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Also known as: 

Tynternell, The Tinternneyles, Tenternayle, Tentarnayle

Source: 
English sources, c.1550-1700
Dance Type: 
measure
Number of dancers: 
couples, as many as will
Choreography: 

A. Do this once

  • double forwards,
  • double backwards

B. Take right hands, face your partner, circle round each other with: 

  • single left
  • single right
  • double left

Take left hands and circle back to place with

  • single right
  • single left
  • double right

C. Face forwards, take "ordinary" hands again. Do this three times

  • double forwards
  • double backwards

B. Repeat B - circling with right hands, then left

Discussion: 

It doesn't matter how far around each other you get in the circling figure (B), as you immediately reverse it.

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