by King Henry VIII.
Children stand in small circles of three, four, five or six.
• 1st line: Step into middle, step out, turn round on spot for two beats.
• 2nd line: Repeat.
• 3rd line: Everyone puts right hand into middle and raises them to look like a pointed roof. Three slow steps round to left.
• 4th line: Put left hand in middle, three steps to right.
• Repeat the whole sequence for each verse.
• The dance should begin and end with a bow or curtsey.
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