The British Toper 2/2 (100), (AABB)3, C major three-couple longways
Nathaniel Kynaston, (John Walsh and John Hare, publishers), Twenty Four New Country Dances
for the Year 1716, 1716.
Playford, The Dancing Master, 1718-1728
Pat Shaw (Marjorie Fennessy, editor), Another Look at Playford, 2012.
Music:
Barnes 3 (p33)

A1 1-8 Ones cross down (twos move up) for a figure-eight through the threes.
A2 1-8 Twos cross down (ones continue up) for a figure-eight through the threes.
B1 1-2 Ones cross and cast down one place (twos lead up).
   3-6 Ones lead down through the threes, cross, and cast up to middle place.
   7-8 Ones two-hand turn once around.

B2 1-4 Lines lead out, turn right, and lead back.
     5 Ones take two hands and slip up while twos slip down one place.
     6 Ones set right.
   7-8 Ones cast down once place while twos lead up.
      Threes may cast up to join in the figure-eights in A1 and A2 for double figure-eights.


Dances from Barnes Three
Assembled by Robert Messer, February 2, 2016

difficulty: 2
energy level: 3