ROSE WITHOUT A THORN

Barmes3 2/4 (100), AAB, F major proper duple-minor longways
Victor Skowronski, October 11, 2009.
Music: Henry VIII (1491-1547), "Helas, Madame". 

A1 1-4 Men face up, women face down, and partners join right hands.
       Go up a double and back.
     5 Partners right-hand turn one-quarter
       to meet your neighbor along the center of the set.
    6-8 Neighbors (men with neighbor above, women with neighbor below)
        left-hand turn three-quarters.

A2 1-4 Men face down, women face up, and go up a double and back.
     5 Neighbors left-hand turn one-quarter
       to meet your neighbor along the center of the set.
   6-8 Partners right-hand turn three-quarters to end in original places
       (first corners flip right halfway).

B 1-4 Circle left once around. End facing your partner.
  5-8 Neighbors fall back a double and come forward a double.
  9-10 Partners set right and honor.
  11-12 First corners cast around neighbors while second corners pass by the right.
        End in progressed places, men face up, women face down, and
        partners join right hands.

-- Take hands-four with ones at the top of the set dancing with ghosts. 
   Perform the progression in B 11-12 to get into starting position.

Dances from Barnes Three
Assembled by Robert Messer, February 16, 2011

difficulty: 2
energy level: