Boateman

English Country Dance

Playford, EDM 1st Ed

Longways for three couples

Intermediate (at practice)



I	A1	1-8	Double forward and back	Lead up a D. forwards and back,
		9-16	Face partner; Set and Turn Single left	set and turne single •
	A2	1-8	Face up; Double forward and back		That againe •• §
		9-16	Face partner; Set and Turn Single right
	B1	1-8	2nd Man: goes to left between 1st Couple to start Single hey with them while 2nd Woman: goes to left to do same with 3rd Couple	First Cu. and 2. man the S. Hey, while the other three doe the like, come to your places,
		9-16	Turn partner to left by right hand	and turne your owne •
	B2	1-8	2nd Man: goes to right between 3rd Couple to start Single hey with them while 2nd Woman: goes to right to do same with 1st Couple		All that againe, the 2. Cu changing their ends. •• §
		9-16	Turn partner to right by left hand

II	A1	1-8	Side to left with partner	Sides all,
		9-16	Set and Turn Single left	set and turne S. •
	A2	1-8	Side to right with partner		That againe •• §
		9-16	Set and Turn Single right
	B1	1-8	2nd Man and 1st Couple: Hands and Circle left while 2nd Woman and 3rd Couple: Hands and Circle left returning to place at end	The 2. man and first Cu. hands and goe half round, while the other doe the like, fall all back
		9-16	Turn partner to left	then turne your owne •
	B2	1-8	2nd Man and 3rd Couple: Hands and Circle right while 2nd Woman and 1std Couple: Hands and Circle right returning to place at end		That againe, the 2. Cu changing their ends •• §
		9-16	Turn partner to right

III	A1	1-8	Arm to left with partner	Armes all,
		9-16	Set and Turn Single left	set and turne S. •
	A2	1-8	Arm to right with partner		That againe •• §
		9-16	Set and Turn Single right
	B1	1-8	1st Man, 2nd Woman, 3rd Man: Take hands and Circle left to place	First and last man and 2. Wo. hands and go round,
		9-16	2nd Couple only: Turn partner to left	the 2. man turne his owne Wo. •
	B2	1-8	1st Woman, 2nd Man, 3rd Woman: Take hands and Circle right to place	First and last We. and 2. man hands and goe round,
		9-16	2nd Couple only: Turn partner to right	the 2. man turne his Wo. •• §

Notes

Reconstruction. The B section of part II poses an interesting problem in that the instruction to circle halfway around places the dancers in a position where it's difficult for them to turn their own. Some reconstructions solve this by having the circles split into lines across the set (2nd Man or Woman between the end couple) and fall back from this position, though this means that the 2nd couple then does their turn along the set whereas the others do their turn across the set. Though this is not dissimilar from the beginning of part III of Old Mole, it is quite different from part I of this dance. I chose to solve this by doing a full round, and interpreting the fall back to mean falling back from the circle into original positions in the set at the end of the circle in no particularly allotted time. This allows all dancers to turn their partners across the set.