| Set: | 4 couple longways. |
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| Orientation: | Top should be orientated away from the audience. |
| Music: | Smash the Windows. |
| Trivia: | The figures are loosely based on traditional Feast/Molly dances of the same names (as collected by Cyril Papworth), all of which share a similar form. Some liberty has been taken to make them in keeping with our style of dancing. |
| Only 1,2,3&4 are on stage to start. . 5,6,7&8 should be in the audience and can mingle, chat and generally be as unnoticeable as Molly dancers can ever be. Dancers should be standing when not doing anything else (of course!) | ||||
| Figure 1: | Cross Hand Polka | |||
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| Note that only 1,2,3&4 are on stage to start. | ||||
| 1-4 | 1&4 arm turn right once round in 4 steps. | |||
| 5-8 | 1&4 arm turn left once round in 4 steps. | |||
| 9-16 | 2&3 do the same. | |||
| Lead down: | 1&2 pick up 5&6 | |||
| 1&2: | ||||
| 1 | Step in to meet. | |||
| 2 | Quarter turn to face down. | |||
| 3-7 | Lead down to meet 5&6. | |||
| 8 | Quarter turn to face one another. | |||
| 9 | Quarter turn again to face up. 5&6 start stepping. | |||
| 1,2,5&6: | ||||
| 10-14 | Lead up to positions in longways set. | |||
| 15 | Quarter turn to face partner. | |||
| 16 | Fall back into place. | |||
| Polka change | ||||
| 1-16 | 1,2,3&4 polka change. | |||
| Figure 2: | 6 Hand Reel | |||
| 1&2 (in middle place): | ||||
| 1-8 | Cross over through 3&4 (in top place) and
cast down to start figures of eight on the sides, finishing in partner's place. There is no strong rule regarding who goes first -- good old partner interaction is required. | |||
| 9-16 | Repeat to get home. | |||
| Lead down: | 1&2 pick up 7&8 | |||
| As before. | ||||
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| Polka change | ||||
| 1-16 | 1,2,5&6 polka change. | |||
| Figure 3: | Gypsies in the Wood | |||
| 1-8 | Shoulder star right in groups of four at each end. | |||
| 9-16 | Shoulder star left. | |||
| Lead down: | 3&4 and 1&2 go down | |||
| No-one left to pick up, but 3&4 join in doing what 1&2 have been doing all along. | ||||
| Polka change | ||||
| 1-16 | Polka change in fours at each end. | |||
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| Figure 4: | Birds a Building | |||
| 1-8 | Circular hey in the middle (3,4,7&8). | |||
| 9-16 | Circular hey in fours at each end. Finish with a hoy, all facing down. | |||
| Leading off | ||||
| 1&2 lead the set off as it is. | ||||
| Set: | 3 couple longways. |
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| Orientation: | Top should be orientated away from the audience. |
| Music: | Smash the Windows. |
| As before, only 1,2,3&4 are on stage to start. 5&6 should be in the audience. | ||||
| Figure 1: | Cross Hand Polka | |||
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| As before. | ||||
| Lead down: | 1&2 pick up 5&6 | |||
| As before. | ||||
| Polka change | ||||
| 1-16 | 1,2,3&4 polka change at the top as before. | |||
| Figure 2: | 6 Hand Reel | |||
| As before. | ||||
| Lead down: | 1&2 go down | |||
| On their own this time. | ||||
| Polka change | ||||
| 1-16 | 1,2,5&6 polka change at the bottom as before. | |||
| Figure 3: | Gypsies in the Wood | |||
| 1-8 | Current middle couple (5&6) go right. Shoulder star right in these groups of three at each end. | |||
| 9-16 | Shoulder star left (middles stay at the same end). | |||
| Lead down: | 3&4 and 1&2 go down | |||
| As before. | ||||
| Polka change | ||||
| 1-16 | 3,4,5&6 polka change at the top. | |||
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| Figure 4: | Birds a Building | |||
| 1 | Cross giving right shoulders to opposite side of the set. | |||
| 2 | Middles quarter turn right. Ends quarter turn to face middle person. | |||
| 3 | Those that can, change places giving left shoulders. Others step on the spot. | |||
| 4 | All quarter turn to face across. | |||
| 5-16 | Repeat 1-4 three more times. Finish with a hoy, all facing down. | |||
| Leading off | ||||
| As before. | ||||