| Set: | 3 couple longways |
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| Music: | Schottische à Virmoux |
| Acknowledgements: | Originally written by the Seven Champions (the version here is subtly modified). |
The dance starts with 1&2, 3&5 and 4&6 as couples off waiting
off the stage roughly in three corners, 2,4&5 in front (not to scale):
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| Chorus | ||||
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| 1-13 | 1,3&6 follow closely 2,5&4 respectively. 2&4 pass right shoulders, then 2&5 left, to start a hey for 3. Hey goes round about once to finish in normal positions for a 3 couple longways set. | |||
| 14-15 | At the beginning of beat 14 (not on the offbeat) land in the hoy position (without shouting hoy) and hold it. | |||
| 16 | Drop arms, bring feet together and prepare for next step. | |||
| Figure 1: | Mirror Heys | |||
| 1-16 | 1&2 cast down, 3&4 lead up and 5&6 cast up to
start mirror morris heys on the sides, going round twice. 3&4 cross over as they get to the bottom of the set both times. | |||
| Chorus | ||||
| As last time but starting in set (2 turns round, 3&5 face down, 4&6 face up). | ||||
| Figure 2: | Cross and Chase | |||
| 1-16 | Cross and chase right and left. | |||
| Chorus | ||||
| 2,3,4&5 finish standing. | ||||
| Figure 3: | Spasm 1 | |||
| 1 | 1&6 take a step to the right to meet 3&4 respectively. | |||
| 2 | 1&6 step on the spot. | |||
| 3 | 1,3,4&6 take a step to the right to meet 5&2. | |||
| 4 | 1,3,4&6 step on the spot. | |||
| 5 | All step forward into a line, 1&6 giving left shoulders in the middle. | |||
| 6-8 | All step on the spot. | |||
| 9 | All step forward to other side. | |||
| 10 | 1&6 step to the left. 2,3,4&5 step on the spot. | |||
| 11 | All step on the spot. | |||
| 12 | 1,3,4&6 step to the left. 2&5 step on the spot. | |||
| 13-16 | All step backwards into place passing left shoulders with partner. | |||
| Chorus | ||||
| 2,3,4&5 finish standing. | ||||
| Figure 4: | Spasm 2 | |||
| 1-6 | As Spasm 1. | |||
| 7 | Put right fist on hip. | |||
| 8 | 1&6 (centre people) link left arms. 2,3,4&5 put left arm through right arm of person on left. All heads turn to the left to face the centre of the line. | |||
| 9-16 | 2&5 (end people) salute. Start the line rotating slowly. | |||
| 17-21 | Carry on rotating the line, but much faster. | |||
| 22 | 2&5 drop off and fly (metaphorically!) into audience. Remaining line speeds up. The music begins to speed up in sympathy with the dancers. | |||
| 23-25 | New ends (3&4) salute with free hand as the line keeps spinning. | |||
| 26 | 3&4 drop off as 2&5 did. | |||
| 27-30 | 1&6 salute and spin faster and faster, slipping away at the end. | |||
| 31-32 | 1&6 let go and spin into the audience. | |||
| Set: | Two 3 couple longways sets,
with top at each end.
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| The dance starts in set. The dance is danced as two sets except where otherwise indicated. | ||
| Chorus | ||
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| As before, but as each couple loops around the bottom of their set they go around the equivalent couple in the other set. This forms a circle of 8 dancers in the centre which people drop in and out of. | ||
| Figure 1: | Mirror Heys | |
| As before. | ||
| Chorus | ||
| As last time. | ||
| Figure 2: | Cross and Chase | |
| 1-16 | Cross and chase right and left making
one big ellipse of 12 dancers. You have to move pretty quickly to get round! | |
| Chorus | ||
| 2,3,4&5 finish standing. | ||
| Figure 3: | Spasm 1 | |
| As before, in separate sets. | ||
| Chorus | ||
| 2,3,4&5 finish standing. | ||
| Figure 4: | Spasm 2 | |
| 1-5 | As Spasm 1. | |
| 6 | Odds (the central six) back turn. | |
| 7 | Put right fist on hip. | |
| 8 | 5s (centre people) link left arms. Everyone else put left arm through right arm of person on left. All heads turn to the left to face the centre of the line. | |
| 9-16 | 2s (end people) salute. Start the line rotating slowly. | |
| 17-19 | Carry on rotating the line, but much faster. | |
| 20 | (2 beats earlier than the 6 persion
version) 2s drop off and fly (metaphorically!) into audience. Remaining line speeds up. The music begins to speed up in sympathy with the dancers. | |
| 21 | New ends (4s) salute with free hand as the line keeps spinning. | |
| 22 | 4s drop off as 2s did. | |
| 23-28 | 6s, 1s and 3s salute and drop off in turn. | |
| 29 | 5s salute. | |
| 30 | 5s continue spinning faster. | |
| 31-32 | 5s let go and spin into the audience. | |