A Wabbit's T'Ale

(The 2005 California Morris Ale)

Duck Season! Wabbit Season! Duck Season! Wabbit Season!......
Wabbit Season! Duck Season! Wabbit Season! Duck Season!....... BLAM!

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Mass Dances and Workshop Notes - Tinner's Wabbits
(Inspired by the tin miners of Devon and Cornwall)

Style: Border
Tune: “Scotch Polka
Collected from Grimspound Morris at Rochester Sweeps Week 2004

Foreman’s Notes:

Sets of three, for as many as will in triangles.
Single Stepping with long sticks.

A for Naught

A: Figure 8

Dancer 1 goes between Dancer 2 and 3, and dances a figure eight around Dancers 2 and 3, and should have enough time to dance around 2 a second time.

B: Chorus (“Sticking”)

1 strikes 2, then 2 strikes 3, then 3 strikes 1, this repeats 3 more times and finishes with 3 strikes to the ground, then a pause.

A: Star

Left Hand Stars, grab wrist of dancer to your right with left hand lightly and dance a counter clockwise circle.

B: Chorus

A: Figure 8

Dancer 2 goes between Dancer 3 and 1, and dances a figure eight around Dancers 3 and 1, and should have enough time to dance around 3 a second time.

B: Chorus

A: Rabbit Traps

Each take the stick in your right hand, lay it down to cross over next dancer’s stick leaving a large triangle in the middle, and dance a clockwise circle.

B: Chorus

A: Figure 8

Dancer 3 goes between Dancer 1 and 2, and dances a figure eight around Dancers 1 and 2, and should have enough time to dance around 1 a second time.

B: Chorus

A: Grand Rounds and Off

All sets form one Massed Rounds figure, and dance around in clockwise direction. 
Designated person (hope you have one) leads everyone off.  Repeat until out.


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