Playford dance 1774
Interpreted by W. S. Porter, M. Heffer, A. Heffer in 1931
As reconstructed in “The Playford Ball” 3 couple longways set

A1 1-4 1st couple turn right-hands.
   5-8 1st couple cast down to second place, 
       2nd couple moving up on bars 7-8.
A2 1-4 1st couple turn left-hands.
   5-8 1st couple cast down to bottom place, 
       3rd couple moving up on bars 7-8.
B1 1-8 All circle six-hands around clockwise and back, slipping.
B2 1-6 1st couple lead up center to top and cast down to 
       middle place, 3rd couple moving down.
   7-8 1st couple meet and turn single, man to right, woman to left.  
A3 1-4 1st man turn 3rd woman two-hands while 
       1st woman turn 2nd man two-hands.
   5-8 1st couple turn two-hands in center.
A4 1-4 1st man turn 2nd woman two-hands three 
       quarters while 1st woman turn 3rd man
       two-hands three-quarters.
   5-8 1st couple turn two-hands once-and-a-half 
       {skipping and increasing speed of turn}.
B3 1-8 1st man figure-eight through 2nd couple above, 
       passing right shoulder with 2nd woman,
       while 1st woman does the same with 3rd couple 
       below, passing 3rd man right shoulder.
B4 1-6 1st couple pass by left in center and hey 
       for three at other end, skipping,
       the 1st woman passing 2nd man left shoulder, 
       1st man passing 3rd woman left shoulder.
   7-8 Finishing the hey, 1st couple lead down center 
       to bottom, 3rd couple end in middle, 2nd at top.
          Repeat dance twice more.

Recordings: fandango--009.mp3.zip
fandango-072-bntad-04.mp3.zip
fandango--020.mp3.zip
fandango_057-dhp-03.mp3.zip
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHjkMr1CDnU#t=00m44s
THE FANDANGO
Of popular origin, by the late eighteenth century it had become fashionable among the aristocracy and its popular ity was partly responsible for the return of the guitar t0 the drawing room.