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The Arcadian Nuptials

 
Longways Country Dance, triple minor
24 Favourite Dances for the Year 1784, by Thomas Straight
 
 
 
Introduction and Honours (4 bars)
4 barsFirst couple turn with right hand and cast off one
4 barsFirst couple turn with left hand and lady cast up and man down to form lines of three across the dance
4 barsBalance three and three across the dance twice, first couple turning single to own sides on last bar
4 barsBalance three and three on the sides twice
4 barsCircle left at the bottom
4 barsFour changes of a circular hey at the top
Repeat whole dance from progressed position.
For 3-couple set: end with circle left at top and three changes and a turn single at bottom
 

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