Harlequin In The Mud
Source: Johnson, 1742. Reconstruction by Andrew Shaw
Key: F Meter: 6/8 BPM: 108
Format: Longways duple minor for as many as will


A1 1-8 1s cross R and turn R to face down, and 1st man goes down outside
     2nd woman, up the middle and turns out into his partnerâs place while
     1st woman goes down the middle and back up outside 2nd man into her  
     partner's place (because the woman's initial turn is longer than the
     man's, she will be slightly behind her partner, he having his long turn
     at the end).

A2 1-8 Similarly to A1,2s cross L and turn L to face up, then 2nd man
      goes up outside 1st man, down the middle and turns out into his
      partner's place while 2nd woman goes up the middle and down outside 1st
      woman to her partner's place.

B1 1-2 Neighbors change with 4 sideways slipping steps, 
      1st man & 2nd woman in the middle. [That is, 2s closer to women's wall)

3-8 Partners facing, 3 changes of R & L (4 steps per change).

B2 1-4 2nd diagonals cross (M1 & W2), 1st diagonals cross.
   5-8 Partners 2H turn once.


Teaching notes:
* For the slipping in B1 it may help the description of who goes in front of
  whom to note that the 2s finish the previous figure headed generally
  toward the women's wall, and they slip on that side of their neighbor.

* The track of the active couple in the A figure should be round.

* The raison d'etre for this dance -- the tension of being out of synch wih 
  your partner until the last fraction of a second.  If dancers align earlier,
  the fun melts away.