Hit and Miss

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Hit and Miss    John Playford, 1651   2 couples

First Figure:
A1/2:   Lead partner forward a double and back.  That again.

B1/2:   Lead partner in; lead neighbour out to the wall.  Change hands, lead neighbour in; fall back with partner.

C1/2:   Women pass right shoulder: full hey for four up and down.

Second Figure:
- As before but side R and L with partner.

Third Figure:
- As before but arm R and L with partner.

Cecil Sharp wrongly interpreted Playford's "The Single Hey all four" as his invented "circular hey".
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