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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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