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THE ASHFORD ASSEMBLY

Dance and Music: Colin Hume.
Three couples longways, second improper.
Tune: THE ASHFORD ASSEMBLY

First figure:
Al 10 bars Up a double and back (4 bars). All right-hand turn three-quarters (into line),
           those who can left-hand turn half-way (into line), all right-hand turn a
           quarter and face this new partner (6 bars).

A2 10 bars Down a double and back. Left-hand turn three-quarters, right half-way, left
           a quarter.

Bl 10 bars Top couple cast into middle place, cross over and go down the outside to bottom
           place (6 bars). They do a two-hand turn while the others do two changes of a
           circular hey without hands (4 bars).

B2 10 bars New top couple cast, all follow to invert the set, cross over and face (6 bars)
           Fall back a double without hands; come forward (4 bars). 
Second figure: Siding, etc. 
Third figure: Arming, etc.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWPsp_D3jO0&t=47s

Written for the Ashford Folk Dancers (Middlesex, not Kent), who have known us for some time and still book us. I borrowed the “right-hand turn three-quarters, left-hand turn half-way” movement from Western American square dancing, where it is known as a Swing Through.

ins_ashford_assembly.txt · Last modified: 2024/05/06 03:48 by mar4uscha