MUSIC.

MOVEMENTS.

FORMATION.

LAUDNUM BUNCHES

(CORNER DANCE).

Once to yourself.

Ju. last half-bar.

Column.

A.

Ju. last half-bar.

"

Down-and-back, Ju.

"

Up-and-back, j. (forming Fr.).

Col. to

Front.

B. (Corners).

Bars 1, 2 and 3

Nos. 1 and 6 advance, at 6/3 step,

Front.

and cross to each other's place.

Bar 4

Nos. 1 and 6 (having now changed

"

corners), turn about, inward, at

6/3 step, till they face each other.

Bars 5 and 6

Nos. 1 and 6 advance, at 6/3 step,

"

to centre, until they are face to

face; they do not touch or pa.s.s.

Bars 7 and 8

Nos. 1 and 6 retire at 6/2 step,

"

back to corners; and Ju. on

half-bar of bar 8. They have

now changed corners.

B. (Corners)

(2nd time).

Nos. 2 and 5 change corners,

"

precisely as Nos. 1 and 6 in B,

1st time.

B. (Centres)

(3rd time).

Nos. 3 and 4 change places precisely

"

as the others.

Opposites _have now all_ changed

places.

A. (repeat).

Chain.

Column.

B. (Corners)

(Repeat)

Nos. 1 and 6 change corners as

Front.

1st time.

before.

B. (Corners)

(Repeat)

Nos. 2 and 5 change corners as

"

2nd time.

before.

B. (Centres)

(Repeat)

Nos. 3 and 4 change places as

"

3rd time.

before.

Opposites have now all re-changed

places.

A2.

Cross-over.

"

C. (Capers)

(1st time).

Bar 1

Nos. 1 and 6 advance at 6/3 step

"

towards the centre, facing each

other's corners.

Bar 2

On beat 2, Nos. 1 and 6, their right

"

(9/8 time:

shoulders now level, and almost

3 beats).

touching, jump heavily on both

feet, and advance, at 6/1 step,

High, on beat 3.

Bar 3

Nos. 1 and 6 continue advance,

"

6/1, High.

Bar 4

Nos. 1 and 6 reach opposite corners

"

and turn about to right and

inward, same step.

Bar 5

Nos. 1 and 6 advance, 6/1, High,

"

(9/8 time:

and come face to face on third

3 beats).

beat.

Bars 6 and 7

Nos. 1 and 6 remain facing, and

"

step at 6/3 step.

Bars 8 and 9

Nos. 1 and 6 retire to corners at

Front.

6/2 step. Ju. on half-bar of

bar 9.

Nos. 1 and 6 have now changed

corners.

C. (Capers)

(2nd time).

Nos. 2 and 5 change corners

precisely as Nos. 1 and 6 in

C, 1st time.

C. (Capers)

(3rd time).

Nos. 2 and 4 change places precisely

"

as the others.

A2. (repeat)

Back-to-back.

"

C. (Capers)

(Repeat).

Movements as in first Capers.

Opposites re-change places.

But at the beginning of bar 6 of

3rd repeat, leader calls "All in,"

whereupon all turn inward, at

6/3 step, form Ring in the centre,

Ring.

raise the right feet; and on last

beat, all throw up hands and

Call.

MUSIC.

MOVEMENTS.

FORMATION.

COUNTRY GARDENS

(HANDKERCHIEF DANCE).

Once to yourself.

Ju. last half-bar.

Column.

A1.

Down-and-back, Ju.

"

Up-and-back, j. (forming Fr.).

Col. to

Front.

B1.

Bars 1 to 4.

Hand-striking as per Notation

Front.

(_see_ p. 58).

Bars 5 to 8.

Half-chain.

Column.

Bars 9 to 12.

Hand-striking.

Front.

Bars 13 to 16.

Half-chain. This completes the

Column.

Chain.

C1.

Chain.

Column.

B2.

Bars 1 to 4.

Hand-striking.

Front.

Bars 5 to 8.

Hand-striking, repeated.

"

A2.

Cross-over.

"

B3.

Bars 1 to 4.

Hand-striking.

"

Bars 5 to 8.

Hand-striking, repeated

"

C2.

Back-to-back.

"

B4.

Bars 1 to 4.

Hand-striking.

"

Bars 5 to 7.

Hand-striking, repeated. Beginning

"

of bar 5, leader calls "All in."

