3 couples longways set.
Double Foot Up | Ch | Heading Up | Ch | Whole Gyp | Ch | Heading Down | Ch | Double Foot Down | Ch ending with Bonfire.
Long stick held Lh palm down at butt, Rh palm up in centre.
(A+Bx2)x5.
2 triple steps forwards [2 bars], 2 step-hops backwards [1 bar], FTJ [1 bar]. The step-hops are plain not with heels turned in.
In 1st Basic, D5 & D6 dance on the spot whilst D3 & D4 move out sideways whilst D1 & D2 move down one place then every returns to place. In the 2nd Basic, D5 & D6 move out sideways whilst everyone else dances down one place then everyone returns to place
The up-down mirror image of the Heading Up of course.
Hold stick diagonally bottom-left to top-right infront and bring middle together with partner’s in an X-shape [helpful at this point to also hold partner’s stick middle with Rh to maintain position]. Do one Basic in small steps so the couple turn 360 deg cw [the step-hops go forwards not back] so the FTJ is back in own place & still with sticks together. Repeat acw.
Instructions for odds side [evens do the mirror image]: Turn 90 deg cw so all face up. D1 clashing tip to ground infront whilst D3 holds stick horizontally above head in two hands & D5 hits the middle of D3’s stick from above with the tip of D5’s stick. Turn 90 deg cw. Everyone clashes stick butts vertically to ground infront of the them. Turn 90 deg cw. Overhead and tip to ground clashing as before but this time D5 hits ground whilst D1 hits D3. Turn 90 deg cw. All clash up forehand tips with partner. [2 bars with clashes on the 1st & 3rd beats of each.]
Then do almost the reverse: Turn 90 deg acw. D5 hits ground whilst D1 hits D3. Turn 90 deg acw. All hit butts to ground. Turn 90 deg acw. D1 hits ground whilst D5 hits D3. Turn 90 deg acw. All clash partner.
[Essentially the chorus so far is everyone clashing in the directions up, out, down, in, down, out, up, in with the clashing being ornamented by hitting partner when inwards, butt to ground when outwards & the dancer facing the middle hitting above the head of the middle dancer when upwards and downwards.]
Then do half a Sidestep Hey. Then repeat all that back to place.
Simply stand still then, just before the start of the dance jump on the spot [no clash].
End the Ch with all coming in a circle with sticks held Rh butts with tips coming together in a cone/tepee shape and stop.
Clash partner up forehand tips at the end of every verse.
Adjust hold when obviously needed [release Lh when clashing butt to floor, move Rh to tip when being clashed on middle].
This is recently invented dance by Bury Fair Morris. They don’t mind other sides performing it provided Bury Fair is credited.
From the Lagabag Morris repertoire, Lagabag having been taught it by Bury Fair Morris.
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