CHANCTONBURY RING Circle Mixer, one big circle Bouncy clearly-phrased duple-meter music Michael Barracloug writes: The dance Chanctonbury Ring was written by Dick Playll (please note the spelling). Chanctonbury Ring is a well-known landmark on the South Downs. It is an Iron Age hill fort and is best known for its prominent clump of beech trees which were planted in 1760. Chanctonbury Ring is also a Morris team of which Dick Playll was a former squire. The dance is published in Dick's Dozen. The dance I have in my database was collected from Dick's calling: A1 1-8 Circle left A2 1-8 Into the middle and out B1 1-2 Balance right and left B1 3-4 Men twirl left hand lady to their right-hand side B1 5-8 Repeat B1 1-4 B1 1-4 With this (new) partner, slide two two steps in to the center and two steps back B1 5-8 Swing