Mississippi Mud Dance

Figure 1:	Cross and Turn
	1-16	Cross and turn across and back (remember to shout on the way back).
Chorus
	Finish figure standing.
	1	Clap right on the right diagonal if you have one, otherwise salute vertically with right arm. Clap left with partner.
	2	Clap right on the left diagonal if you have one, otherwise salute vertically with right arm. Clap left with partner.
	3-4	Clap right, left, right, left with partner.
	5-6	As 1-2.
	7-8	Clap right, left, right with partner.
	9	Single stepping, take saluting stomach hold right with partner to form a line.
	10-15	Turn once and a half with partner, one quarter turn with each step.
	16	Drop hands and fall back to place on other side of set, finishing standing.
	17-32	As 1-16.
Figure 2:	Stars and Stripes
	Ends: (1,2,7&8)
	1-2	Cross right shoulders with partner and dance round to face oncoming person. Set should now be in rotated formation.
	3-4	Step on the spot.
	5-6	Cross left shoulders with this person and dance round to face partner. Set should now be back to normal formation.
	7-8	Step on the spot.
	9-16	As 1-8, finishing back in original places and standing.
	While middles: (3,4,5&6)
	1-8	Star right. Ensure you finish back in places facing your partner before the next move.
	9-16	Star left, finishing standing.
Chorus
Figure 3:	Heys on the sides.
	1-16	Whole hey for 4 on the sides starting right shoulder. Finishing standing facing partner.
Chorus	except
	16	Drop hands and turn to face partner. Set is now in a line.
Figure 4:	Zig-zag
	1-24	Zig-zag hey with lead off, line leading round to the right to form a circle.
	25-32	Keep going anticlockwise in circle. Finish with a hoy, turning to face out from centre at the last moment (the second half of beat 32).
Leading off
		After 4 bars introduction turn right and follow circle round.
		1 leads off.

Mississippi Mud Dance for 6

	Start in 3 couple longways set off stage as before.
Figure 1:	Cross and Turn
	As before.
Chorus
	As before.
Figure 2:	Stars and Stripes
	Ends (1,2,5&6):
	1-2	Cross right shoulders with partner to form four corners of a square round the outside of 3&4.
	3	Quarter turn to face next person round.
	4	Step on the spot.
	5-6	Cross left shoulders with this person to next corner.
	7-8	Repeat 3-4.
	9-15	Repeat 1-7 (ie. keep going).
	16	Move forward back into set, finishing standing.
	While middles (3&4):
	1-8	Wrist turn right once around.
	9-16	Wrist turn left once around, finishing standing.
Chorus
Figure 3:	Heys on the sides
	1-16	Whole hey for 3 on the sides starting 1&2 passing 3&4 right shoulder respectively. Finish standing, facing partner.
Chorus	except
	16	Drop hands and turn to face partner (as before). Set is now in a line.
Figure 4:	Zig-zag
	As before, but the zig-zag switches to the lead round in a circle sooner.
Leading off
	As before.

Mississippi Mud Dance for 4

	Start in 2 couple longways set off stage as before.
Figure 1:	Cross and Turn
	As before.
Chorus
	As before.
Figure 2:	Stars
	1-8	Star right. Ensure you finish back in places facing your partner before the next move.
	9-16	Star left, finishing standing.
Chorus
Figure 3:	Hey Across
	1-16	Left people (1 & 4) cast over the left shoulder into a whole hey for 4 across the set, starting 2&3 passing each other right shoulder. Finish standing, facing partner, in original positions
Chorus	except
	16	Drop hands and turn to face partner (as before). Set is now in a line.
Figure 4:	Zig-zag
	As before, but the zig-zag switches to the lead round in a circle (square?).
Leading off
	As before.