Broom, the Bonny Bonny Broom

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Broom, the Bonny Bonny Broom    John Playford, 1651   4 couple longways

First Figure:
A1:   Up a double and back.  Ones and threes cast and lead up, twos and fours follow neighbour.

A2:   Down a double and back.  Twos and fours cast up and lead down, ones and threes follow neighbour.

B1:   Twos fall back, ones and threes lead in to meet and fall back.  Ones and threes circle left and fall back to place.

B2:   Threes fall back, twos and fours lead in to meet and fall back.  Twos and fours circle left and fall back to place.

Second Figure:
A1:   Side right.  Set and turn single.

A2:    The same left.

B1:   Tops two-hand turn neighbour half-way; bottoms same.  All set and turn single.

B2:   All that again.

Third Figure:
A1:   Arm right.  Set and turn single.

A2:   The same left.

B1:   “Bomb-burst”: Tops lead up, bottoms lead down, middles lead neighbour out; change hands and lead back.  All circle left half-way (slip).

B2:   All that again.