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--- ins_touchstone [2014/07/15 21:51]
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+++ ins_touchstone [2019/04/25 21:49] (current)
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-The Touchstone
+====== The Touchstone ======
+A triple minor longways dance from Thompson, Twenty Four Country Dances, 1780.\\
+Recording: {{ ::music:touchstone--009.mp3.zip |}}\\
+{{ ::music:touchstone-priprec02.mp3.zip |}}\\
+Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aku9eGoIz70\\
+The video has 6 women dancing, with the camera at the
+bottom of the set.
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-   A triple minor longways dance from Thompson, Twenty Four Country Dances, 1780.
+A1 Hey contrary sides by C1 crossing to start a hey
-   A1 Hey contrary sides by 1s crossing and going between the number 2
+   with the opposite line (M1 gives r.sh. to W3 and W1 gives l.sh. to M3)
-      to start a hey with the opposite line (1M giving r.sh. to 3W and 1W giving l.sh. to 3M)
+A2 Then same on own sides by C1, crossing back to own side between C2, M1
-   A2 Then the same on your own sides by 1s, when they again reach the top of set, crossing
+   giving l.sh. to M3 and W1 giving r.sh. to W3.
-      back to own side between 2s, 1M giving l.sh. to 3M and 1W giving r.sh. to 3W.
+B1 Hands 6 quite round and back
-   B1 Hands 6 quite round and back
+B2 C1 Lead thro' the C3 and cast up to finish in middle place, then Lead thro'
-   B2 Lead thro' the 3d cu. and cast up one to finish in middle place, then Lead thro'
+      the top and cast off to finish back in middle (progressed place)
-      the top and cast off to finish back in middle (progressed place)</code>
+</code>
 Both the Apted book and The Playford Ball has entirely different B1&2 (involving leads, casts and 2hs) and the movie P&P has a different B2 involving setting and crossing.

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