THE BLACK NAG.

Longways for six; in three parts (4th Ed., 1670).
MUSIC.
MOVEMENTS
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First Part.
A    1-4    All lead up a double and fall back a double to places (r.s.)
5-8    That again
B1    1-2    First man and first woman face each other, take both hands, and dance four slips up
3-4    Second couple the same
5-6    Third couple the same
7-8    All turn single
B2    1-2    Third man and third woman take both hands and dance four slips down
3-4    Second couple the same
5-6    First couple the same
7-8    All turn single
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Second Part.
A    1-4    Partners side (r.s.)
5-8    That again
B1    1-2    First man changes places with third woman, right shoulders foremost, passing back-to-back (sl.s.)
3-4    First woman changes places with third man in like manner (sl.s.)
5-6    Second man changes places with second woman in like manner (sl.s.)
7-8    All turn single.
B2    1-8    All that again to places.
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Third Part.
A    1-4    Partners arm with the right
5-8    Partners arm with the left
B1    1-8    Men the straight hey-for-three (Fig.12, p.53) on their own side (sk.s.)

 

B2    1-8    Women the straight hey-for-three on their own side (sk.s.); while men turn single during the last two bars