Parsons Farewell

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Parsons Farewell    John Playford, 1651   2 couples

First figure:
A:   Lead in a double to meet the other couple; 4 slips to the left with partner.  Fall back a double; 4 slips to the right.
B1:   Men rise and honour each other, women same; all rise and honour opposite, diagonal, partner, opposite again.  Two-hand turn opposite (skip-change).
B2:   The same, with the women honouring first (and turning opposite again, not partner).

Second figure:
A:   Lead in with partner; lead out with opposite.  Change hands and lead in with opposite; fall back with partner.
B1:   Open men's chain: Men cross giving left hands, right-hand turn opposite.  Men cross back giving left hands, right-hand turn partner (all skip-change).
B2:   Open women' chain: Women cross giving right hands, left-hand turn opposite.  Women cross back giving right hands, left-hand turn partner.

Third figure:
A:   Two hands to partner: slip in; slip out with opposite.  Slip in; slip out with partner and stay facing.
B1:   (All danced with a skip-change step) Right-hand turn partner.  Men pass left shoulder: half a straight hey, finishing with right-hand turn partner ¼ into the other couple's place, man on the left.
B2:   Left-hand turn partner.  Women pass right shoulder: half a straight hey, finishing with left-hand turn partner ¼ to home place.