The Morris Book, Part 1: A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of EnglandSharp, Cecil J. (Cecil James)
History
The Morris Book, Part 1: A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England
Sharp, Cecil J. (Cecil James)
Morris dance
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 pass. |
| |
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) | |
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