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Triple minor longways dance (or as three-couple dance)
Ignatius Sancho - Twelve Country Dances, 1779

8 bars	1st & 2nd couples set R & L twice then two changes of circular Hey
8 bars	Set to person next to them on the side then two changes back home
8 bars	First couple cross and cast to second place, then cross and cast to bottom
8 bars	Lead up to the top, set and cast to second place
2 bars	Pass right shoulders to change places with right hand corners
4 bars	Hands three clockwise at top and bottom
2 bars	First couple two-hand turn partner and fall back to place. Corners are now improper
2 bars	Pass left shoulders to change places with left hand corners
4 bars	Hands three anticlockwise at top and bottom
2 bars	First couple two-hand turn partner left and fall back to place.
Triple minor: first couple repeat from progressed position. Three-couple dance: first couple turn to bottom on the last turn while thirds cast up

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