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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)

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The Morris Book, Part 1: A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England

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

Sharp, Cecil J. (Cecil James)

Morris dance

(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.

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The Morris Book, Part 1: A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England

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