Playford's Progeny

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====== The Log Cabin   ======


Robin Rogers-Browne 1990\\
Duple minor, improper  \\
Tune: Hewlett\\
<code>
Al 1-4 Circle four to the left once around.
   5-8 Partners gypsy right shoulder.
A2 1-4 Circle four to the right once around.
   5-8 Neighbors gypsy left shoulder along the lines.
B1 1-4 Neighbors, taking right hand, balance forward and back
       and change places, men turning the women under as they do so.
   5-8 Partners repeat B1, bars 1-4, ending in ballroom position.
   9-16 Couples waltz around each other once and a half, ending
       in original starting position.
B2 1-8 Couples take hands for a right hand star and balance
       forward and back (2); star right once around (4); turn
       single to the left on the last two measures (2).
   9-14 Couples left hands across once around (4), then, retaining
        hands, balance in and out (2).
   15-16 Men cast right to progressed positions, while women move
        up or down the middle of the set, turning single to the right to their
        progressed places.</code>
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0diL_C1Doo&t=10s\\
Robin wrote this dance as a wedding gift for friends. It was first danced in the Log Cabin at
Phillips Andover Academy, the site of the wedding reception. Robin notes that “the tune
lends itself to a dance with many opportunities for romantic contact.”