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Amsbury or Amesbury

Walsh 1736.
Interpreted by Charles Bolton in 1991.
Recording: amsbury-walshb19-04.mp3.zip
Also known as »Hannibal«, »The Fair Quaker of Deal«
32-bar Jig 2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

A1  1-4	1st corners set forward, acknowledge, and turn single right back to place
    5-5	All meet partner
    6-7	1s cast down as 2s lead up
A2  1-4	2nd corners set forward, acknowledge, and turn single right back to place
    5-5	All meet partner
    6-7	2s cast down as 1s lead up
B1  1-2	1st corners advance, turning to end back to back in center
    3-4	2nd corners the same
    5-6	Take hands in a back ring and circle right half
B2  1-4	Lead neighbor out, turn, lead back
    5-6	All left hand turn partner

Devised by: Walsh (18C) (1728)
Published in: Whetherly Book 24 (Dances 17th, 18th, 19th Century) *
Recommended Music:
Fair Quaker of Deal
Published by John Walsh in both his New Country Dancing Master,
3rd Book (London 1728) and his Third Book of the Compleat Dancing
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_hOZdwB6VQ

ins_amsbury.txt · Last modified: 2025/03/23 04:24 by mar4uscha