Kettle Drum

A dance for 8, arranged in a square

Leap and Squeak: All take hands, in a double with jump on beat 3, land on beat 4, back a double. Twice.

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Evens turn (CW) 1-½ times to center facing out of set (4 beats.) Odds may give partners a courtesy turn to get there. Odds in a double (4 beats), taking R hands with partner and both turn CW to return home (8 beats).

Odds turn (CW) 1-½ times to center facing out of set (4 beats). Evens in a double (4 beats), taking L hands with partner and both turn CCW to return home (8 beats.)

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Siding, twice.

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First diagonal lines:

Take hands with partner, in a double, back a double.

In a double to form first diagonal lines, which have #1–2–5–6 facing #8–7–4–3. (Each line is composed of a Head couple, and the Side couple to their right.)

Drop hands, exchange by 2 hands across line, and fall back to form square shape.

Start:

(2)(1)
(5)(8)
(6)(7)
(3)(4)

First lines:

(1)⤡
(2)⤡(8)
(5)⤡(7)
(6)⤡(4)
⤡(3)

After backing up:

(7)(8)
(4)(1)
(3)(2)
(6)(5)

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Grilled cheese triangles:

Evens turn over their L shoulder and skip to home, with Odds following their partners, along the following routes:

Heads (#2, 1 / 4, 3) skip CCW outside the whole set to home WHILE Sides (#6, 5 / 8, 7) skip through diagonal of set and along their home position to reform the set.

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Arming, twice.

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Take 2 hands with partner, slip in and out of set. Holding inside hands, honor partner.

Turn out of set away from partner and continue turning to take 2 hands with neighbor.

2-hand turn (walking CW) with neighbor, once around.

Take 2 hands with neighbor, slip in and out of set. Holding inside hands, honor neighbor.

Turn out of set and continue turning to take 2 hands with partner.

2-hand turn (walking CW) with partner, once around.

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***The dance is done again from the top*** It is identical except for the Diagonal Lines and Grilled Cheese figures, but I will include all the figures in order here:

Leap and Squeak: All take hands, in a double with jump on beat 3, land on beat 4, back a double. Twice.

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Evens turn (CW) 1-½ times to center facing out of set (4 beats.) Odds may give partners a courtesy turn to get there. Odds in a double (4 beats), taking R hands with partner and both turn CW to return home (8 beats).

Odds turn (CW) 1-½ times to center facing out of set (4 beats). Evens in a double (4 beats), taking L hands with partner and both turn CCW to return home (8 beats.)

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Siding, twice.

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Second diagonal lines:

Take hands with partner, in a double, back a double.

In a double to form second diagonal lines, which have #2–1–8–7 facing #5–6–3–4. (Each line consists of a Side couple, and the Head couple to their right.)

Drop hands, exchange by 2 hands across line, fall back to form square shape.

Start:

(2)(1)
(5)(8)
(6)(7)
(3)(4)

Second lines:

⤢(2)
(5)⤢(1)
(6)⤢(8)
(3)⤢(7)
(4)⤢

After backing up:

(5)(6)
(2)(3)
(1)(4)
(8)(7)

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Grilled cheese triangles:

Evens turn over their L shoulder and skip to home, with Odds following their partners, along the following routes:

Sides (#6, 5 / 8, 7) skip CCW outside the whole set to home WHILE Heads (#2, 1 / 4, 3) skip through diagonal of set and along their home position to reform the set.

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Arming, twice.

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Take 2 hands with partner, slip in and out of set. Holding inside hands, honor partner.

Turn out of set away from partner and continue turning to take 2 hands with neighbor.

2-hand turn (walking CW) with neighbor, once around.

Take 2 hands with neighbor, slip in and out of set. Holding inside hands, honor neighbor.

Turn out of set and continue turning to take 2 hands with partner.

2-hand turn (walking CW) with partner, once around.

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Honor all.

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If All the World Were Paper

A dance for 8, arranged in a square

Take hands, leap and squeak, set and turn to your partner. Twice.

First figure:

Heads: Odds cross by R, Evens cross by R, all four take R hands to to cross with partner, take L hands to cross to home.

