PRINCE RUPERT'S MARCH.
Longways for eight; in three parts (1st Ed., 1650).
| MUSIC. | MOVEMENTS | ||
| Walking-step throughout the dance. | |||
| First Part. | |||
| A | 1-8 | First couple, followed by second, third and fourth couples, leads round to the right to the bottom, and then up the middle to places. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | 1-4 | First man, followed by second, third and fourth men, crosses over, moves down outside the women and stands behind fourth woman. | |
| 5-6 | All face left wall and move forward a double. | ||
| 7-8 | Men change places with the woman opposite them. | ||
| B2 | 1-4 | As in B1, fourth man leading the other men. | |
| 5-6 | As in B1. | ||
| 7-8 | Partners change places. | ||
| Second Part. | |||
| A | 1-8 | First couple, followed by the remaining three couples, leads round to the left to the bottom and then up the middle to places. | |
| B1 and B2 | The women do as the men did in the First Part, moving down behind the men, advancing toward the right wall, etc. | ||
| Third Part. | |||
| A | 1-8 | As in First Part. | |
| B1 | 1-4 | The first man, followed by the other three men, crosses over and moves down to the bottom on the women's side; while the fourth woman, followed by the other three woman, crosses over and moves up to the top on the men's side (i.e., all move round clockwise). | |
| 5-8 | Partners face. All fall back a double and move forward a double. | ||
| B2 | 1-4 | Movement in B1 repeated in reverse, the men headed by fourth man, the women headed by first woman moving down and up respectively to places (i.e., all moving round counter-clockwise). | |
| 5-8 | As in B1. | ||