A Soldier's Life
	for a line of as many couples as will.
	This is a duple-minor progression with three main figures and an introductory figure.  Duple minor progressions need (N-1)*3 repeats of the music for each figure.  For this dance, 3 couples means 19 repeats, 4 couples means 28 repeats, etc.
	Reconstructed by Dafydd Cyhoeddwr.
Music:	none yet.
Intro figure:
1&2:	Lead up a double, fall back a double.
3&4:	Set and turn single (left).
5&6:	Lead up a double, fall back a double.
7&8:	Set and turn single (right).
First figure:
1:	Active couple set left to each other (step left, close, step right, close).
2:	Active couple face the inactive couple below them and set right to them (step right, close, step left, close).
3&4:	Active man step in to turn passive woman all the way around, ending up  in passive man's position while passive man steps around to turn active woman all the way around, ending up in active man's position; women switch at end of turning.
	Do this figure until you come back to your places, sitting out at the top and bottom and coming back in as the opposite type.  When the first and second couples return to their places, they start the next figure.
Second figure:
1:	Active couple lead down a double between the passive couple.
2&3:	Active couple gives right hands to their opposite genders in the passive couples and turns them all the way around.
4:	Active couple takes left hands and turns half-way around in passive's position, ending up on the proper side of the set.
	Do this figure until you come back to your places, sitting out at the top and bottom and coming back in as the opposite type.  When the first and second couples return to their places, they start the next figure.
Third figure:
1&2:	Active couple cross over and go around their opposites in the passive couple, returning to the opposite side of the set.
3:	Active couple goes around each other.
4:	Active couple takes both hands and turns each other half-way around as well as passing through the passive couple to end up in the passive position on the proper side of the set.
	Do this figure until you come back to your places, sitting out at the top and bottom and coming back in as the opposite type.  When you get back to your place, stop dancing.