Long Eight

Social longways dance for eight.

Known to have been taught by:

Richard Allan of Langwathby
Oliver Cowper of Workington
Jack Iveson of Penrith
Bobby Miller of Penrith

Information derived from and interview by Tom Flett with:

Social dance in a square formation for four couples. Known from oral tradition in the southern Lake District.

And from an interview by Cecil Sharp with a Miss Hilton:

Cecil Sharp MSS dance description fair copy by Tom Flett entries 1962