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4. Notations as in Folk Dance Tunes but without the music. 2481 Constant Billy from Henry Taylor Condicote 2nd May 1910 Common figures:- rlrhr | lrlhl | r hr hr | l j | repeat on left foot gal FR FL FB FP Chorus and Half hey footing as above. Figures Foot Up Chorus and Half Hey Finish Whole Hey and Caper Out. 2482 Country Gardens same date and place B. wave right w lt up & out rlrl | rlrhr | lrlr | lrJu | half hey ss lb ss rb Foot Up Chorus - Side Step and Half Hey repeat Half Gip with Ju at 4' and 8' bars. Chorus Whole Gyp with Ju at 4' and 8' bar. Chorus with caper out. Also danced to British Grenadiers and London Pride. 2485 The Maid of the Mill Longborough 13th May 1910 Foot Up rlrhr | ftjuhl | rhrhr | ftju | gal____ rlrhr | lrlhl | rhrhr | ftju | gal____ Come & Go or Half Gip Advance to lt and just pass rt to rt back to place repeat to lt. rlrhr | ftju | rblbrblb | ftju | repeat Back to Back the same only partners pass infront of each other before returning backwards to place. Gypsies rt to rt partners advance turn and face each other. Return to places, turning to face front. Same again only advance lt to lt. rlrhr | ftju | rblrrblb | ftju | rlrhr | lrlhr | rblbrblb | ftju | Figures Foot Up Come Go, Back to Back, Whole Gip, Whole Hey & Caper Out. Hands Ordinary Position, out with bent elbows, well up waving with wrist in time to music. At jump open out arms in a 'there you are' gesture. At capers hands describe 2 circles in vertical planes in front of body, first moving up and out, then down and in. This to each caper. Finishing one hand only up waving twice to the bar. 2486 Swaggering Boney or Travel by Steam, Harry Taylor Longborough May 13th 1910 Chorus rlrlrlrhr | lrlr | ftju | fightr fightl | R L R L sslb_____ ssrb As in How do you do?(Sherborne) but without singing. Foot Up, Corners, Half Rounds, Corners, Come & Go, Corners repeated, Half Rounds, corners, Back to Back, Corners, Half Rounds, Corners, Whole Hey,& Caper Out. Fore capers 2 bars instead of fighting then 4 capers. For Come & Go, Back to Back see Maid of the Mill 2485 Fore capers 2 times. 2487 Young Collins' Harry Taylor at Longborough May 13th 1910 Chorus Hands | ooo | upr | ooo | upl | Feet | l l l |stHTH| r r r |stHTH| and half hey & repeat.(st=stamp) Figures Foot Up, Come & Go, Back to Back, Whole Gip, Whole Hey & Caper Out. For footing see Maid of the Mill 2485 2488 Trunkles Harry Taylor Longborough May 13th 1910 Chorus A.)Corners salute B.)Corners cross A.)rlrhr | ftju | rblbrblb | ftju | advance meet backwards to place B1.)rlrhr | ftju | rlrhr | ftju | rhrhr | ftju | corners advance pass turn & face front B2 RÇlr | LÇrl | RÇlr | LÇrl | R L R L advance pass turn f ft B3 rtbJu | L R | ltbJu | R L | rtbJu | L R | ltbJu | RL | rhrhr | ftJu | gal__ (or capers) Figures Foot Up Corners Corners Cross Half Rounds Corners Corners Cross Come & Go Corners Corners Cross Fore Capers Half Rounds Corners Corners Cross Fore Capers Back to Back Corners Corners Cross Uprights Half Rounds Corners Corners Cross Uprights Whole Gypsies Corners Corners Cross Uprights r.t.a. Half Rounds Corners Corners Cross Uprights r.t.a. Whole Hey & Caper Out This may be still further lenghtened by corners with gallery (Would not recommend the corners recrossing.) 2489 Old Woman Tossed up in Blanket, Harry Taylor at Longborough B. wave r*3 w lt*3 rlrl | rlrhr | lrlr | lrlhl | r etc. & half hey repeat ss lb ss rb Figures Foot Up Come & Go Back to Back Gypsies Whole Hey & Caper Out 2490 Shepherd's Hey, Harry Taylor at Longborough 13th May 1910 Handclapping and half hey as Constant Billy Figures. Foot Up Come & Go Back to Back Gypsies Whole Hey & Caper Out |