This is an easy 17th century country dance in a longways set.
The Formation
Longways set, for as many as will.
A line of Leads facing a line of Follows, Leads on the left when facing the top.
Sets of two couples (first and second) down the line from the top.
The Figures
1: First Couple Casts Down: First couple casts off down around the second couple, and leads up the center back to place.
2: Second Couple Casts Up: Second couple casts off down around the first couple, and leads up the center back to place.
3A: First Lead and Second Follow Trade Places: First Lead and second Follow walk into each other's places.
3B: Second Lead and First Follow Trade Places: Second Lead and first Follow walk into each other's places.
4A: Circle Half Round: Take hands four and circle halfway around back to place.
4B: Progress: First couple casts off down while the second couple leads up the center to progress.
By the end, you've changed place with the other couple, the upper couple progressing toward the bottom, and the lower couple progressing toward the top. The second time through, you dance with the next lowest or highest couple, continuing the same way you were going, until you reach the bottom or top, at which point you sit out a round of dancing, then begin progressing the opposite way.*
* Like all longways progressive dances, if there are an even number of couples, the longways set can be closed up into a double circle, as in the Sicilian Circle, with everyone dancing every time, although this would be considered a modern adaptation.
The 1. cu. cast off below the 2. cu. and lead up in the middle .
The 2. cu. cast up, and lead down the middle :
The 1. man cross over with the 2. wo. and the 1. wo. with the 2. man, so all four hands half round, and so cast off into the 2. cu. place, the rest do the like.
