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 |

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(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

 
 
 
 

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