Playford's Progeny

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====== The Gradely Lass ======

Dance was devised by Marjorie Heffer and William Porter in 1932 \\
Published in "Maggot Pie". \\
Proper three couple longways dance with progression.\\
Tune: Gradly Lass
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Al 1—4   Ist couple and 2nd woman hands-three
         once round clockwise, while 3rd couple
         and 2nd man do the same.
  5-8   1st and 3rd couples raise inside hands to
         make arches, through which 2nd woman
         and 2nd man respectively pass and cast
         round their right-hand neighbours to places (sk.s.)-

A2 1—4  1st couple and 2nd man hands-three once
        round counter-clockwise, while 3rd couple
        and 2nd woman do the same.
   5-8  As in Al, the 2nd man and woman casting
        round their left-hand neighbours to places (sk.s.).

Bl 1—2  1st couple cast one place, the 2nd couple moving up.
   3—4  Ist couple turn half way round with right hands.
   5—6  Ist couple again cast one place, to the
        bottom, the 3rd couple moving up.
   7—8  1st couple turn half way round with left hands.

B2 1—4  3rd man, changing places with his partner
        (by the left), goes a half-hey with the
        Ist and 2nd women, following the latter
        and passing outside the lst woman into
        the middle woman's place, while 3rd
        woman does the same with 1st and 2nd
        men, following the latter and passing
        outside the Ist man into the middle man’s
        place ; the others all start the hey by
        casting out, and the 2nd couple (being
        at the top), passes inside the 1st couple (sks). Cp
   5-8  3rd coupr again change places (by the
        left) and continue the hey on their own
        sides, following the ond couple and
        passing outside the 1st couple into middle
        places; the others, as before, cast out,
        and the 2nd couple again passes inside
       the 1st couple (sk.s.).

The whole dance is then repeated twice,
the 2nd and 3rd couples in turn acting
as 1st couples.</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr7-qI_Kf9k\\
Not many dances were devised in the 1920s and 30s