Playford’s Dancing Master: The Compleat Dance Guide

1710 Line
Ed. 2:1-2 Longways – 3 Active Couples
G Minor AABB adlib

A1 1-4: Top two Men lead through the two Women and cast off back to your place.
A1 5-6: Then go back to back.
A1 7-8: And turn each other once around by both hands to end in your original places.

A2 1-8: The Women do the same.

B1 1-2: 1^st Man and 2^nd Woman change places.
B1 3-4: 1^st Woman and 2^nd Man change places.
B1 5-6: Top two Couples take hands and go halfway around.
B1 7-8: 1^st Couple cast off into the 2^nd place.

B2 1-4: 1^st Couple lead down through the 3^rd Couple and cast up behind them.
B2 5-8: 1^st and 2^nd Couples Right and Left once around.

Repeat down the line.

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