Under the Greenwood Tree

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Ed. 6A-18 Longways – as many as will
D Major AABB adlib

Note: The timing of this dance does not allow for the Honouring and Leading forward and back. Those would have been done during the introduction.

A1 1-4: 1st Man Side with your Partner.

A2 1-4: Then Side with your Contrary.

B1 1-4: 1st Man and 1st Woman gypsy around each other.
B1 5-8: Then go back to back around each other.

B2 1-4: Turn each other once around by the right hand.
B2 5-8: Then turn each other by the left hand.

Repeat B2 down the line: 1st Man and 2nd Woman turn by the right hand, then the left, the 1st Woman and 2nd Man doing the same, continuing down the line and going back up the other side, the others doing the same and following until all reach their original places.

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