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A Wabbit's T'Ale
(The 2005 California Morris Ale)Duck Season! Wabbit Season! Duck Season! Wabbit Season!...... A collaborative effort by Faultline Morris, FFL Morris, and White Rats Morris |
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Style: Processional
Tune: “Soldier O”
By Ed Stern (1989)
Foreman's notes:
"Outside foot" starts all forward-facing steps.
Double steps are nominally Adderbury in style, but in jig time. Doubles are step-step-step-hop, but because of the music, the steps are not of equal length.
The arms starting straight out to front, chest high, hands a shoulder width apart. The arms drop on the first beat and rise back on the third.
Capers are regular plain capers, arms end the last caper at chest height, ready to start a double step. Both hanks make forward circles to either side of the dancer.
Side steps are simple open side steps, moving in the line of procession.
The leading arm moves the hank in a CW circle, between waist and chest height.
Musician’s notes:
Entire dance is repetitions of ABB, with extra A's for the single-file.
A: for naught
A: Long processional
6 Double steps forward, 4 plain capers in place.
B1: Crossing
Double step forward. Double step facing forward but crossing the set, those crossing to the right going in front of those crossing to the left.
Face across set, do 4 side steps to continue forward (7 foot falls, hop, staring ), turn to face up.
Repeat the sequence (crossing back to the other side, so side step on the opposite foot this time)
B2: Crossing
Repeat all of B1.
(There are four crossings between each A part.)
Ending I:
Leader calls "Single file", all dancers merge into single line, keep processing
Ending II:
Leader calls "Capers" or "Going out". End the phrase of music with four plain capers.
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