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====== IN THE FIELDS OF FROST & SNOW ======
(duple)
   
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   A1  1-4  1st C 1/2 turn Rt hand and cast down; C2 up
   A2       1st C 1/2 turn Lt hand and cast up; C2 down
   B1  1-4  all in a double and back towards corners
       5-8  turn single (rt) into 4 hands half way round
   B2  1-4  1st M and 2nd W change places (orig. 1st corners, on L diagonal now)
            1st W and 2nd M change places
       5-8  1st C set and cast
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Recording: {{ ::music:in_the_fields_of_frost_and_snow-wtf-b6.mp3.zip |}}(very fast)\\
{{ ::music:in_the_fields_of_frost_and_snow-bnbc7-06.mp3.zip |}}(better for dancing)


Duple minor longways, 2/2, D Minor\\
The Dancing Master, Vol. 2, 1st Ed. (Young), 1710. The Fallibroome Collection, Bernardi Bentley, edited by Nicolas Broadbridge (EFDSS), 2010.

NOTES\\
B1 5-8:
These are relatively quick moves: a turn single in four counts moving directly into a circle halfway, also in just four counts.\\
A simple dance where the interesting phrasing of the music gives it character and drama, letting all the movements be emphatic and distinct.

Source: By Request, The English Dance collection Vol 7\\
Sticker Number: OECDC 2016 - 6 (CD -5)

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