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Title: Lord Erskine's Whim
Description: Longways Country Dance, triple minor

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6,12,0,1353,2 12,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 8,172,151,172,251,130,370,288,189,288,289,330,370 8,230,140,230,240,130,370,230,200,230,300,330,370 8,290,150,290,250,130,370,170,190,170,290,330,370 8,330,170,330,270,130,370,130,170,130,270,330,370 8,320,191,340,249,130,370,120,191,140,249,330,370 8,315,220,345,220,130,370,115,220,145,220,330,370 8,320,250,340,190,130,370,120,250,140,190,330,370 8,330,270,330,170,130,370,130,270,130,170,330,370 8,288,289,288,189,130,370,172,251,172,151,330,370 8,230,300,230,200,130,370,230,240,230,140,330,370 8,170,290,170,190,130,370,290,250,290,150,330,370 8,130,270,130,170,130,370,330,270,330,170,330,370 8,140,249,120,191,130,370,340,249,320,191,330,370 8,145,220,115,220,130,370,345,220,315,220,330,370 8,140,190,120,250,130,370,340,190,320,250,330,370 8,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 5,172,183,130,270,130,370,288,183,330,270,330,370 5,216,206,130,270,130,370,244,206,330,270,330,370 5,246,237,130,270,130,370,214,237,330,270,330,370 6,272,265,130,270,130,370,188,265,330,270,330,370 5,305,292,130,270,130,370,155,292,330,270,330,370 6,331,296,130,270,130,370,129,296,330,270,330,370 5,364,285,130,270,130,370,96,285,330,270,330,370 6,376,256,130,270,130,370,84,256,330,270,330,370 5,377,213,130,270,130,370,83,213,330,270,330,370 6,368,192,130,270,130,370,92,192,330,270,330,370 5,351,180,130,270,130,370,109,180,330,270,330,370 6,330,170,130,270,130,370,130,170,330,270,330,370 5,288,183,130,270,130,370,172,183,330,270,330,370 5,244,206,130,270,130,370,216,206,330,270,330,370 5,214,237,130,270,130,370,246,237,330,270,330,370 6,188,265,130,270,130,370,272,265,330,270,330,370 5,155,292,130,270,130,370,305,292,330,270,330,370 6,129,296,130,270,130,370,331,296,330,270,330,370 5,96,285,130,270,130,370,364,285,330,270,330,370 6,84,256,130,270,130,370,376,256,330,270,330,370 5,83,213,130,270,130,370,377,213,330,270,330,370 6,92,192,130,270,130,370,368,192,330,270,330,370 5,109,180,130,270,130,370,351,180,330,270,330,370 6,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 12,234,210,130,270,130,370,226,210,330,270,330,370 12,354,248,130,270,130,370,106,248,330,270,330,370 12,349,306,130,270,130,370,111,306,330,270,330,370 12,232,330,130,270,130,370,228,330,330,270,330,370 12,112,349,130,270,130,370,348,349,330,270,330,370 12,108,388,130,270,130,370,352,388,330,270,330,370 13,188,410,130,270,130,370,272,410,330,270,330,370 12,192,376,130,270,130,370,268,376,330,270,330,370 8,180,355,130,250,130,370,280,355,330,250,330,370 8,161,323,130,220,130,370,299,323,330,220,330,370 8,142,291,130,190,130,370,318,291,330,190,330,370 8,130,270,130,170,130,370,330,270,330,170,330,370 2,146,260,136,170,130,370,314,280,330,170,324,370 3,168,253,145,170,130,370,292,287,330,170,315,370 2,193,254,154,170,130,370,267,286,330,170,306,370 3,210,260,160,170,130,370,250,280,330,170,300,370 7,241,266,195,169,130,370,219,274,330,170,265,371 7,271,282,230,181,130,370,189,258,330,170,230,359 7,288,309,254,208,130,370,172,231,330,170,206,332 7,287,329,254,233,130,370,173,211,330,170,206,307 7,265,333,225,243,130,370,195,207,330,170,235,297 7,238,319,186,232,130,370,222,221,330,170,274,308 7,219,291,153,205,130,370,241,249,330,170,307,335 6,210,260,130,170,130,370,250,280,330,170,330,370 8,210,234,130,170,152,333,250,306,308,207,330,370 8,220,211,130,170,188,303,240,329,272,237,330,370 8,237,201,130,170,231,294,223,339,229,246,330,370 8,246,207,130,170,257,306,214,333,203,234,330,370 8,236,229,130,170,251,336,224,311,209,204,330,370 8,208,252,130,170,219,362,252,288,241,178,330,370 8,170,266,130,170,175,374,290,274,285,166,330,370 9,130,270,130,170,130,370,330,270,330,170,330,370 0,130,270,130,170,130,370,330,270,330,170,330,370

2:8:The top two couples four changes of a circular hey^18:8:The first couple dance a whole figure-of-eight around the second couple^42:8:The first couple cross and cast around the second couple, then cross and cast around the third couple, and lead up to second place as the second couple move up^54:8:Passing each other by the right, first couple two-hand turn right hand corners then left hand corner^74:0:Repeat whole dance from progressed position^

 

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Further Information:

Source: Button & Whitaker's Twelve Elegant New Dances for the Year 1812
Authority: Wilson, Thomas
Year: 1812
Tune: Lord Erskine's Whim
 
 
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