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====== Hunsdon House ======
4 couples in a square

Recording: {{ ::music:hunsdon_house-bnah5-05.mp3.zip |}}\\
{{ ::music:hunsdon_house--014.mp3.zip |}}
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Part 1: Chorus: (Grand Square)
A1     Heads up a double, while
       sides fall back away from partners to corners of square (1-2),
       Heads fall back to sides with opposites, while
       sides forward to meet opposites at the head positions (3-4) 
A2     New heads up a double, new sides fall back to corners (1-2),
       Sides fall back with partners and heads forward to meet partners
       all returning to original positions (3-4) 
Main Figure:
B1     Heads up a double, turn single back to place (1-4),
       Head women trade places (5-6),
       Head men trade places (7-8)
       Sides do the same (9-16) 
B2     Repeat B1 to places 
Part 2:
A1&2   Chorus as above
B1     Heads up a double, form a circle with everyone facing out 
       and taking hands (1-4),
       Circle CW 1/2 and lead out to opposite place (5-8)
       Sides do the same (9-16) 
B2     Repeat B1 to places 
Part 3:
A1&2   Chorus 
B1     Heads up a double, face partners (1-2),
       Slow set and honor with partners (3-4),
       Right and left through with opposites, 
       courtesy turn into opposite place (5-8)
       Sides do the same (9-16) 
B2     Heads up a double, face opposites (1-2),
       Slow set and honor with opposites (3-4),
       Two changes of rights and lefts starting with partners 
       to original places (5-8)
       Sides do the same (9-16) 

Depending on music, may finish with a final repeat of the chorus
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See an [[http://www.dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#HunsdonHouse|animation of this dance]] [[Image:SvgLogoSmall.png]].
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