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The Fandango

Playford dance 1774
Interpreted by W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer in 1931
As reconstructed in “The Playford Ball” 3 couple longways set

A1 1-4 1st couple turn right-hands.
   5-8 1st couple cast down to second place, 
       2nd couple moving up on bars 7-8.
A2 1-4 1st couple turn left-hands.
   5-8 1st couple cast down to bottom place, 
       3rd couple moving up on bars 7-8.
B1 1-8 All circle six-hands around clockwise and back, slipping.
B2 1-6 1st couple lead up center to top and cast down to 
       middle place, 3rd couple moving down.
   7-8 1st couple meet and turn single, man to right, woman to left.  
A3 1-4 1st man turn 3rd woman two-hands while 
       1st woman turn 2nd man two-hands.
   5-8 1st couple turn two-hands in center.
A4 1-4 1st man turn 2nd woman two-hands three 
       quarters while 1st woman turn 3rd man
       two-hands three-quarters.
   5-8 1st couple turn two-hands once-and-a-half 
       {skipping and increasing speed of turn}.
B3 1-8 1st man figure-eight through 2nd couple above, 
       passing right shoulder with 2nd woman,
       while 1st woman does the same with 3rd couple 
       below, passing 3rd man right shoulder.
B4 1-6 1st couple pass by left in center and hey 
       for three at other end, skipping,
       the 1st woman passing 2nd man left shoulder, 
       1st man passing 3rd woman left shoulder.
   7-8 Finishing the hey, 1st couple lead down center 
       to bottom, 3rd couple end in middle, 2nd at top.
          Repeat dance twice more.

Recordings: fandango--009.mp3.zip
fandango-072-bntad-04.mp3.zip
fandango--020.mp3.zip
fandango_057-dhp-03.mp3.zip
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHjkMr1CDnU#t=00m44s

ins_fandango.txt · Last modified: 2024/09/09 20:25 by 127.0.0.1