American dancing master, and ball-room prompter: containing about five hundred dances ... By Elias Howe .. 1859 THE DEVIL'S DREAM. Form in sets of six couples. First couple down the outside and back (foot couple up the centre same time), first couple down the centre, back, cast off, (foot couple up the outside and back at the same time), ladies chain first four, right and left. (Elizabeth Burchenal's interpretation: 1s are improper, others are proper. progresses 1s down one couple at a time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------