Lollipop Man
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Lollipop Man is not an Adderbury Dance, but a Ducklington dance. However, Mersey Morris Men dance it as an Adderbury Dance, so here it is :

Set : Three dancers in a column. Hankies. Double stepping, side steps and capers. Start in a triangle. 1 and 2 at top. 3 in middle behind them. Dancers about 2M apart.

Music : Lollipop Man

Calls

      • ROUNDS
      • CHORUS
      • FOOT-UP
      • CHORUS
      • FOOT-DOWN
      • CHORUS
      • HEY


Rounds
Four capers to start. Six double-steps to dance around. Then four capers into a line.
Chorus
Front dancer dances four side steps right, hop, four side side steps left. Continuing past top with two double-steps down side of set, ending with four capers into rear position, whilst other two dancers do four capers, moving up one position. Repeat twice more.
Foot-Up
1 dances on spot six double steps, then four capers on the spot.
2 dances one double step to right of 1, five on the spot, then four capers backward into position.
3 dances two double steps to left of 1, four on the spot, then, with great difficulty, four capers back into position..
Chorus
Front dancer dances four side steps right, hop, four side side steps left. Continuing past top with two double-steps down side of set, ending with four capers into rear position, whilst other two dancers do four capers, moving up one position. Repeat twice more.
Foot-Down
3 turns and dances on spot six double steps, then four capers on the spot, turning back.
2 turns and dances one double step to right of 3, five on the spot, then four capers backward turning into position.
1 turns and dances two double steps to left of 3, four on the spot, then, with great difficulty, four capers turning back into position..
Chorus
Front dancer dances four side steps right, hop, four side side steps left. Continuing past top with two double-steps down side of set, ending with four capers into rear position, whilst other two dancers do four capers, moving up one position. Repeat twice more.
Whole Hey
2 and 3 stay facing up. 1 casts right and all three perform a standard Adderbury Hey. Four capers to finish up.