Upton Hanky
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The Upton Hanky Dance is short and exhausting, as there is no restful chorus. The dance can take as little as I minute 40 seconds, but there is no rest for the unfit. I learnt this a some of Mike Salter's weekend workshops. I danced a different version with East Suffolk On the whole the following version is reasonably universal.

Set : Double stepping. Hankies up and down. When reversing, single steps with hankies rotating on the vertical plane. 6 dancers.

Music : Bonnets so Blue

Calls

      • MORRIS
      • RIGHT BACK TO BACK
      • LEFT BACK TO BACK
      • CROSS AND TURN
      • THREE TOPS HEY
      • UPTON HEY
      • ANGLES
      • LEFT BACK TO BACK
      • CROSS AND TURN
      • THREE TOPS HEY
      • UPTON HEY
      • MORRIS
Morris
Dance completely around clockwise, 8 double steps. End in set of six.
Right Back-to-Back
Surging one set of double steps passing partner's right shoulder, one set of double steps to right, 2 single steps back with a feet together jump. Turn around to the left with 2 double steps. End with 3 capers and a feet together jump.
Left Back-to-Back
Surge one set of double steps passing partner's left shoulder, one set of double steps to left, 2 single steps back with a feet together jump. Turn around to the left with 2 double steps. End with 3 capers and a feet together jump.
Cross and Turn (P on the floor)
Make a Dumbell shape by passing partner by right shoulder surginging with one set of double steps, turning sharp right and arcing round in circle to left. REPEAT back to original position.
Three Tops Hey
Dancers 3 & 4 move immediately diagonally right forwards passing left shoulder of spot 1 or 6. They turn arround that spot to their left and head to positions 2 or 5, passing right shoulders with that spot. They head to original position and turn on that spot to left. Dancers 1 and 6 head towards spot 2 or 5, immediately after 3 or 4 has passed in front of them. They pass right shoulders with that spot, performing a figure of eight back to the original spot. They dance round the spot to the left. Dancers 2 and 5 immediately dance round on spot to right. They then head towards spot 1 or 6.. They pass left shoulders with that spot, performing a figure of eight back to the original spot.
Upton Hey
Country Dance Hey, short way in.
Morris
Dance around with sticks held low. After 7 double steps, face in, stamp and shout UP-TON whilst raising sticks high vertically, bunched in the centre. Turn faces out, drop sticks and walk away. (Faces are turned away in case falling sticks