Duke of Lorrain’s March, The

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Ed. 3-18 Duple Minor Longways Repeated
D Major 3 x AAB adlib

I.

A1 1-4: Lead up all and fall back.
A1 5-8: That again.

A2 1-4: Set to your Partner and fall back.
A2 5-8: That again.

B 1-4: Arm Right with your Partner.
B 5-8: Arm Left with your Partner.

II.

A1 1-8: 1st Man and 2nd Woman walk around your Partner, come back in front of them, and stand before them facing away.

A2 1-4: Then the 1st Man and 2nd Woman start a Hey, going 2 passes until the 1st Woman and 2nd Man meet each other.
A2 5-8: Give Right hands to each other and Left hands to your Partner, the 1st Couple ending in the 2nd Couple’s place.

B 1-8: Then take hands all four and go once around.

Repeat down the line.

III.

A1 1-2: The first two Men take hands and go a Double toward the wall.
A1 3-4: The Women follow them a Double.
A1 5-6: Men fall back a Double on either side of the Women.
A1 7-8: All take hands and fall back a Double.

A2 1-2: 1st and 2nd Man give hands behind them.
A2 3-6: All go halfway round, facing out.
A2 7-8: Fall back to your places, the 1st Couple ending in the 2nd Couple’s place.

B 1-4: Arm Right with your Partner.
B 5-8: Arm Left with your Partner.

Repeat down the line.

IV.

A1 1-2: The first two Women lead to the wall a Double.
A1 3-4: The Men follow them a Double.
A1 5-6: The Women fall back to either side of the Men.
A1 7-8: All take hands and fall back a Double.

A2 1-4: Then the 1st and 2nd Women take hands with their Men and lead them round into their own places (go round through the Man’s place and leave them there as you continue to your own).
A2 5-6: 1st Man and 2nd Woman change places.
A2 7-8: 1st Woman and 2nd Man change places.

B 1-4: All four take hands and go halfway round.
B 5-8: 1st Couple cast off into the 2nd Couple’s place.

Repeat down the line.

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