THE TWENTY-NINTH OF MAY.

Longways as many as will; in three parts (7th Ed., 1686).

MUSIC.		MOVEMENTS

		First Part.
		(Duple minor-set.)
A1	1-8	First and second couples whole-pousette (r.s.) (Fig.6, p.45).
B1	Bar 1	First man and second woman change places (r.s.).
	Bar 2	Second man and first woman change places (r.s.).
	Bar 3	First and second couples hands-four two slips clockwise.
	4-6	Same couples hands-four six slips, counter-clockwise, to places.
	7-8	First couple casts down into second place, while second couple moves up into first place (r.s.) (progressive).

		Second Part.
		(Duple minor-set.)
A1	1-4	First man and second woman fall back two small steps, and then dance back-to-back, to places (r.s.).
	5-8	Second man and first woman do the same.
B1	1-6	First and second couples hands-four once-and-a-half round, men falling on the women's side and women on the men's, and first couple below second couple.
	7-8	Partners cross over and change places (progressive).

		Third Part.
		(Duple minor-set.)
A1	1-4	First man and first woman cross over, cast down, meet below the second couple, move up between second couple and stand, side by side, facing up (r.s.).
	5-8	Second man, first woman, first man, and second woman, four abreast, face up, take hands, move forward a double, and fall back a double (r.s.).
B1	Bar 1	First and second men honour, respectively, second and first women.
	Bar 2	First and second men honour their partners.
	3-4	First turns second woman; while second man turns first woman.
	5-8	First and second men turn their partners, first couple falling into second place and second couple into first place (progressive).

The Round dances this as:-

Whole pousette (clockwise; first corners pushing)
First corners cross, second corners cross; circle left half, one cast and twos move up.

First corners fall back a double and come forward to stand back-to-back in the middle;
   second corners the same
Back ring half way round (clockwise), lead out a double on the side with neighbour;
   turn alone, lead back in and cross over with partner

First couple cross over, cast down below twos into a line of four facing up;
   lead up a double and back, bending the line to put the twos in progressed place
Nod to neighbour, nod to partner, two hand turn neighbour, two hand turn partner
   once (2nd couple) or half (ones) to end progressed and proper

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THE TWENTY-NINTH OF MAY.