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
Sharp, Cecil J. (Cecil James)
Morris dance
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MUSIC. | MOVEMENTS. | FORMATION.
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| BLUE-EYED STRANGER |
| (HANDKERCHIEF DANCE). |
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Once to yourself. |Ju. last half-bar. | Column.
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A1. |Down-and-back, Ju. | "
|Up-and-back, j. (forming Fr.) | Col. to Fr.
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B1. |All dance at 4/3 step, mark time; | Front.
Bars 1 to 8. | swinging hands back and forth |
| together in time. Bars 7 and 8 |
| to be danced in 4/2 step. |
| |
B1. |Chain. | Column.
Bars 9 to 16. | |
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A2. |As previously in B1, bars 1 to 8. | Front.
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B2. | |
Bars 1 to 8. |Cross-over. | "
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B2. | |
Bars 9 to 16. |As previously in B1, bars 1 to 8. | "
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A1. | |
(2nd time). |Back-to-back. | "
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B1. | |
Bars 1 to 8. |As previously in B1, bars 1 to 8, | "
(2nd time). | until bar 7, when leader call |
| "All in." All then draw into |
| Ring in centre, throw up hands | Fr. to Ring.
| on half-bar of bar 8, and Call. |
| (To extend this dance to full | Ring.
| length of music, _see note_ p. 50.) |
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| ALL IN. |
MORRIS OFF.
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