Washerwoman or La Lavendiere
Hime and Sons Collection of Popular Dances #22
Liverpool, 1822
Noticed 3/29/2015

The tune is straight-up "The Irish Washerwoman".



Text:

First couple lead down on Couple & cast up the 2nd Cu: do the same upwards, Promenade and Pousset

My interpretation:

Triple minor (but you could force it into a duple)

A1: 1-4: 1s lead down between the 2s
    5-8:    and cast up the outside to home place

A2: 1-4: 2s lead up between the 1s
    5-8: and cast down the outside to home place

B1: 1-8: 1s lead a double cast left back to this spot.
          (This is the only thing the threes participate in; if you do
          this duple the double cast will be kind of lame)

B2: 1-8: 1s and 2s poussette 1.5, progressive.


Note: Falls out really easily as a modern Scottish dance with vanilla
Promenade and Poussette.

I suspect the lead down and cast up in 8 bars requires footwork to feel
good; three chasses and a jete assemblee to face out; three chasses and 
a finishing step on the cast.  One can of course turn this into the
"Take A Dance" or "Ore Boggy" mode, with four-bar lead and cast followed
by four-bar two-hand turn.

Possible massacred three-couple set version:

A1: 1s lead to the bottom, cast to the top

A2: 3s lead to the top, cast to the bottom

B1: 1s lead double cast  (or it might be more fun to do a 
    slipping circle right and left).

B2: 1-4: 1s and 2s, half-poussette (progressive)
         1s and 3s, half-poussette.

Regency Ball version:

A1: 1-2: 1s slip four slips down the middle
    3-4: Rigadoon
    5-8: Cast up to home place

A2: 1-2: 3s slip four slips up the middle
    3-4: Rigadoon
    5-8: Cast down to home place

B1: 1-8: Taking promenade hold 1s lead the line left, down, and back up 
         the middle to this place.  (Double cast, or Scottish "Promenade".)

B2: 1-4: 1s and 2s, clockwise half-poussette (progressive)
    5-8: 1s and 3s, counter closckwise half-poussette (progress to bottom)