For some reason this dance is often done very slowly. I prefer to do it the same speed as everything else – you should be able to skip to it, and it's a great driving tune if you let the band play it as one!
Intro (optional) | |
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A (8) | Honour the presence (4) Honour your partner (4) |
B (8) | Lead up a double and back twice |
Part 1 (Duple minor) | |
A (8) | 1C back-to-back right shoulders (4) 1C back-to-back left shoulders (4) |
B (8) | 1C cross and cast down (4) 1C half figure eight up through 2C (4) |
Part 2 (Duple minor) | |
A (8) | Hands 4 circle left halfway and fall back (4) Change places with your partner (4) |
B (8) | Right hand star (4) Left hand star (4) |
The only real innovation here, if you can call it that, is to dance it as originally done as two separate figures, with part 1 done for all, then part 2. I prefer that to constantly swapping and turning it into a double progression. Short sets required.
After the optional introduction (tagged onto the front of every dance of the era), part 1 is started by 1C, bringing in a couple at a time until all are dancing, each couple stopping when they get back to where they started. Part 2 then does the same.
I don't see the point in stopping people dancing for part 2 so I suggest just keep going until the original bottom couple are home.