====== THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLE ======
Duple longways (2/2) (D)\\
Fogg 2000\\
Thompson, S., A. & P., 200 Country Dances, III, p. 16\\
Unpublished reconstruction, introduced by George Fogg\\
Recording: Boston Centre Series, vol. VII, by Bare Necessities \\
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A1 1-8 1st cu. clap, cross over below 2nd cu. (2nd cu. move up), 
       2-hd. turn 1 1⁄2 (skip-change step).
A2 1-8 2nd cu. the same.

B1 1-8 1st cu. cross over, half 8 (prog.).
B2 1-8 R & L, 4 changes (w. hands).
</code>


====== Midnight Ramble ======


Duple minor longways, 2/2, D Major\\
Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, Vol. 3 1773. \\
Reconstructed by George Fogg.

<code>
  A1 1-4  1st couple clap own hands, cross and go below one
          place, 2nd couple lead up (3-4).
     5-8  1st couple two-hand turn once and a half.
  A2 1-8  Same as Al, for the 2nd couple.
  B1 1-4  1st couple cross and go below one place, 2nd couple
          lead up (3-4).
     5-8  1st couple half figure eight up through 2nd couple.
  B2 1-8  Four changes of rights and lefts, starting with
          partner.</code>

NOTES\\
Al, A2 5-8 Note the two-hand turn is once and a half, back to proper sides.\\
B1 5-8 This can be done to a skipping or skip-change step.

Another straightforward, easy dance. The music is happy and humorous.\\
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB_b3PYtZY4

George Fogg selected this pleasing dance from the Thompson 1773 Compleat
Collection; its accessibility and agreeable tune have made it a favorite for many
dancers and callers. An incoherent novella, The Midnight-Ramble: Or, the Adventures 
of Two Noble Females was published in 1754. 
There maybe a connection between the rather distasteful action of the novella, 
which concerns the efforts of two women, accompanied by
their milliner, to apprehend their husbands’ “intrigues,” and this lighthearted
dance and tune.