Row well ye Marriners |
English Country Dance Playford, EDM 1st Ed | Longways for as many couples as will Intermediate |
| I | (The dance begins with only the top couple active, paired across the top of the set) | |||||||||
| A1 | Double forward and back | Leade up a D. forward and back • | ||||||||
| A2 | Double forward and back; Face partner | That againe •• § | ||||||||
| B1 | Slip left and left (Partners move in opposite directions) | First man two slippes cross the roome one way, the Wo. the other | ||||||||
| B2 | Slip right and right | Back againe to your places •• § | ||||||||
| C1 | Double back (Falling back from partner) | Fall back both • | ||||||||
| C2 | Double forward | Meet againe •• § | ||||||||
| D1 | Clap your hands, Clap right hands with partner | Clap both your owne hands, then clap each others right hands against one anothers, | ||||||||
| Clap your hands, Clap left hands with partner | clap both your owne hands againe, then clap left hands, | |||||||||
| Clap your hands, Clap your chest with both hands | then clap both hands againe, then clap your brests, | |||||||||
| Clap your hands, Clap both hands with partner | then meet both your hands against one anothers • | |||||||||
| D2 | Repeat D1 but clap left hands first | The same againe only clap left hands first •• ¶ | ||||||||
| II | (The second time through, two couples are active, dancing along the top of the lines of gender) | First man sides with the next Wo. and his Wo. with the next man, doing the like till you come to your owne places, the rest following and doing the same. ¶ | ||||||||
| A1 | Passing old partner to left, Side new partner to left | |||||||||
| A2 | Side right | |||||||||
| B1 | As before | |||||||||
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| III | Repeat II until all couples return to original place. Each dancer will work their way to the top of the set, change over to the other gender's side, then work down that side, change sides at the bottom, and work back up to their place. | |||||||||