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Well Hall

Adapted by Frank von Cleef in 1982.
Proper duple minor dance.
Longways for as many as will 3/2 timing.

Al 1-4 1st couple two hand turn once and a half
   5-8 1st couple cast below the 2nd couple and cross to their
       own side, 2nd couple moving up
A2 1-8 2nd couple (in first place) the same, 1st couple moving up
Bl 1-4 1st man and 2nd lady change places, 1st lady and 2nd man
       the same
   5-8 Circle left halfway and turn single
B2 1-4 1st lady and 2nd man change, the others the same
   5-8 Circle left halfway, 1st couple cast below the 2nd couple
       as they move up.

Recordings: well_hall-073-bnecd-04.mp3.zip
well_hall-bsbnd12.mp3.zip
well_hall-combinedvn.mp3.zip
well_hall-054-engech-14.mp3.zip
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy12DoKSC9Q

Some disagreement; several sources gives 1679 as the date, but also 1701, and “sometime in the early 1700s.”
Note: Well Hall was a large house at Eltham in South East London, formerly Kent. The grounds, moat and barn still exist.

ins_well_hall.txt · Last modified: 2024/11/07 04:16 by mar4uscha