Stamp Strangely

Set:	3 couple longways.
Music:	Jack Pudding.
Trivia:	Based on Step Stately, a 17th century Playford dance.

	Start facing up.
Introduction:	All Up
	1	Lead up.
	2	Quarter turn to face partner.
	3	Cross right shoulders with partner.
	4	Place hands on shoulders of people to either side to form two lines.
	5-8	Ends salute with free hand. Each line rotates three quarters (1&2 moving forwards, 5&6 backwards) to form a single line facing up. 1&2 join shoulders on 8. Top 6 4 2 1 3 5
	9	Lead up.
	10	Step on the spot.
	11	Fall back.
	12	Evens quarter turn right, odds quarter turn left to face centre of line.
	13-16	Dance straight to original places, lines crossing right shoulder and turning the easy way (odds left and evens right). 1&2 finish facing up for next figure; rest finish facing partner and standing.
Figure 1:	Tops Up
	Stay standing still until needed.
	1&2 only:
	1	Lead up.
	2	Quarter turn to face partner.
	3	Quarter turn to face down.
	4	Lead down to original place.
	1,2,3&4 only:
	5-7	Take hands as for a right hand star and salute at the same time, taking the star round in 3 steps and moving immediately.
	8	Drop hands and face partner back in set.
	All:
	9-12	1,2,3&4 half polka round while 5&6 half polka turn on the spot.
	13-16	3&4 half polka turn on the spot while 1,2,5&6 half polka round.
	Repeat whole figure twice more from new positions.
Figure 2:	Cross Cast Cross
	1&2:
	1	Cross right shoulders with partner.
	2-3	Cast to second place.
	4	Cross right shoulders with partner again to join line on each side of set, facing out.
	While 3&4:
	1	Step on the spot.
	2	Quarter turn to face up.
	3	Lead up into first place.
	4	Quarter turn to face out.
	While 5&6:
	1	Step on the spot.
	2	Quarter turn to face down.
	3	Step on the spot.
	4	Quarter turn to face out.
	All:
	5	Lead out.
	6	Quarter turn to face up (history: originally down).
	7	Quarter turn to face in.
	8	Step on the spot (history: originally lead in - this has more impact). Top 3 4 1 2 5 6
	9-16	("Ends cross and cast down"). 1&2 meet, turn to face up on beat 10 and lead up to first place. 3&4 cross right shoulders in front of 1&2 and cast to second place. 5&6 cross right shoulders, tight loop down and face up. Everyone should now be facing up. Top 1 2 4 3 6 5 ("Invert the set and star halfway at the top"). 1&2 cast to bottom of set, making it wide to take up all the music. 3&4 follow 1&2 through first place, cast back into second place and star right half way with 5&6. 5&6 follow 3&4 into first place and star right half way with them. No saluting or waiting on the spot in the star - it's tight enough already!
	Repeat whole figure twice more from new positions.
Finale:	All Up
	except:
	12	Step on the spot.
	13	Lead up.
	14	Step on the spot.
	15-16	Break line and charge into audience.