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Aye Me (or the Symphony)

John Playford 1st Edition 1650
Cecil Sharp, 1916
(Country Dance Book, vol 4)
4 Cu longways set

  Part 1
  A1 	1-4 All, Up a double & back 
        5   Partners face, men fall back 2 steps 
	6   Women fall back 2 steps 
	7-8 All turn single moving forward. 
  A2 	As A1 
  B1 	1-4 Ends cast to middle place & cross with partner (improper) 
	5-8 1's cast up, cross & 2 hand ½ turn on sides 
            (Men anticlockwise, ladies clockwise) to change places with 2's, 
             whilst 4's & 3's do same. 
  B2    As B1 with new ends. 
  
  Part 2
  A3 	1-4 Partners step & honour, & cross over. 
        5-6 Partners face, men fall back 2 steps, Woman fall back 2 steps 
	7-8 All turn single moving forward. 
  A4	As A3 
  B3 	1-2 All face up, 1's & 3's 4 slip steps away from ptr 
            whilst 2's & 4's slip together 
	3-4 1's & 3's fall back a double, 2's & 4's fwd a double 
	5-6 All face up, 1's & 3's take 4 slip steps towards from partner
            whilst 2's & 4's slip away 4 steps
	7-8 1's & 3's go Fwd a double, 2's & 4's fall back a double 
  B4 	1-2 All face Down, 1's & 3's take 4 slip steps towards partner
            whilst 2's & 4's slip away for 4 steps
	3-4 1's & 3's go Fwd a double, 2's & 4's fall back a double 
	5-6 All face down, 1's & 3's 4 slip steps away from partner 
            whilst 2's & 4's slip together 
	7-8 1's & 3's fall back a double, 2's & 4's fwd a double 
  
  Part 3
  A5 	1-4 Partners Arm Right once & a half 
	5-8 As A1 bars 5-8. 
  A6 	1-4 Partners Arm left once & a half 
	5-8 As A1 bars 5-8 
  B5 	1-4 Middles cast to nearest end whilst 
            ends face, lead to middle & ½ Rt & Left in middle. 
	5-6 (original) 1st & 4th Cu ½ gates on side, 
            (1/s coming up outside, 4's down inside). 
	7-8 1's & 4s cross with partner. 
  B6 	As B5 with new middles & ends 

Aye Me (or the Symphony)

Part I
Al 1-4 Partner lead up a double and fall back 2 double.
   5-8 Men fall back two steps (5) then women the same (6), then all forward to place,
       turning single to right (7-9). 
A2 1-8 Repeat Al.
BI 1-4 Top and bottom couples cast to middle, then change places with partner.
   5-8 The same cast to nearest ends and cross with partner to original places, 
       then with neighbors turn two-hands half-way, ends moving outside the set. 
          {Ends are now in middle. }
B2 1-8 Repeat BI, new top and bottom couples casting. 

Part II
Al 1-4 Partners slow set and honor right, then change places passing left shoulders.
   5-8 Men fall back two steps, then women the same, then all forward to place, 
       turning single to right.
A2 1-8 Repeat Al.
BI 1-2 All face up, 1st and 3rd couples go 4 slips out away from partner while 
       2nd and 4th slip into middle.
   3-4 Ist and 3rd couples fall back while 2nd and 4th couples move forward.
   5-6 Ist and 3rd couples slip into middle while 2nd and 4th couples slip out.
   7-8 1st and 3rd couples move forward while 2nd and 4th couples fall back to place.
B2 1-8 All face down. Repeat Bl with 1st and 3rd couples slipping out to begin, 
       2nd and 4th slipping in.
       
Part III
Al 1-4 Partners arm right once-and-a-half.
   5-8 Men fall back two steps, then women the same, then all forward to place, 
       turning single to right.
A2 1-8 Repeat Al, arming left once-and-a-half. 
Bl 1-4 Middle couples cast to the nearest ends while end couples forward a 
       double to meet, pass opposite by right shoulder, then change places with partner. : 
   5-6 1st man with right hand, take 4th man {in second place} by left hand, change              places, both moving forward counter-clockwise {as in a gipsy}, 
       while 1st woman with left with left hand, take 4th woman by
       right hand, change places, both moving forward clockwise
   7-8 Middle couples change places with partners.
B2 1-8 Repeat Bl, new middle couples casting to end, new end couples meeting.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qBdwFOu-WI

Symphony
in this period means a harmony or concord, rather than a specific musical form.

no music

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