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====== Clockwork ======

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===== Detailed Description =====

=== Chorus ===

Stand in place for beats 1-6.  Stepping through the rest of the chorus (beats 7-16).

Beat 1: Clash with self (right over left).
Beat 2: Hold left stick out horizontally at approximately 45º angle toward the person to your left.  Right stick makes a large circle and clashes with the person to your right.
Beat 3: Clash with self.
Beat 4: Basket clash (right hard, forehand) while turning 90º to the left.
Beat 5: Clash with self while turning 90º to the left (now facing outwards).
Beat 6: Basket clash (left hand, backhand) while turning 90º to the left (now facing counter-clockwise around the circle).
Beats 7-8: Keep sticks in basket and dance one place counter-clockwise around the circle.
Beat 9: Clash with self (everyone).
Beat 10: First corners (places, not faces) clash while crossing.
Beat 11: Clash with self.
Beat 12: Second corners clash while crossing.
Beat 13: Clash with self.
Beat 14: Basket clash (left hand, backhand).
Beats 15-16: Keep sticks in backet and dance one place counter-clockwise (back to home position).

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=== Figures ===

== Dance On ==

Dancers start from the audience straight out from their positions.

Beats 1-8: All dancers dance from the audience to a set.
Beat 9: #1 puts up left stick
Beat 10: #1 clashes right stick onto left.  (Sticks remain in place after clash.)
Beat 11: #4 clashes left stick into the clump.
Beat 12: #4 clashes right stick into the clump.
Beats 13-14: #3 repeats same sequence
Beats 15-16: #2 repeats same sequence

== [Chorus] ==

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Sticks are clashed on the first two beats (self, partner) of every 4-beat sequence.

== [Chorus] ==

== Escapement ==

The figure starts with first corners turning 45º to the right and second corners turning 45º to the left.

Beat 1: first corners clash with self.
Beat 2: first corners pass inside of the second corners, clashing both sticks (right with each other; left with stationary dancers).
Beats 3-4: all dancers turn 90º over their left shoulders.  (For the first corners, this is 90º from their facing-out positions.)
Beat 5: second corners clash with self.
Beat 6: second corners pass inside of the first corners, clashing both sticks (right with each other; left with stationary dancers).
Beats 7-8: all dancers turn 90º over their left shoulders.

Repeat on beats 9-16.

== [Chorus] ==

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Sticks are clashed on the first two beats (self, partner) of every 4-beat sequence.  (The partner clash is only by the dancers who are hooking around each other.)

== [Chorus] ==

== Tosses ==

Beats 1: First corners toss; second corners clash with self.
Beat 2: First corners clash with self; second corners toss.
Beats 3-4: All four dancers move one place counter-clockwise while twirling clockwise (over their right shoulder).

Repeat sequence 3 more times on beats 5-16.

== [Final Chorus] ==

Same as the other choruses except clash right stick into basket on the last beat.

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===== Tune =====

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