HYDE PARK
Playford, 1651
for a square of four couples.  6/8

1-4    Head Cs f&b D; Side Cs same

5-12   Head Cs slide into the centre; Turn 90 deg. and slide out (through
       side Cs) with opposite; Side Cs same
13-16  Head Cs f&b D; side Cs same
17-18  Head Cs cross  to sides while side Cs turn 180 deg. and form arch
19-20  Head Cs go through arch with opposite meet partner and D back to place
21-22  Side Cs cross to sides while head Cs turn 180 deg. and form arch
23-24  Side Cs go through arch with opposite, meet partner and back a D to
place.

25-28  Head Cs f&b D; side Cs same

29-32 Men's hey: skip around, ccw, in front of own partner, behind next,
      in front of third, behind fourth, returning to place
33-36 Ladies hey: same, cwv


OR

HYDE PARK

Dance for 4 couples (8 people). Form a square.

[A]
Heads forward and turn right going back (8)

[A]
Sides go forward and turn right going back (8)

[B]
Heads go into the middle, take hands with your opposite, and go between the
side couples while the side couples make an arch (8)
Skipping couples split outside the set, and go home (4)
Everyone turn by 2 hands once around (4)

[B]
Sides repeat above, with heads making arch (16)

[A]
x2, see above

[B]
Everyone pull by by right hands. Sides make arch, heads skip in the direction
you started going. Meet opposite outside set. (8)
Take hands with opposite, shuttle under arch into set (4)
Take hands with partner, back into place (4) you will be reversed with your
partner

[B]
Sides repeat above, with heads making arch

[A]
x2, see above

[B]
Men skip in front of your partner, behind the next, in front of the next,
behind the next to home (16)

[B]
Women do the same (start in front of your partner, skipping opposite direction
of men) (16)

Repeat dance once.