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Dartford Camp
Longways Country Dance, triple minor
24 Country Dances for the Year 1781, by Thomas Skillern
Recording: dartford_camp_i-09-khb-001.mp3.zip
Introduction Honour presence and partner (4 bars) A1 8 C1 cast to middle and circle left with C3 A2 8 C1 cast up and circle right with the C2 B1 8 All three couples promenade around the set B2 8 C1 lead down the middle and back, and cast off into 2nd place
Dartford Camp I
Skillen 1781
Longways Triple Minor or Set for three couples
Al 1-8 1st couple cast below the 2nd couple ard circle left with the 3rd couple, 2nd couple moving up A2 1-8 1st couple cast back to the top, 2nd couple moving down, ist and 2nd couples circle left Bl 1-8 All promenade partners round to the left and up the middle to place B2 1-8 1st couple lead down, turn individually. dance back and cast to 2nd places, 2nd couple moving up. (For three couple set, 1st couple cast to the bottom)
Dartford Camp II
Skillen 1782
Longways Duple Minor
A1 1-8 All set right and left and right hand tum half way, set right and left and left hand turn back to place A2 1-4 1st man set right and left ‘to 2nd lady and turn her with two hands 5-8 1st lady set right and left to 2nd man and turn him with two hands B1 1-8 All lead down turn individually and lead back, 1st couple cast below the 2nd couple to progress. 2nd couple moving up. B2 1-8 1st and ond couples circle left and right
Note: Dartford Camp was on Dartford Heath in 1779/80, it was one of three camps set up in Essex and Kent on the threat of invasion by the French and Spanish.
Video: https://www.regencydances.org/index.php?wL=518
History: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Dartford_Camp_(1)
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