Bar 8.

Beat 1, all j. (giving Col.

Column.

formation). Half-bar, all throw

up hands.

ALL IN.

MUSIC.

MOVEMENTS.

FORMATION.

CONSTANT BILLY (STICK DANCE).

Once to yourself

Partners tap across, last half-bar.

Column.

A1.

Down-and-back, Ju.

"

Up-and-back, j. (forming Front).

Col. to

Front.

Partners tap at half-bar in bars 4

and 8.

B1.

Bars 1 to 4

Tapping (_see_ diagram, p. 54).

"

Bars 5 to 8

Half-Chain. Tap on half-bar in

Column.

bar 8.

Bars 9 to 12

Tapping, as in first 4 bars.

Front.

Bars 13 to 16

Complete Chain. Tap on last

Column.

half-bar.

A2.

Chain. Tap at half-bar in bars 4

"

and 8.

B2.

Bars 1 to 4

Tapping as before.

Front.

Bars 5 to 8

Tapping as before.

"

Bars 9 to 16

Cross-over. Tap at half-bar in

"

bars 12 and 16.

A3.

Bars 1 to 4

Tapping as before.

"

Bars 5 to 8

Tapping as before.

"

B3.

Bars 1 to 8

Back-to-back. Tap as in Chain, &c.

"

Bars 9 to 12

Tapping as before.

Front.

Bars 13 to 16

Tapping as before; but in bar 14

"

leader calls "All in," and in bar

16 all j. (to Col.), and tap across

Column.

on last half-bar, holding sticks

as at the beginning.

ALL IN.

MUSIC.

MOVEMENTS.

FORMATION.

TRUNKLES (CORNER DANCE).

Once to yourself

Ju, last half-bar.

Column.

A1.

Down-and-back, Ju., Up-and-back,

Column

j. (forming Fr).

to Fr.

B1. (Corners).

(1st time).

Nos. 1 and 6 advance at 4/3 step,

Front.

Bars 1 to 8

beginning with the left foot, so

that they are face to face at the

end of bar 3.

Bar 4

At beginning, Nos. 1 and 6 stamp

their right feet.

Nos. 1 and 6 raise and swing their

right feet and on half-bar,

strike them together, sidelong;

then step briskly backward to

their places, making room for

Nos. 2 and 5.

B1. (Corners).

(2nd time).

Nos. 2 and 5 do precisely as Nos. 1

and 6 in B1, 1st time.

B1. (Centres).

(3rd time).

Nos. 3 and 4 do precisely as Nos. 1

Front.

and 6 in B1, 1st time.

C1. (Capers).

(1st time).

Nos. 1 and 6 advance at 4/3 step;

"

Bars 1 and 2

pa.s.s in centre, right shoulders

touching, and get to each other's

places.

Bar 3

Nos. 1 and 6 turn about, inward

"

and to the right, at 4/3 step.

Bar 4

Nos. 1 and 6 advance at 4/3 step

"

until they come face to face, but

do not touch or pa.s.s.

Bar 5

Nos. 1 and 6 retire, at 4/2 step, to

"

opposite corners.

Bar 6

Beginning, Nos. 1 and 6 reach

"

opposite corners.

Half-bar, Nos. 1 and 6 Ju.

Nos. 1 and 6 have now changed

corners.

C1. (Capers)

(2nd time).

Nos. 2 and 5 change corners as

"

Nos. 1 and 6 in C, 1st time.

C1. (Capers)

(3rd time).

Nos. 3 and 4 change places as

"

Nos. 1 and 6 in C, first time.

A1. (repeat).

Chain.

Column.

B1. (repeat).

As before, with the difference only

Front.

(3 times).

that pairs start with right foot

so that, in bar 4, they stamp

and strike together the left feet.

C1. (repeat).

As before, All change places

Front.

(3 times).

again, returning, therefore, to

original stations.

A2.

Cross-over.

"

B2.

As in B1. Pairs start with left

"

(3 times).

feet, and stamp and strike right

feet in bar 4.

C2. (Capers).

(3 times).

As in C1, except that pairs, in

"

Slower, except

changing places, step rather

in last two

higher to the slower music, also

bars, played

in the last two bars of normal

in original

time. The High Step is to be

time.

reserved for the Slow Capers in

C3, and repeat.

A2. (repeat).

Back-to-back.

"