As in “The Playford Ball”
Bernard j, Bentley, 1962
Triple Minor Longways
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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VybVR7bJalQ
A 1-2 1st couple cast down to middle place, 2nd couple moving up.
3-6 1st man hey for three with 3rd couple passing 3rd woman
left shoulder while 1st woman hey with
2nd couple passing 2nd man left shoulder.
7-8 1st couple turn two-hands in middle place.
B 1 1st woman and 2nd man change places. {they are in
first corner positions.}
2 1st man and 2nd woman change places.
3-4 Circle four-hands half-way around and turn single to right.
5-8 Partners face: 1st and 2nd couples circular hey, four changes.
Condensed instructions:
C1 cast into reels of 3 across (L up, M down) C1 turn 2H 1st Cnrs cross, 2nd Cnrs cross, circle 4 Hands, turn single and face partner 4 changes of circular hey
HAMBLETON’S ROUND O
The Hambleton Hills, with their fine cliffs, lie south of Durham in Yorkshire, and
may be the reference intended. However, Hambleton was considered a transliteration
of the name “Hamilton,” so a more personal connotation is possible.