DARGASON (F, 6/8, 19 times through) line of 8 dancers - 4 women facing 4 men, Barnes 6/8 meter Playford 1665 The Playford Ball; per Robin Hayden for Fall Ball 2005 [S-A-C, not U-S-A] Part I A1 1-8 1s (facing each other in the middle of the line) Cecil Sharp siding over & back, set, & turn single passing L shoulder (the man turns single R, the woman L) A2 Repeat with the 2s A3 Repeat with 3 pairs of dancers A4 Repeat with all 4 pairs, all turning single 1-1/2 to reverse directions A5-A8 Repeat A1-4, all retracing steps. By turns, couples 4, 3, and 2 become inactive. Part II A9-A16: As in Part I, couples arming R, setting & turning single, then arming L with the next. Part III A17-A19: 1s begin a progressive chain by the R hand, skipping, giving L to activate the next and so on, until all dancers have gone through all positions of the hey. At the ends, turn and reenter the hey with the same hand. --------------------------------------------------------------- DARGASON (6/8, F, 6/8, 19 times through) Longways, arranged thus: 4/ 3/ 2/ 1/ 1? 2? 3? 4? (PB, Barnes - this from Palmer's Pocket Playford) 1st man and 1st woman side; set and pass by the left, turning single as they do so. Then 1st man the same with 2nd woman while 1st woman with 2nd man. Then 1st man with 3rd woman, 1st woman with 3rd man, and 2nd man with 2nd woman; continue thus until 1st man and 1st woman dance with last woman and last man respectively. All half turn and continue with the same person again, passing on back towards original places; continue until 1st couple only dance, in their original places. Same as first part, but instead of siding, arm R for first half and arm L for second half. Straight hey, with hands, starting with 1st couple only and continuing until all are in their original places.