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Longways Country Dance, triple minor
Button & Whitaker's Selection of Dances Reels and Waltzes No 11, c.1809

8 bars	The first couple cross into second place (second couple move up), and lead the opposite two dancers out at the sides, then turn in lines of three and return back to original places (second couple move down)
4 bars	The first couple join hands and slip down the middle and return to second place, seconds moving up
4 bars	Swap diagonals at the top passing near shoulder each time; begin with the first man and second lady, the couples passing back-to-back
8 bars	The first couple swing partner, then first corner, then partner and then second corner
Repeat whole dance from progressed position

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