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==Choreography== |
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This dance starts with three couples facing up the hall, one after the other. |
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===First Verse=== |
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:Holding customary hands with partners, do a double forward, then a double back again. Repeat. |
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DL, DRb<br> |
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DL, DRb<br> |
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===First Chorus=== |
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:Men facing up the hall, women down, do a double left. Turn back and do a double right to original positions. Repeat. |
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:Set and Turn left. Set and Turn right. |
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DL, DR (men up the hall then back, ladies down the hall then back) <br> |
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DL, DR (men up the hall then back, ladies down the hall then back) <br> |
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STL<br> |
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STR |
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===Second Verse=== |
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:Couples side by the right with each other. Repeat by the left. |
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SdR<br> |
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SdL<br> |
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===Second Chorus=== |
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:Facing partners do a small double backwards. Do a large double forwards to change places. Repeat. |
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:Set and Turn left. Set and Turn right. |
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DLb, DR (away from partner, then past to change places) <br> |
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DLb, DR (away from partner, then past to change places) <br> |
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STL<br> |
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STR |
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===Third Verse=== |
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:Couples arm by the right with each other. Repeat by the left. |
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AR<br> |
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AL<br> |
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===Third Chorus=== |
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:The top man and second woman cross. The top woman and second man cross while the bottom couple cross. Passing right shoulders, each crossing should be done as a double. The first man (who is now second) crosses with the bottom woman. The first woman crosses with the bottom man while the second couple (now at the top) change places. |
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:Set and Turn left. Set and Turn right. |
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Go back to the first verse and repeat a further two times. |
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==Music== |
==Music== |
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Revision as of 05:01, 1 June 2006
Mayden lane is a dance from Playford's Dancing Master.
Music
The music is usually played through either three or nine times; the latter is based on the assumption that since the instructions take the dancers to progressed positions they should progress until they come to their starting places.
