Worcestershire. Dances are 2, one stick dance and one
handkerchief dance.
Dr Maud Karpeles (Journal English Folk Dance and Song Society,
1933, P.101); Roy Dommett (Dr Maud Karpeles MSS).
Once to your
self is stationary.
Whole rounds
clock-wise, spinning right to
start.
Back to back in
4 bars, Dance position for 4 bars.
Three Top is
heys-for-three across the set, the middles moving to their left 1st time. Three
bottoms middles move to right.
Whole hey
has the top couple go down between the middles, tops and bottoms do not turn
out at start.
Dance position
each man makes a quick turn left on
the spot (1 bar) and then dances in position facing his partner.
Each figure occupies 8
bars, Back to back right and
left being 8-bar figures.
Finish
all-in, facing centre.
4-step
with free leg swung across in front.
Down and up,
with pronounced upward flick.
Once to your
self, Whole rounds,
Chorus, Cross over, Chorus, Three tops( left ), Chorus, Three bottoms( right ), Chorus, Whole hey, Chorus, Whole rounds, Chorus.
Strike
sticks at beginning of each figure.
Chorus is
1st and 4th time stick-tapping right
and left once per bar (8 strikes) and Dance position.
2nd and 5th time doubles fighting.
3rd and 6th time above heads and by
ankles.
Once to your
self, Whole rounds, Back
to back( right ), Back to back(
left ), Three tops( right ),
Three tops( left ), Whole hey,
Whole hey, Corners,
Back to back(
right ), Back to back( left ), Three tops( right ), Three
tops( left ), Whole hey, Whole hey, Whole rounds
Corners is
1st half Dance
position
2nd half numbers 1 & 6 approach and face, and
dancers then adjust positions to give
oblique set.
Subsequent figures in these new positions, with numbers 2
and 4 as top couple.