Parson's Farewell, two couples facing
1651, reconstructed by Cecil Sharp 1911. (Barnes)
Key: Dm, Meter: 2/2  (counts in *beats*, 
Part I

A  4 All forward a double to meet;
 4 all four slipping steps to their own left;
 4 all fall back a double;
 4 and all four slipping steps right back to place.

B1 2 Gentlemen acknowledge each other with a nod,
   2 ladies the same;
   4 all acknowledge first neighbor, then opposite, lastly partner;
   8 all turn opposite with both hands once around using skip step.

B2 2 Ladies acknowledge each other with a nod,
   2 gentlemen the same;
   4 all acknowledge first neighbor, then opposite, lastly partner;
   8 all turn opposite with both hands once around using skip step.

Part II
A 4 With partner, forward a double to meet;
  4 lead neighbor away from the set;
  4 lead neighbor back to the center,
  4 and fall back with partner.

B1 Gentlemen's chain:
 8 skipping, gentlemen touch right hands, then take left to pass and
   turn neighbor by the right hand;
 8 gentlemen continue back first touching right hands then taking left
   to pass, and turning partner right, back to place. Ladies accommodate
   the chain by dancing into their partner's place to turn gentlemen wide
   and well.

B2 Ladies' chain:
 8 skipping, ladies touch left hands, then take right to pass, turning
   neighbor by the left hand;
 8 ladies continue back first touching left hands then taking right to
   pass, and turning partner left, back to place. Gentlemen accommodate
   the chain by dancing into their partner's place also.

Part III
A 4 Partners take both hands and slip into the center;
  4 with neighbor, take both hands and slip away;
  4 then slip back into the center;
  4 and with partner's right hand, fall back a double into place.

B1 Skipping changes, gentlemen's diagonal change:
  4 start by turning partner both hands once around;
  4 gentlemen change places on the diagonal, passing right shoulders,
    then turning right to face  partner (now across the set);
  4 two changes rights and lefts, beginning with partner by the right
    shoulder (no hands);
  4 and (with walking step), all turn partner halfway by the left.

B2 Skipping changes, ladies diagonal change:
 4 start by turning partner both hands once around;
 4 ladies change places on the diagonal, passing left shoulders, then
   turning left to face partner (now  across the set);
 4 two changes lefts and rights, beginning with partner by the left
   shoulder;
 4 and (with walking step), all turn partner halfway with both hands.

(This is another dance with regional variations - this is the
"canonical" CDSS version from Keller and Shimer's The Playford Ball. In
Part II, the 'touch hands' can be a clap if the dancers are already
comfortable with the move - but make sure they are! Otherwise a clap can
turn into a slap!)