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Sweets of May
A
dance for four couples.
BARS-----------A.
Rings
16-------------All
join hands and side-step in a ring clockwise, finishing with two short threes.
Side-step anticlockwise, finishing as before but on the last two threes, couples
break the ring and fall back into original places, retaining partner's inside
hand.
-----------------B. Body
8--------------(a) Cross over and back: Top couples, with partners
holding inside hands, exchange places with promenade step, men passing left
shoulder to left shoulder. Side couples dance two threes in place as Top couples
exchange places. Side couples exchange places in the same manner while Top
couples dance two threes in place. Repeat this movement to return all couples to
their orriginal places.
8--------------(b) Advance and retire: Top couples, still holding inside
hands, advance to meet in the center. Meanwhile Sides dance two threes in place.
As Tops retire, Sides advance to the center. As Sides retire, Tops advance again,
and as Tops retire again, Sides dance two threes in place.
16------------- (c) Ringing bells: Dancers bend and beat left hand on
left knee and right hand on right knee four times, then clap hands twice. Repeat
movement. Partners side-step past each other, men passing behind and end with
two threes. Repeat entire movement and back to orriginal place, with men passing
in front of women.
-----------------C. 1st Figure
16-------------Lead around: Partners hold inside hands and lead
around in a full circle anticlockwise. Release hands and turn about inwards, and
return in a full circle clockwise back to original position.
-----------------D. Body
32-------------Repeat B.
-----------------E. 2nd Figure
16-------------See Saw: All couples swing around clockwise in an
anticlockwise direction. After 8 bars, couples reverse their directions and
swing back to original positions. br>
-----------------F. Body
32-------------Repeat B.
-----------------G. 3rd Figure
16-------------Sides under: Partners take inside hands. Top couples
form and arch and exchange places with side couples using promenade step, 2nd
Sides passing under 1st Tops arch and 1st Sides passing under 2nd Tops arch.
Release hands and turn about. Take inside hands again and dance back to original
place, this time with Sides forming the arches. Repeat movement with opposite
Sides. (1st Sides with 1st Tops, 2nd Sides with 2nd Tops)
-----------------H. Body
32-------------Repeat B.
BARS-----------I. Rings
16-------------Repeat A.
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