THE DUTCHMAN
orig source: Bride's collecion of coutnry dances, pub: Longman & Lukey, 1775
My source: Pat Shaw's "Holland as Seen in the English Country Dance"
Meter: 6/8 Key: G  NIB  AAB, 8-8-18, 34 altogether.
Triple-minor or three-couple set.
Entered 04/08/2004

Original text:
"Hands 3 with the 2nd Lady, the same with the 2d Gent .-. Cross voer 1 Cu. and
foot it cros over another Cu. and foot it ..-  LEad through the top the 3d &
2d Cus. follow and fall in to the 3d Cu.s place and turn Partners ..-.  Cross
up 1 Cu. & half figure tho' the top Cu. into the 2d Cu's place."


A1: 1-4: 1s and W2 circle left once round
    5-8: 1s and M2 the same.

A2: 1-2: 1s cross and go below next couple (who move up) [skip-change]
    3-4: and set [pas-de-basque]
    5-6: and cross and go below next couple (who move up) [skip-change]
    7-8 and set [pas-de-basque]

B:  1-6: 1s lead up the middle to the top while 3s and 2s lead down and
         turn up to follow, then cast down the outside to the bottom with
         3s following to the middle and 2s arriving at the top end.

   7-10: All turn partners two hands

  11-14: 1s cross over and move up outside the 3s into middle place 
         (3s moving down) and 
  15-18: half figure eight up through the 2s above them.

[In a three-couple set, that'd be half figure and to the bottom while the
3s move up.]