When it's done, it's usually a 24-bar version. That said, the 32-bar version is, indeed, what was standard for much of the 19th century and on into the 20th in numerous sources, so by doing that version, it is indeed more historic and fits the chestnuts theme perhaps even more! To do that one, though, you'll need music that is AABB rather than what is now more common, ABC. If you want to do the dance as a triplet, you might instead do 4-couple sets, in the Scottish style. The first couple would do the dance the first time with the 2nd and 3rd couples, then the second time through with the 3s and 4s. After that, they'd drop to the bottom of the set and the new top couple would start in. A note on timing: The version you're calling #1 (where you reference the video showing Nils Fredland calling Money Musk) is actually a little different than you have it noted. Here's how you timed it: A1 Actives allemand right 1 1/2 (8), Go outside, below one couple (4), Balance six (4) A2 Actives allemand right 3/4 to lines of 3 across the hall (4), Balance six (4), Actives allemand right 3/4 (4), fall back to place (4) B1 Top two couples (1s and 2s) right and left through (across and back) (16) It's actually a little different in the middle part: A Actives allemand right 1 1/2 (8), Go outside, below one couple (4), Balance six (4) B Actives allemand right 3/4 to lines of 3 across the hall (8), Balance six (4), Actives allemand right 3/4 (4) C Top two couples (1s and 2s) right and left through (across and back) (16) And, historical note, most callers didn't call it a balance. It was "forward six," not not forward and back for eight counts. Anyhow, that's the way we like to do it, although there are many other ways of timing the dance. This way, though, there's a nice contrast between the leisurely hand turns at the start of the phrase, and the rapid hand turns leading into the right and left. hard for some Nothing like a careful walkthrough to help with this. Have those two couples walk across the set (two men working together and two women), each passing right shoulder with partner. When they reach the other side of the set, still facing out, put their closer arm around their neighbor's waist. They pivot around their joined arms, with the person on the left side backing up and the person on the right going forward. Repeat all that and they're back on the original side, still in their progressed place. If by "New England style" you're referring to folks crossing the set without touching each other, well, that can be taught but there are plenty of places where folks do arm around turns and that extra connection is helpful. In the video, at 1:27 you can see that those two dancers (caller Ralph Sweet in the checked shirt) had their arms around each other. If folks understand which way they're moving, then instead of putting aroms around each other, they just look at each other and turn as a linked pair. Given your situation, though, that may be more teaching than you want to do. Just a reminder, everyone. March 14 is the International (thanks, Bill!) Money Musk Moment. A bunch of us are calling the dance the first dance after the break that evening, as was the custom in some locations. (And if you want to join us but don't have a dance that night, well, do it as close to then as you can-- the folks outside Zurich won't have their regular dance until later in the money, but they're going to join in.) David Millstone Lebanon, NH