Russell Wortley's Maggot

Set:3 couple longways
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
1-131,3&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.
14-15At the beginning of beat 14 (not on the offbeat) land in the hoy position (without shouting hoy) and hold it.
16Drop arms, bring feet together and prepare for next step.
 
Figure 1:Mirror Heys
1-161&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
1-16Cross and chase right and left.
 
Chorus
2,3,4&5 finish standing.
 
Figure 3:Spasm 1
11&6 take a step to the right to meet 3&4 respectively.
21&6 step on the spot.
31,3,4&6 take a step to the right to meet 5&2.
41,3,4&6 step on the spot.
5All step forward into a line, 1&6 giving left shoulders in the middle.
6-8All step on the spot.
9All step forward to other side.
101&6 step to the left.
2,3,4&5 step on the spot.
11All step on the spot.
121,3,4&6 step to the left.
2&5 step on the spot.
13-16All step backwards into place passing left shoulders with partner.
 
Chorus
2,3,4&5 finish standing.
 
Figure 4:Spasm 2
1-6As Spasm 1.
7Put right fist on hip.
81&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.
9-162&5 (end people) salute.
Start the line rotating slowly.
17-21Carry on rotating the line, but much faster.
222&5 drop off and fly (metaphorically!) into audience.
Remaining line speeds up.
The music begins to speed up in sympathy with the dancers.
23-25New ends (3&4) salute with free hand as the line keeps spinning.
263&4 drop off as 2&5 did.
27-301&6 salute and spin faster and faster, slipping away at the end.
31-321&6 let go and spin into the audience.
 


Twelve Maggots: Russell Wortley's Maggot for 12

Set:Two 3 couple longways sets, with top at each end.
Top  2 4 6 5 3 1  Top
     1 3 5 6 4 2

The dance starts in set.
The dance is danced as two sets except where otherwise indicated.
 
Chorus
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
1-16Cross 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
1-5As Spasm 1.
6Odds (the central six) back turn.
7Put right fist on hip.
85s (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.
9-162s (end people) salute.
Start the line rotating slowly.
17-19Carry 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.
21New ends (4s) salute with free hand as the line keeps spinning.
224s drop off as 2s did.
23-286s, 1s and 3s salute and drop off in turn.
295s salute.
305s continue spinning faster.
31-325s let go and spin into the audience.
 


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