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Title:	Shrewsbury Lasses
Description:	Triple minor longways set in 28 bars (8-8-12)

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2:8:First man step to right and honour second lady, then step to the left and repeat while lady honours back. Then turn with both hands.^20:8:First lady step to right and honour second man, then step to the left and repeat while man honours back. Then turn with both hands.^38:2:First couple cast to second place while second couple move up^42:4:Four hands round left at the bottom^50:4:First man dances up and round the second couple to finish improper in second place, while first lady dances round third couple.^62:2:First couple two hand turn half way back to correct side^66:0:Repeat dance from the progressed position^

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Source:	24 Country Dances for the Year 1765
Authority:	Thompson, Charles & Thompson, Samuel
Year:	1765
Notes:	The Thompson original shows the B strain of music played twice and the final 12 bars of dance notation taking 24 bars of music. This results in a much slower dance. The arrangement seen here matches that of the BBC's 1995 version of Pride & Prejudice, the B strain is played only once per repetition of the dance.

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