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.
| |
| SHEPHERD'S HEY |
| (STICK OR HANDKERCHIEF DANCE). |
| |
Once to |Ju. last half-bar. | Column.
yourself. | |
| |
A1. |Down-and-back, Ju. | "
|Up-and-back, j. (forming Fr.) | Col. to Fr.
| |
B1. |Tapping (or Hand-clapping). | Front.
| (_See_ p. 59.) |
| |
A2. |Chain. | Column
| |
B2. |Tapping (or Hand-clapping). | Front.
| |
A1. | |
(2nd time). |Go-and-come. | "
| |
B1. | |
(2nd time). |Tapping (or Hand-clapping). | "
| |
A2. | |
(2nd time). |Back-to-back. | "
| |
B2. | |
(2nd time). |Tapping (or Hand-clapping). | "
| |
A3. |Go-and-come. j. on last half-bar | Fr. to Col.
| (to Col.). |
|To extend, repeat A1, B1, A2, B2 |
| (2nd time). |
| |
A3. |Dance at 4/3 quick-step, mark time | Column.
(repeat). | (that is, in position); left hand |
(_Presto_). | hanging loose, until last half-bar, |
| when it is thrown up. |
| Right hand holds stick across the |
| body, the stick slanting upward |
| towards the right shoulder. |
|Two bars from end leader calls |
| "All in." All Ju. on last half-bar, |
| and throw up both hands. |
| |
| ALL IN.
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