I learnt this from some workshops that Mike Salter of Open Morris presented. I have danced it with a number of teams. However, having seen Silurian dance this, I prefer their way which I will document someday.
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Set : Double stepping. right foot start. Four or
eight dancers. Danced in lines of four. Inner pair face outer pair. One short stick.
Music : Jenny Lind - (A) AB AB etc
Calls
- CHORUS
- HO
- SWING
- HO
- RIGHT HAND STAR
- HO
- SET TO THE RIGHT
- HO
- RIGHT-HAND STAR
- HO
- Chorus
- Inner pair hold stick in groin whilst standing. Outer pair double step and clash thrice to left, right, left etc. This is done for eight double steps.
- Ho
- Middle couple put stick on shoulder. Outer couple move to left and do figure of eight accelerating on second and sixth steps and yelling between middle couple. This takes eight double steps. CHORUS.
- Swing
- Sticks over left shoulder. Right arm around partners waist. Swing with partner in eight double steps, four times clockwise . CHORUS
- Ho
- Middle couple put stick on shoulder. Outer couple move to left and do figure of eight accelerating on second and sixth steps and yelling between middle couple. This takes eight double steps. CHORUS.
- Right-Hand Star
- Inner couple grap partner's right wrist with their right hand, and turn to connect to other couple's wrists. Dance round in star one and a half times. Break and change original positions. The new inner dancers should use the last two steps to twizzle to right. CHORUS
- Ho
- Middle couple put stick on shoulder. Outer couple move to left and do figure of eight accelerating on second and sixth steps and yelling between middle couple. This takes eight double steps. CHORUS.
- Set
- Sticks over right shoulder. Jump step right, left, left, right. REPEAT. CHORUS
- Ho
- Middle couple put stick on shoulder. Outer couple move to left and do figure of eight accelerating on second and sixth steps and yelling between middle couple. This takes eight double steps. CHORUS.
- Right-Hand Star
- Inner couple grap partner's right wrist with their right hand, and turn to connect to other couple's wrists. Dance round in star one and a half times. Break and change original positions. The new inner dancers should use the last two steps to twizzle to right. CHORUS
