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Childgrove    Henry Playford, 1701   Longways duple

Often danced improper

A1:   Side R with partner.  Back-to-back.

A2:   Side L with neighbour.  Left shoulder back-to-back.

B1:   Two-hand turn neighbour 1½ (skip-change).  Two-hand turn partner once (walk).

B2:   Ones full figure eight up through twos.

Cecil Sharp's version is proper and has curly siding (left shoulder) and a right-shoulder back-to-back both times.

Some twos may decide to join in B2 by casting into a double figure eight.