Longways for as many as will; in one part (11th Ed., 1701)
MUSIC | MOVEMENTS | |
(Duple minor-set.) | ||
A | 1–2 | First man and first woman clap their own hands on the first beat of each bar, right hands on the second beat of first bar and left hands on second beat of second bar. |
3–4 | First couple casts off into second place, second couple moving up one place. | |
5–8 | Second couple does the same. | |
B1 | 1–4 | First man, joining both hands with his partner, falls back, pulling his partner after him, bears to his right and falls into second place (improper); while second woman, joining both hands with her partner, falls back, bears to her right and falls into first place (improper). |
5–6 | First man changes places with second woman, and first woman with second man. | |
B2 | 1–2 | First couple casts down into second place, second couple leading up into first place (progressive). |
3–6 | Partners turn. | |
Page transcribed by Hugh Stewart