Sides the same

Side your partner, set and turn. Twice.

Second figure:

Heads lead in while Sides take hands to form arch. Heads take inside hands with neighbor to walk under arch, cast out of set to home, 2 hands CW around (only the 2 active pairs turn).

Sides the same.

Arm R your partner, set and turn, arm L your partner, set and turn.

Third figure, while singing (lyrics below):

Tops and Bottoms cross neighbor with R hand, L partner, R neighbor, L partner to home.

Sides the same.

Crumpled option in the third figure:

Everyone moves for the box figure, Tops and Bottoms starting across the set with R hands while Sides start with their partner by R. Keep to the inside or outside lanes along your rectangle to create sufficient space. When you get home after 4 crosses, reverse direction along the same path. Continue R-L-R-L to home.

Lyrics:

If all the world were paper
And all the seas were ink
And all the trees were bread and cheese
What would we have to drink?

If all the bottles leak-ed
And none but had a crack
And Spanish apes ate all the grapes
What would we do for sack?

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Hyde Park

A dance for 8, arranged in a square

Chorus:

Heads take hands, in a double, turn single (CW) to home.

Sides the same.

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First figure:

Heads take 2 hands, shuttle in WHILE Sides make arch.

Heads take 2 hands with neighbor, shuttle out under arch, cast out to home.

All turn 2 hands CW with partner at home.

Sides take 2 hands, shuttle in WHILE Heads make arch.

Same rest of figure

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*Chorus*

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Second figure:

All take R hand with partner. Heads pull past while Sides exchange places to make arch (facing in and out of set.)

Heads continue around outside of set to meet neighbor outside of arch, walk through, back into place with partner with hands.

All take R hands with partner, Sides pull past while Heads exchange places to make arch (facing in and out of set.)

Same rest of figure.

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*Chorus*

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Third figure:

Odds weave (CCW) in front of partner, behind the next, then in front, then behind, end at home.

Evens weave (CW) in front of partner, behind the next, then in front, then behind, end at home.

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Repeat the whole dance a second time, this time with Sides starting the chorus and each figure, rather than the Heads.

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The Health

A longways dance for 8

(1)(2)
(3)(4)
(5)(6)
(7)(8)

All face up, take hands with partner, up a double and back, set and honor. Twice.

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All face center of set. Middles cast out of set and toward closest end behind them WHILE Tops and Bottoms lead in. Tops and Bottoms turn single CW. Tops and Bottoms lead their neighbor in a cast out of set, through their home position, and back in a full loop.

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All face center of set. Tops and Bottoms cast out of set and toward home WHILE Middles lead in. Middles turn single CW. Middles lead their neighbor in a cast out of set, through the closest end, and back to home position in a full loop.

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All spin CW into a big backhand ring CW. (Walk even if hands aren’t connected yet.) Break hands early enough to get halfway around. Set and honor. Repeat with same CW direction to get home.

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All face center of set. Middles cast out of set and toward closest end behind them WHILE Tops and Bottoms lead in. Tops and Bottoms turn single CW 1-½ times to form small backhand ring CW all the way around WHILE Middles face center of set and clap.

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All face center of set. Tops and Bottoms cast out of set and toward home WHILE Middles lead in. Middles turn single 1-½ times to form small backhand ring CW all the way around WHILE Tops and Bottoms face center of set and clap.

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Exchange with partner by 2 hands CW. Exchange with neighbor by 2 hands CW. Set and honor. Repeat sequence.

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First corners walk in to take hands sharply on 3 and shake on 4 to form star WHILE their neighbors cast out of set and around to their empty position.

Second corners walk in to take hands sharply on 3 and shake on 4 to form star WHILE their neighbors cast out of set and around to their empty position.

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Center 4 people (#1, 2, 7, 8) walk R-hand star all the way around WHILE the ends (#3 with #4 and #5 with #6) walk R-hand half-stars all the way around.

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First corner positions (#3, #6) walk in to take hands sharply on 3 and shake on 4 to form star WHILE their neighbors cast out of set and around to home.

Second corner positions (#4, #5) walk in to take hands sharply on 3 and shake on 4 to form star WHILE their neighbors cast out of set and around to home.

