The Punks Delight (the New Way)
for a line of as many couples as will.
This dance is a duple-minor dance which requires 3*(n-1) repeats for each of the three figures, plus one repeat for the intro figure. 3 couples = 19 repeats, 4 = 28.
Reconstructed by Dafydd Cyhoeddwr.
Music: Dance Tunes from Various CDs. This version doesn't quite work - only 13ish repeats.
Intro figure:
1&2: Lead up a double, fall back a double.
3&4: That again.
5&6: Set and turn single (left).
7&8: Set and turn single (right).
First figure:
1: Active couple switch places and face down to the passive couple.
2: Take both hands with your part of the passive couple and turn them half way around so that the passive couple goes into the center of the set (active man turns left, active woman turns right).
3: Turn them the opposite direction back to place.
4: Active couple switches places with the passive couple by going between them.
5&6: Take hands around and circle all the way around to (inverted) place.
7&8: Arm left with your partner.
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&2: Active couple is facing passive couple.  Active man slips directly behind the passive woman while the active woman goes between the passive couple to end up between the active man and the passive woman (in a line).
3&4: Cross over to end up behind the passive man, the active man going between the passive couple, active woman going around, ending up in a line, active man centered.
5&6: Active couple and passive man right hands across and go all the way around and then some, putting the active couple in position for
7&8: Active couple and passive woman right hands across and go around so that the active couple ends up in the passive couple's position at the end, thus progressing.
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: Active man doubles around the active woman to end up behind her while the passive man follows to end up basically in the active man's place.
2: Active man does a double to go between the active and passive woman.
3: Active man continues doubling forward (large steps are just fine), while the active and passive women join inside hands and follow the active man, active woman leading. The passive man falls in behind.
4: Everyone turn to face the other direction and do a double, passive man leading.
5: Couples fall back into their normal places in the set in a double.
6: Men cast off to the right to switch places with your partner.
7: Men switch places by right hands while the women do the same. This is the progression.
8: Switch places with your partner by left hand.
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.