Green Fingers

Set:	4 couple square.
Music:	William Taylor's Table-Top Hornpipe.
Trivia:	It's called Green Fingers because it has lots of planting in it.

	In this dance people move about a lot, so their numbers are fairly arbitrary.
Figure 1A:	Heads Cross
	1-2	Heads (1,2,5,6) cross over, passing right shoulders. Sides (3,4,7,8) stand still.
	3-4	Heads do one step on the spot then turn one quarter away from their partner on the second step. Sides cross over passing right shoulders to join lines of four facing away from each other: Top 5 6 8 3 7 4 2 1
	5-7	Lines lead away from one another.
	8	Back turn.
	9-11	Lines charge towards one another, shouting.
	12	Lines move backwards slightly, giving the impression of bouncing off the other line.
	13	Cross with opposite in other line, giving right shoulder, to opposite place in square: Top 6 5 3 8 4 7 1 2
	14	Heads turn in one quarter (1&5 right, 2&6 left). Sides back turn. All should be facing centre of set.
	15	Plant.
	16	Wait standing.
Figure 1B:	Sides Cross
	As Heads Cross, but with roles for head and side couples reversed: Top 6 5 7 4 8 3 1 2
Chorus 1
	1	Whoever is at the top of the set (in this case 5&6, deemed 1st couple) take a step in to the middle of the set.
	2	1st couple turn right one quarter individually (5 is now facing 6's back).
	3-4	1st couple lead out between the next couple round anticlockwise (in this case 7&8, deemed 2nd couple), then finish standing. 2nd couple step in to the middle and turn right one quarter.
	5-6	2nd couple lead out, then finish standing. 3rd couple (in this case 1&2) step in and turn right.
	7-8	3rd couple lead out and keep stepping. 4th couple (in this case 3&4) step in and turn right.
	9	1st and 2nd couples start by doing a step on the spot. 3rd couple do another step on the spot. 4th couple lead out to form a cross: Top 4 3 6 5 1 2 7 8
	10	All turn right one quarter.
	11-15	Lead round set in this cross half way: Top 8 7 2 1 5 6 3 4
	16	Original heads (1,2,5,6; now at the sides) turn around, turning towards partner and taking inside hands low. Original sides don't turn around but take inside hands high in an arch. 1&2 should be facing 3&4; 5&6 should be facing 7&8.
Figure 2:	Dip and Dive
	1-3	Move swiftly to next place round, over or under facing couple as appropriate: Top 6 5 4 3 7 8 1 2
	4	Step on the spot and swap sharply between arches and low hands as appropriate.
	5-8	Repeat 1-4: Top 4 3 6 5 1 2 7 8
	9-10	Move to next place round (note less time) and keep going.
	11	Keep going and swap between arches and low hands.
	12-13	Keep going and move to next place round (same position as at start of figure).
	14	Drop hands and turn in one quarter to face centre of set: Top 8 7 2 1 5 6 3 4
	15	Plant.
	16	Wait standing.
Chorus 2
	Similar to Chorus 1, but moving from a cross to a square instead of the other way around.
	1-2	1st couple (this time 7&8) step into the centre and turn right.
	3-4	1st couple lead out (and stop) on either side of 2nd couple (1&2) who step in and turn right.
	5-6	2nd couple lead out (and stop) on either side of 3rd couple (3&4) who step in and turn right.
	7-8	3rd couple lead out on either side of 4th couple (5&6) who step in and turn right.
	9	1st and 2nd couples start by doing a step on the spot. 3rd couple do another step on the spot. 4th couple lead out to form a square: Top 5 6 8 3 7 4 2 1
	10	All turn right one quarter.
	11-15	Lead round in a circle half way: Top 1 2 4 7 3 8 6 5
	16	All turn right one quarter to face centre of circle.
Figure 3:	Explode
	1A, 1B etc. refer to the first and second halves of the beat respectively.
	1	Step into centre of set, grunting (some might even say leaving your breakfast on the floor in the centre).
	2	Back turn.
	3-4A	Step out from centre, forming a circle.
	4B	Turn right one quarter.
	5-9	Lead round set half way.
	10	Turn right one quarter to face back in to centre.
	11-13	Step through centre to opposite place in square. (should be where you started the figure). Pass left shoulders in the centre. Move straight into it and trust that the person in front will get out of the way!
	14	Back turn (now facing in in a square set).
	15	Plant.
	16	Wait standing.
Chorus 3
	As Chorus 1, but with 1&2 leading as first couple etc. except:
	16	People now on the inside (2,4,6,8) back turn and take right wrist hold with partner ready for next figure: Top 3 4 5 6 2 1 8 7
Figure 4:	Chain
	1-11	Pull by right with partner, then right again with the next, etc. until you've gone past 6 people in total. Each change takes two steps; one on the upbeat to take right wrist hold and one on the beat to change places.
	12	Facing seventh person, quarter turn to face out of square.
	13-14	Lead out with this person: Top 1 6 8 7 3 4 2 5
	15	Plant.
	16	Hoy on the beat (not second half of beat as normal).
	No lead off; wait until you the signal from the musicians and walk straight out into audience in the direction you're facing.