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Title: Take a Dance
Description: Longways Country Dance, duple minor

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M2

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M3

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M4

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M8

L8

6,12,0,1353,2 12,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 6,150,190,130,270,130,370,310,190,330,270,330,370 7,159,224,130,270,130,370,301,224,330,270,330,370 6,160,270,130,270,130,370,300,270,330,270,330,370 7,146,290,130,270,130,370,314,290,330,270,330,370 6,129,293,130,270,130,370,331,293,330,270,330,370 7,115,290,130,270,130,370,345,290,330,270,330,370 6,101,270,130,270,130,370,359,270,330,270,330,370 7,102,224,130,270,130,370,358,224,330,270,330,370 6,110,192,130,270,130,370,350,192,330,270,330,370 7,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 8,163,149,130,270,130,370,297,191,330,270,330,370 8,204,140,130,270,130,370,256,200,330,270,330,370 8,241,149,130,270,130,370,219,191,330,270,330,370 8,257,169,130,270,130,370,203,171,330,270,330,370 8,240,191,130,270,130,370,220,149,330,270,330,370 8,204,200,130,270,130,370,256,140,330,270,330,370 8,164,191,130,270,130,370,296,149,330,270,330,370 9,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 6,130,170,150,250,130,370,330,170,310,250,330,370 7,130,170,159,216,130,370,330,170,301,216,330,370 6,130,170,160,170,130,370,330,170,300,170,330,370 7,130,170,146,150,130,370,330,170,314,150,330,370 6,130,170,129,147,130,370,330,170,331,147,330,370 7,130,170,115,150,130,370,330,170,345,150,330,370 6,130,170,101,170,130,370,330,170,359,170,330,370 7,130,170,102,216,130,370,330,170,358,216,330,370 6,130,170,110,248,130,370,330,170,350,248,330,370 7,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 8,130,170,163,249,130,370,330,170,297,291,330,370 8,130,170,204,240,130,370,330,170,256,300,330,370 8,130,170,241,249,130,370,330,170,219,291,330,370 8,130,170,257,269,130,370,330,170,203,271,330,370 8,130,170,240,291,130,370,330,170,220,249,330,370 8,130,170,204,300,130,370,330,170,256,240,330,370 8,130,170,164,291,130,370,330,170,296,249,330,370 9,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 8,170,180,130,270,130,370,290,180,330,270,330,370 8,231,195,130,270,130,370,229,195,330,270,330,370 8,291,210,130,270,130,370,169,210,330,270,330,370 8,330,220,130,270,130,370,130,220,330,270,330,370 8,353,249,130,270,130,370,107,249,330,270,330,370 8,359,272,130,270,130,370,101,272,330,270,330,370 8,352,298,130,270,130,370,108,298,330,270,330,370 8,330,320,130,270,130,370,130,320,330,270,330,370 8,290,300,130,270,130,370,170,300,330,270,330,370 8,229,270,130,270,130,370,231,270,330,270,330,370 8,169,240,130,270,130,370,291,240,330,270,330,370 8,130,220,130,270,130,370,330,220,330,270,330,370 8,119,234,130,250,130,370,341,234,330,250,330,370 8,116,246,130,220,130,370,344,246,330,220,330,370 8,119,259,130,190,130,370,341,259,330,190,330,370 8,130,270,130,170,130,370,330,270,330,170,330,370 8,172,251,172,151,130,370,288,289,288,189,330,370 8,230,240,230,140,130,370,230,300,230,200,330,370 8,290,250,290,150,130,370,170,290,170,190,330,370 8,330,270,330,170,130,370,130,270,130,170,330,370 8,340,249,320,191,130,370,140,249,120,191,330,370 8,345,220,315,220,130,370,145,220,115,220,330,370 8,340,190,320,250,130,370,140,190,120,250,330,370 8,330,170,330,270,130,370,130,170,130,270,330,370 8,288,189,288,289,130,370,172,151,172,251,330,370 8,230,200,230,300,130,370,230,140,230,240,330,370 8,170,190,170,290,130,370,290,150,290,250,330,370 8,130,170,130,270,130,370,330,170,330,270,330,370 8,120,191,140,249,130,370,320,191,340,249,330,370 8,115,220,145,220,130,370,315,220,345,220,330,370 8,120,250,140,190,130,370,320,250,340,190,330,370 8,130,270,130,170,130,370,330,270,330,170,330,370 0,130,270,130,170,130,370,330,270,330,170,330,370

2:8:The first lead through the second couple and cast up and turn^20:8:The second couple lead up through the first couple, cast off and turn^38:8:First couple cross and perform a half figure of 8 around the second couple^54:8:Both couples four changes of a circular hey^70:0:Repeat the dance with a new first couple^

 

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Further Information:

Source: Twenty Four Country Dances for the year 1758
Authority: Thompson, Ann & Thompson, Charles
Year: 1758
Tune: Take a Dance
 
 
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