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Jack Pudding

From: https://colinhume.com/instr.htm#JackPudding

Format: 3 Couples longways. Interpretation: Colin Hume, 1998. Music: 3 x Own tune (two B's in each figure)

First Figure:
A:	Ones and twos up a double and back twice (dropping hands as necessary) 
        while threes lead up 8 steps, change hands and lead back.
B1:	Threes lead up to the top and cast around the ones.  Arch on the sides 
        with neighbour (ones and twos take nearer hands with neighbour and make 
        arches), threes cross straight over, going under both arches, cast to 
        the bottom improper and wait!
B2:	Ones and twos circle left.  Threes two-hand turn 1½ to place.

Second Figure:
A:	Side right shoulder to right.  Side left.
B1:	Men circle left, open out and raise your joined hands to make arches.  
        All cross right shoulder with partner, ladies going under the arches, 
        and turn to the right; immediately two-hand turn partner half-way to place.
B2:	Ladies circle left.  All cross right shoulder with partner, men going 
        under the arches; two-hand turn partner half-way to place.

Third Figure:
A1:	Arm right.  Arm left.
B1:	Tops (ones) face down and make a single-hand arch while threes lead up 
        under the arch and wheel round to the right.  Threes continue wheeling 
        to face the two ladies (who turn to their right to face them), then 
        these four circle left about a quarter, threes continue wheeling 
        clockwise to finish in the middle of the set facing down, first lady 
        keep going to the bottom, second lady finish in top place — and the 
        second man needs to move down to bottom place ready to make an arch.
B2:	Bottoms (second man and first lady) face up and arch while threes lead 
        down under the arch and wheel round to the right.  Threes face the two 
        men, then these four circle left about a quarter, threes continue wheeling 
        clockwise to finish in the middle of the set facing up, finishing back 
        in a longways set in the order 2, 3, 1.

Repeat the whole dance twice more, so that each couple in turn lead the three figures.

From Colin Hume: 'As I say in “Playford with a Difference”, I am not trying to claim that my version is right and everybody else's is wrong, just that there is more than one possible interpretation.'

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