The Fryar and the Nun |
English Country Dance Playford, EDM 1st Ed | Longways for as many couples as will (duple minor) Intermediate |
| I | A1 | Men: Double forward and Turn single | Leade up men a D. turne round, | |||||||
| Women: Double forward and Turn single | We. goe up a D. and turne single: | |||||||||
| Women: Double back and Turn single | Wo. goe downe a D. and turne single, | |||||||||
| Men: Double back and Turn single; All: Face partner | men down and turne S. ••• ¶ | |||||||||
| II | (This is a progressive section beginning with just the top two couples dancing together as a minor set.) | |||||||||
| A1 | Men: Double back (falling back from partner) and Turn single | The two uppermost men fall back and turne S. | ||||||||
| Women: Double back (also falling back from partner) and Turn single | We. as much, | |||||||||
| 2 Doubles passing partner to left (into partner's original place); Face corner | changing over with your owne, | |||||||||
| Double passing corner to right (changing with same gender in minor set); Face partner | men change, We change at the same time, | |||||||||
| Double passing partner to left (returning to own side having progressed); Face partner | then each change places with his owne. | |||||||||
| Repeat A1 until all couples cycle through the set and return to their original places. (As the first couple makes their way down the set, each couple they meet becomes active. Couples which reach an end of the set sit out one repeat, then rejoin the set in the opposite role.) | • Doe thus to all, the rest following •• ¶ | |||||||||
| III | (This is a progressive section just like the previous section.) | |||||||||
| A1 | Men: Take both hands; Double changing places to left | First and 2. man change places by both hands, | ||||||||
| Women: Take both hands; Double changing places to left | We. as much, | |||||||||
| Slip sideways toward partner | men and We. meet side wayes, | |||||||||
| Turn single | turne all S. | |||||||||
| Take hands around (all four in each minor set); Double circling ½ around to left | hand and goe halfe round, | |||||||||
| Turn single | turn S. | |||||||||
| Take right hands with diagonal; Double circling ½ around to left | hands a crosse and goe half round, | |||||||||
| Turn single | turne S. •• ¶ | |||||||||
| Repeat A1 until all couples cycle and return to place. | ||||||||||