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
Bars 5 to 8 |Advance to original position. | "
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B. | |
Bars 1 to 4 |Mark time. | "
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Bars 5 to 8 |Retire as before. | "
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C. | |
Bars 1 to 4 |Advance as before. | Front.
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Bars 5 to 8 |Mark time. Link arms in last bar, | "
| and remain linked until told to |
| loose arms. |
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A. B. |Go through same movements, | "
| linked, as in preceding A and B. |
| Loose arms at end of B. |
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C. |Files extend into single line, facing | Line.
| music. To do this, Nos. 1 and 2 |
| advance; Nos. 3 and 5 follow |
| No. 1; Nos. 4 and 6 follow No. 2. |
| When all are in line, with Nos. 1 |
| and 2 at wings, Nos. 5 and 6 in |
| centre, all face music. Distances |
| between dancers to be kept the |
| same as when in file. |
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A. | |
Bars 1 to 4 |Mark time. | "
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Bars 5 to 8 |Advance. | "
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B. | |
Bars 1 to 4 |Retire. | "
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Bars 5 to 8 |Mark time. | "
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C. | |
Bars 1 to 4 |Advance. | "
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Bars 5 to 8 |Retire. Link arms in last bar. | "
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A. B. |Mark time, advance and retire | "
| linked, and mark time, as in |
| preceding A and B. |
|In last bar, loose arms and join |
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