The Hole In The Wall

Playford (1697) Interp. Douglas & Helen Kennedy (1929)

duple minor longways

Henry Purcell 3/2 B♭ major 1693 BI p. 52

Choreography

A1

(1-4) Ones cast down, lead up center to place (12)

A2

(1-4) Twos cast up, lead down center to place (12)

B

(1-2) 1^st corners change (6)
(3-4) 2^nd corners, the same (6)
(5-6) Circle left halfway (6)
(7-8) Ones cast down while twos move up (6)

Teaching Notes

B. Corner crossings here are what is now known as “hole-in-the-wall” style, after this dance. The dancers take a couple steps in, pivot around each other (without hands), and fall back into their corner’s place.