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-Dick's Maggot
+====== Dick's Maggot ======
+This dance seems to date from the 11th edition of the Dancing Master in 1701.
+The tune, "Dick's Maggot" is now, for some reason, used for the dance "Mr
+Isaac's Maggot", while the dance "Dick's Maggot" uses the tune
+"Double the Cape". There are instructions below. On April 4, 2018,
+we tried it at the OECDC Orange Hall group, which we call "advanced"
+in that figures are not taught. We found the dance rather frantic, and
+looked at a facsimile of the original publication.
+A transcription of the original (which James Hargrove had to hand) is
+<code>
+The 1. cu. cross over and the 2. cu. cast off. Then change places across.
+Then cast up in your own places, and back to back, then Right and Left
+and turn.
+</code>
+We tried this, and again on April 7 in Ogdensburg. (Thank you to dancers for indulging
+this exercise.) The resulting dance is as follows. It is much less frantic, but requires
+some awareness of the music.
+<code>
+</code>
+Some variants of the orthodox version follow.
 <code>

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