====== Dartford Camp ====== Longways Country Dance, triple minor\\ 24 Country Dances for the Year 1781, by Thomas Skillern\\ Recording: {{ ::music:dartford_camp_i-09-khb-001.mp3.zip |}} Introduction Honour presence and partner (4 bars) A1 8 C1 cast to middle and circle left with C3 A2 8 C1 cast up and circle right with the C2 B1 8 All three couples promenade around the set B2 8 C1 lead down the middle and back, and cast off into 2nd place ====== Dartford Camp I ====== Skillen 1781\\ Longways Triple Minor or Set for three couples Al 1-8 1st couple cast below the 2nd couple ard circle left with the 3rd couple, 2nd couple moving up A2 1-8 1st couple cast back to the top, 2nd couple moving down, ist and 2nd couples circle left Bl 1-8 All promenade partners round to the left and up the middle to place B2 1-8 1st couple lead down, turn individually. dance back and cast to 2nd places, 2nd couple moving up. (For three couple set, 1st couple cast to the bottom) ====== Dartford Camp II ====== Skillen 1782\\ Longways Duple Minor A1 1-8 All set right and left and right hand tum half way, set right and left and left hand turn back to place A2 1-4 1st man set right and left ‘to 2nd lady and turn her with two hands 5-8 1st lady set right and left to 2nd man and turn him with two hands B1 1-8 All lead down turn individually and lead back, 1st couple cast below the 2nd couple to progress. 2nd couple moving up. B2 1-8 1st and ond couples circle left and right Note: Dartford Camp was on Dartford Heath in 1779/80, it was one of three camps set up in Essex and Kent on the threat of invasion by the French and Spanish. Video: https://www.regencydances.org/index.php?wL=518\\ History: https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Dartford_Camp_(1)