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ID:2080
Title:The London Gentlewoman
The Hemp Dresser, The London Maid
Formation: 4C LW 3C & 4C improper
Summary:Up a double and back
Down a double and back
Corners cross
Two hand turn
Corners turn
Cross and cast
Set and turn single
Siding into line
Arm R & L
CDs:The Beggar's Ball by Assembly Players
John Playford's Secret Ball by Belshazzar's Feast
Author:
Sources:English Dancing Master
Dancing Master 1st Ed. 1651, The
Walsh 1740
Retreads
24 Dances from Playford (USA)
Website: cdss.org/publications/read/...

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