SAGE LEAF.
Round for as many as will (4th Ed., 1670).
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| MUSIC. | MOVEMENTS. | |
| A1 | 1-4 | Hands-all eight slips clockwise. |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | (repeat) | Hands-all eight slips counter-clockwise to places. |
| B | 1-4 | The men move forward a double to centre and fall back a double to places. |
| 5-8 | The women do likewise. | |
| C | 1-4 | First couple leads forward a double to centre and falls back a double. |
| 5-8 | First man and first woman turn with right hands. | |
| (Played as many times as there are couples) | This figure is then performed in turn by each of the other couples | |
| D | 1-4 | Each man turns his partner with the right hand, passes her on and turns the next woman on his right in a like manner and proceeds in this way round the ring, counter-clockwise to his place. |
| (Played as many times as there are couples) | ||
| B, C, & D | The three figures B, C, and D are executed as many times as there are couples. In the first repetition, however, the second couople, instead of the first, will initiate the C movement, in the second repetition, the thord couple, and so on. After the last repetition of these three figures the dance is brought to a conclusion as follows:-. | |
| A2 | 1-4 | Hands-all eight slips clockwise. |
| A2 | (repeat) | Hands-all eight slips counter-clockwise to places. |