SPRING GARDEN.
Longways for Eight; in three parts (3rd Ed., 1665).
In Barnes, Country Dance Book 3, Playford Ball.  
Rewritten more globally from "The Round" home page 
http://www.cam.ac.uk/societies/round/dances/cdb/cdb3/spring.htm
Key: Am  Meter: 6/8  Note: dance is 3(ABBBB) 

Note: NOT A USA dance, but still has the figure/chorus structure. Chorus
      is the same movement repeated four times from different places.


FIRST PART.
A  1-4	All lead up a double and fall back a double to places (r.s.).
   5-8	That again.

B1 1-1 All fall back two steps.
   2-4 Top two couples hands-four half-way round; WHILE 
       bottom two couples do the same.
   5-6 The two files fall back two steps and move forward two steps.
   7-8 Partners at the top and bottom change places WHILE
       middle neighbors change (man with man, woman with woman, all pass
       by right shoulder).

B2, B3, & B4 Repeat actions of B1 from new place until home.

SECOND PART.
A 1-2	Ends change places with same sex neighbors (middles) by backing
        into new place (pass right shoulder)
  3-4	Partners change places (r.s.).
  5-8	All that again to places.

B1 1-4	Ends cast to nearest middle place, followed by near middle person,
        who continues the cast to fall outside of the end person.  Top end
        finishes facing down, bottom end finishes facing up.  This produces
        lines of four perpendicular to the original lines, with the previous
        middles having become ends and the ends having become middles. The
        lines each go M M W W; you look across at a same-sex person.

   5-8	With the one you're facing, set and change places (r.s.).

B2 1-4	From perpendicular set, repeat above with new ends and middles, casting
        into vertical lines. (See appended detailed description).

   5-8	(You should be facing partner): Partners set and change places (r.s.).

B3 1-4	As B1, with new ends and middles.
   5-8	Same as in B1.

B4 1-4	Repeat B2, with new ends and middles.
        Couples are now in their original order, but improper.
   5-8	Partners set and change places (r.s.). - all home.

THIRD PART.
A 1-2	All face left wall and move forward a double (r.s.).
  3-4	Partners face and change places (r.s.).
  7-6	All face right wall and move forward a double (r.s.).
  7-8	Partners face and change places (r.s.).

B1 1-2	All fall back two steps and move forward two steps to places
   3-4	End couples move forward a double toward the other end WHILE
        middles slip into nearest end place.

   5-8	Middles arm right with neighbors while ends arm right with partners

B2 1-8	Same movement as in B1 from new places, arming LEFT.
        All home.
B3 1-8	Repeat B1.
B4 1-8	Repeat B2.


DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF B2 in SECOND PART

The two files face. Third man turns out to his right and casts
off into the fourth man's place, the fourth man following him and falling
immediately above him on his left; while third woman turns out to her left and
casts off into the fourth woman's place, the fourth woman following her and
falling immediately above her on her right. Simultaneously, second man and
second woman, followed by first man and first woman, respectively, cast off and
do likewise (r.s.).
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PROMPTS:
 A1: up a double and back
     again
 B1: Fall back
      Circle in fours halfway
     Fall back and come forward
      Ends change across; middles change on the side.
       (Repeat 3 times to home)

 A2: Neighbors change (backing up)
     and partners
     again

 B2: Cast to facing lines
     -- set and change
     Repeat (3x).

  A3:Men's wall
       partners change
     Women's wall
       partner's change

  B:  Fall back two, come forward two
      Ends meet / middles out
      arm with the one you meet
       (Repeat 3 times to place)