Money Musk

or Monymusk

Traditional (1785)

triple minor longways

Daniel Dow 4/4 A major 1776 NIB · Sheet music ↗

Choreography

A

(1-4) 1s allemande R 1 ½
(5-6) 1s cast to 2^nd place
(7-8) Lines of three at the side balance F&B

B

(1-8) 1s slow allemande R ¾
Back out into center place at the heads
(5-6) Lines of three across F&B
(7-8) 1s allemande ¾

C

(1-8) Top four full R&L thru (across and back)

Background

There is a version of the tune in Barnes. Don’t use it! It has a funky rhythm and is missing the C part.

Teaching Notes

C. Contemporarily the R&L thru is danced without hands for the pull by or courtesy turn. (Historically, this is questionable.)

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