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Title: The Dicky Box
Description: Longways Country Dance, duple minor

M1

L1

M2

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M3

L3

M4

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M5

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M6

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M7

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M8

L8

6,12,0,2156,2 12,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 10,232,181,130,270,130,370,352,210,290,269,330,370 10,352,210,130,270,130,370,290,274,236,211,330,370 11,292,274,130,270,130,370,234,212,292,148,330,370 10,229,216,130,270,130,370,290,152,349,206,330,370 11,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 5,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,310,250,330,370 5,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,301,216,330,370 5,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,300,170,330,370 5,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,314,150,330,370 5,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,331,147,330,370 5,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,345,150,330,370 5,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,359,170,330,370 6,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,358,216,330,370 5,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,350,248,330,370 6,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 10,172,150,112,214,130,370,231,211,330,270,330,370 10,231,211,175,149,130,370,172,257,330,270,330,370 11,170,257,232,210,130,370,111,212,330,270,330,370 10,109,211,171,256,130,370,173,150,330,270,330,370 11,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 5,130,170,150,250,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 5,130,170,159,216,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 5,130,170,160,170,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 5,130,170,146,150,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 5,130,170,129,147,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 5,130,170,115,150,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 5,130,170,101,170,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 6,130,170,102,216,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 5,130,170,110,248,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 6,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 3,143,170,130,270,130,370,316,170,330,270,330,370 3,163,170,130,270,130,370,296,170,330,270,330,370 3,183,170,130,270,130,370,275,170,330,270,330,370 4,196,170,130,270,130,370,262,170,330,270,330,370 12,196,205,130,270,130,370,262,205,330,270,330,370 12,196,258,130,270,130,370,262,258,330,270,330,370 12,196,311,130,270,130,370,262,311,330,270,330,370 12,196,345,130,270,130,370,262,345,330,270,330,370 6,196,335,130,270,130,370,262,335,330,270,330,370 6,196,320,130,270,130,370,262,320,330,270,330,370 6,196,305,130,270,130,370,262,305,330,270,330,370 5,196,295,130,270,130,370,262,295,330,270,330,370 5,183,290,130,250,130,370,276,290,330,250,330,370 5,163,282,130,220,130,370,296,282,330,220,330,370 5,143,275,130,190,130,370,317,275,330,190,330,370 4,130,270,130,170,130,370,330,270,330,170,330,370 6,184,272,130,170,130,370,330,270,276,168,330,370 7,254,258,130,170,130,370,330,270,206,182,330,370 6,315,220,130,170,130,370,330,270,145,220,330,370 7,350,180,130,170,130,370,330,270,110,260,330,370 6,342,176,184,168,130,370,276,272,118,264,330,370 7,330,170,254,182,130,370,206,258,130,270,330,370 6,318,164,315,220,130,370,145,220,142,276,330,370 7,310,160,350,260,130,370,110,180,150,280,330,370 6,262,166,342,264,130,370,118,176,198,274,330,370 7,203,188,330,270,130,370,130,170,257,252,330,370 6,155,230,318,276,130,370,142,164,305,210,330,370 7,130,270,310,280,130,370,150,160,330,170,330,370 6,130,270,262,274,130,370,198,166,330,170,330,370 7,130,270,203,252,130,370,257,188,330,170,330,370 6,130,270,155,210,130,370,305,230,330,170,330,370 7,130,270,130,170,130,370,330,270,330,170,330,370 0,130,270,130,170,130,370,330,270,330,170,330,370

2:4:The first couple join hands with the second lady and circle with her once around; the first couple then make an arch, and the second lady goes under it and casts home^17:4:The first couple join hands with the second man and circle with him once around; the first couple then make an arch, and the second man goes under it and casts home^32:4:The first couple join hands and slip down the middle and return to second place, seconds moving up^48:4:Swap diagonals at the top passing near shoulder each time; begin with the first man and second lady, the couples passing back-to-back^64:0:Repeat whole dance from progressed position^

 

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Further Information:

Source: 12 Country Dances dedicated to the Young Gentlemen of Ealing School
Authority: McFarren, George
Year: 1808
Tune: The Dicky Box
Notes: For further information, see here.
 
 
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