DEVONSHIRE HOUSE Key Bb, 6/4, duple minor (could be alternating figures) 1700s, "A Frolick", NIB - wonderful tune. Note: It's a perfectly nice dance with just the 1st figure. 1st Figure ---------- A1: 1s cast and then cross up to finish at home, improper (like a half-figure except for not doing the last curve.) WHILE 2s meet, lead up, cross over, cast (finishing at home, improper). A2: Circle 4 just under half; break at second couple to get a line (That is, "circle to a line") and, in the middle of the A, line leads up, ending up at the end of the A. B1: 1-2 (sounds like 4 bars of waltz) line falls back, bending the line. 3-4 1st corner PEOPLE cross 5-6 2nd corner PEOPLE cross 7-8 All turn single B2: 1-2 PARTNERS cross over, finish facing back in with eye contact 3-4 all turn single away from partner 5-8 starting with partner, three (leisurely) changes of R&L. 2nd Figure ---------- A1: 1s lead down, cast back to place. A2: 2s lead up, cast back to place. B1: 1-2: 1st corners cross 3-4: ALL change places across the set 5-8: Partners 2-hand turn along the side B2: 1-2: 2nd corner PEOPLE cross 3-4: All cross over with partners 5-8: All 2 hand turn partners once and a half to finish proper & progressed.