The Margate Hoy Thompson 1783, "Kentish Hops" Three couple longways, four couple longways NIB, 32-bar duple meter. A1 Women join hands go around men. A2 Men join hands and skip around women. B1 Top couple lead down the middle, skip back and cast to bottom (progressive) B2 All swing partners (ceilidh) or back-to-back followed by two-hand-turn (Regency) NOTES: A "Hoy" is a ferryboat; Margate is a seaport town on the East coast of England. Charles Lamb has an essay about the Margate Hoy.