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The Woman's the Man, a New Country Dance.
The Women begin all Improper.
THe 1st. and 2d. Wo. take both hands and slip to the Wall and foot it twice and close their feet, and turn-single three quarters round, and beckon their Men; then all four meet in the middle of the Room longways, and foot it as before, the We. uppermost, then We. place their Mens Hands a cross before them, and presently afterward make them hold up their Heads, by puting their Hands under their Chins .̲̲ Men stand still while the We. Dance round them, on the right side of them to their own place again, and foot it twice, and close their feet, then take their Men by both Hands, and sett them by their sides, then after sett their own by their sides, then slip out from each other, the We. to their proper places as at first, the Men to theirs and all turn to the right Hand, and foot it as before :̲̲ We. move up two or three steps, and turn S. to the left Hand, Men move down two or three steps and do the same, then We. do the same thing down the Room and turn to the right Hand, Men move up and do the same at the same time, 1st. Wo. and Man meet in the middle of the Room, and turn to the right Hand with their backs to each other, the Womans Face up, the Mans Face down, and foot it as before, then move out to your own places again, and turn to the left Hand, and foot it as before; the 2d. cu. moving in and turning their backs to each other at the same time as the 1st. cu. moves out and foot it .̲̲ 1st. Man and Wo. meets betwixt the other cu. the 2d. Wo. moving up, and 2d. Man down at the same time, and all foot it as before, then 1st. cu. cross over, 2d. cu. meet at the same time and stand all four on a Row broadways of the Room, and foot it, all lead up and fall back, 1st. cu. cast off and cross over, 2d. cu. lead up and turn S. •• So to the end.