The Morris Book, Part 1: A History of Morris Dancing, With a Description of Eleven Dances as Performed by the Morris-Men of England — John Shaqi
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
| hands. |
| |
C. |Form into Ring: Nos. 1 and 2 | Ring.
| joining hands in last bar. |
| |
A. } | |
(8 bars), } |Move to right, dancers making the | "
and B. } | complete circle. |
(Bars 1 to 4). } | |
| |
B. } | |
Bars 5 to 8, } |Move to left, dancers nearly | "
and } | travelling round circle again. |
C. } | |
Bars 1 to 4. } | |
| |
C. | |
Bars 5 to 8 |Nos. 5 and 6 loose hands. No. 5 | Two Rings.
| joins hands with No. 1, and No. 6 |
| with No. 2, forming two rings, |
| one to each file. Each ring will |
| form round about the line of |
| position of its numbers when in |
| file. |
| |
A. } | |
(8 bars) } |Rings move to right, as single | Two Rings.
and B. } | Ring previously, but making |
Bars 1 to 4. } | double circuit. |
| |
B. } | |
Bars 5 to 8. } |Rings move to left, as single Ring | "
and } | previously, nearly double circuit. |
C. } | |
Bars 1 to 4. } | |
| |
C. | |
Bars 5 to 8 |Rings break up and re-form line of | Two Rings
| 6 as before. | to Line.
| |
A. B. C. |Line mark time, advance, retire, | Line.
| &c., as before, link arms in last |
| bar of C. |
| |
A. B. C. |Line as before, linked. Last 4 bars | Line.
| of C, break into files, in original |
| position in Front, but reversed | Front.
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