The Whirligig

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The Whirligig    John Playford, 1651   3 couple longways

First figure:
A:   Lead up a double and back.  Repeat.

B1:   Middles lead up and cast back to place.  Half figure-8 up, end improper.

B2:   Middles lead down and cast back.  Half figure-8 down.

A:   Great cast: Tops cast to bottom place and stop there, others follow, then lead down through them and cast up to progressed place.

Repeat in new places.  Great cast.

Repeat again.  Great cast.

Second figure:
A:   Partners side R.  Side L.

B1:   Middle go left: Arm right with opposite sex, into reels of three across the set, middles end improper.

B2:   Middles go left: Arm right same sex (same two people), into reels of three across (home).

A:   Great cast.

Repeat in new places.  Great cast.

Repeat again.  Great cast.

Third figure:
A:   Partners arm R.  Arm L.

B1:   Middles chase the top couple: mini-cast back to place.  Right-hand star.

B2:   Middles chase the bottom couple: mini-cast.  Right-hand star.  Great cast.

Repeat in new places.  Great cast.

See notes at https://colinhume.com/inst3.htm#Whirligig