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Center 4 people (#3, 4, 5, 6) walk R-hand star all the way around WHILE the ends (#1 with #2 and #7 with #8) walk R-hand half-stars all the way around.

If dancing Health/Parsons as a set:

Center 4 people come out of the star to meet their partner and shift to the left to move into position for Parson’s Farewell: two duple-minor sets of four, pairs facing pairs, each pair together on one side of the long set.

3 🢒🢐 2
4 🢒🢐 1
7 🢒🢐 6
8 🢒🢐 5

Some of the pairs will simply slide to the left to achieve this; others will swap places with each other as they move to the left.

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Fine Companion

A dance for 8, arranged in a square

Take hands with partner, in a double and back, set and turn to partner. Twice.

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Odds step in (2 beats) and back (2 beats). Evens the same.

Odds ring CW while Evens clap.

Evens step in (2 beats) and back (2 beats). Odds the same.

Evens ring CW while Odds clap.

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Side, set and turn. Twice.

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Tops and Bottoms step in (2 beats) and back (2 beats). Sides the same.

Tops and Bottoms ring CW while Sides clap.

Sides step in (2 beats) and back (2 beats). Tops and Bottoms the same.

Sides ring CW while Tops and Bottoms clap.

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Arm R, set and turn, Arm L, set and turn.

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Odds in a double, turn single 1-½ CW, stay in center

Evens skip CW around to home while Odds clap.

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Exchange places with your partner by L shoulder

Evens turn single 1-½ times CW, stay in center

Odds skip CW around to home while Evens clap.

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Odds lead partner out of center, honor all.

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Fain I Would

A dance for 8, arranged in a square

This dance is distinguished by the Switches halfway through and and the end of each figure. All switches are 2-handed CW exchanges.

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Turn your back on the set, take hands with partner, out a double, turn in as you face each other and continue to face in (easy turn), in a double.

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Switch with neighbor. Switch across the line of dance, flow into square formation.

Start:

(2)(1)
(5)(8)
(6)(7)
(3)(4)

After first switch:

(5)(8)
(2)(1)
(3)(4)
(6)(7)

After second switch:

(8)(5)
(1)(2)
(4)(3)
(7)(6)


You are with your second partner after the second switch. Out a double, easy turn, in a double. Switch with neighbor and switch across the line of dance to end at home, flowing into square formation.

Second half start:

(8)(5)
(1)(2)
(4)(3)
(7)(6)

After first switch:

(1)(2)
(8)(5)
(7)(6)
(4)(3)

After second switch:

(2)(1)
(5)(8)
(6)(7)
(3)(4)


Tops and Bottoms (#1, 2, 3, 4) take hands, in a double, pick up sides, all back a double in lines.

(5)(2)(1)(8)
(6)(3)(4)(7)

Turn by 2 hands with second partner.

Reform square:

(5)(8)
(2)(1)
(3)(4)
(6)(7)


Sides (#5, 6, 7, 8) take hands, in a double, pick up Tops and Bottoms, all back a double in lines.

(2)(5)(8)(1)
(3)(6)(7)(4)

Turn by 2 hands with first (original) partner.

Reform original square set when you get home.

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Side partner. First set of switches. Side second partner. Second set of switches.

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Tops and Bottoms are chased out the top and bottom of the set by their neighbors, casting all the way around to back into place. Take hands and walk CW all the way around the 4-person ring.

(2)(1)
(5)(8)
(6)(7)
(3)(4)


Sides are chased out their side of the set by their neighbors, casting all the way around to back into place. Take hands and walk CW all the way around the 4-person ring.

(5)(2)
(6)(3)
(1)(8)
(4)(7)


Arm R partner. First set of switches. Arm L second partner. Second set of switches.

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Tops and Bottoms slow backhand ring CW in center 1-½ times to end at corner’s position WHILE Sides skip CCW 1-½ times around to end at corner’s position.

Exchange places with your neighbor by L shoulders.

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Sides slow backhand ring CW in center 1-½ times to home WHILE Tops and Bottoms skip CCW 1-½ times around to home. Allow time for everyone to get home before breaking center backhand ring. Honor all.

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