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JENNY LIND

Long stick in the left hand and short stick in the right


Single step throughout


Music once to yourself striking your own stick at the end


Verses:

Single step dance round finishing on a caper, crossing right shoulder at the front and left at the back

Back to back: taking four step to pass by right shoulder, behind and into a line, with four hockles back to place. Repeat passing left shoulder and capering  back from the line.

Hey: 1st corners, 2nd corners, on the spot and change until you are home.

Finish the chorus the last time by repeating at double speed.


Chorus:

1 strike the ground twice with the left stick

2 strike partners left stick twice - held low

3 hold left stick horizontal and strike twice with the short stick in the right

4 strike partners right stick twice - held high

5-6 repeat 3&4 

7-8 repeat 3&4 


1 strike the ground twice with the left stick

2 strike partners left stick twice - held low

3 hold left stick horizontal and strike twice with the short stick in the right

4 strike partners right stick twice - held high

5-6 hold left stick vertical and strike with the short stick down on the lower part of the long stick, up on the upper part of the long stick, repeat striking down and  up

7-8 strike partners right stick right, left, right - held high




VANDALS OF HAMMERWICH - LICHFIELD

Long stick

 

Double step

 

 

Dance

Walk around (odds outside then inside, evens inside then outside)

 

Chorus

Hit R, hit L, Hit partner * 3

On Left leg Hop Right, step, step,

On Right leg Hop Left, step, step

Caper, caper CLASH

 

Repeat , with caper, caper SHOW

 

Foot up – 1&2, 5&6 on spot – closer

3&4, 7&8 one double step to alongside then on spot

Hockle back to place

Caper caper clash (turn to partner on capers)

Chorus

Foot down - 3&4, 7&8 on spot ….

Chorus

Fast Back to Back

Chorus

Lichfield Hey:

Crossings -

   First Corner (1 & 4, 5 & 8), second corner (2 & 3, 6 & 7), on the spot and change (ends 1&2, 7&8, sides 4& 6, 3 & 5)

   Pass Right on diagonal, left on sides

   Each move = 1 double step, surging forward.  Last move = 3 capers to original position.

 

Chorus

At end DELAYED SHOW facing forward