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Tune: George Green's College Hornpipe, by George Green Set: 4 dancers; 21“ (short) or 28 ¼” (medium) sticks; skipping (single steps) Source: Red Stags / Andy Anderson Chorus: clash G-G-PPP1) [low], R-L-PPP [high], repeat Figures: cross & swing, J-loops, mini-brook, dragon's bane, rounds (with sounds) & off
This dance can be done with one stick or two sticks in parallel.
bar 1: tap the ground to the left of your partner (GL), then the ground to the right of your partner (GR). bar 2: clash forehand 3x with your partner (PF-PF-PF). (Red Herring clashes low; most sides in the Eastern US and Canada clash high) bar 3: clash backhand with the person diagonally to your right (RB), then forehand with the person diagonally to your left (LF) bar 4: clash backhand 3x with your partner (PB-PB-PB).
Repeat.
Dancers cross the set (passing by the “stick” (right) shoulder) and continue well past their partner on beats 1-4. On beats 5-6, the dancers turn over their “stick” (right) shoulder and switch the stick to the left hand. On beats 7-8, the dancers charge in toward their partner, right arm extended, catching the partner by the waist (from the front). On beats 9-14, the dancers go around their partners, continuing to hold their partner by the waist. On beats 15-16, the dancers break apart and end up in their original positions.
Beat 1 (right foot): dancers step in place Beat 2 (left foot): dancers surge forward to just past their partner Beat 3 (right): dancers slide to the right, passing behind their partner Beat 4 (left): dancers move slightly backward into a single straight line Beat 5 (right): dancers move backward, with the right foot crossing behind the left so that the motion is diagonally back toward their original place. Beats 6-8: dancers pass by the right shoulder to their partner's place, then turn around over the stick (right) shoulder to face their partner.
The figure repeats on beats 9-16, with the dancers ending up back in their original positions.
George Green's College Hornpipe (MP3 played by Jeff Bigler)
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